Contact UsFor further information contact Tim Palin
Land line 01652 660347 Mobile 07785 745292
August House, E-mail: Pchinacastle@aol.com Web: www.middlehamparkracing.net Middleham Park Racing Information Hotline 0906 5532361 (£1 per minute at all times)
Meet the Team Tim Palin What Role do you have in MPR? RACING MANAGER I like to think I am involved in all aspects of Middleham Park Racing, from buying horses, liaising with owners and trainers, race planning for horses as well as overseeing the administrative side of things and accounting. However mymain role is that of Racing Manager which principally involves liaising with the rest of the team to ensure the smooth running of the business at all levels. We have a very strong team in place now, both on and off the track and I can only see Middleham Park growing and improving all the time. What is your fondest memory of MPR? Some of the recent winners at big festival meetings, Captain Dunne, Victoire De Lyphar, Junior, Beshabar are very memorable but my fondest memories of MPR to date go back a few years now to the times of China Castle in the late 1990’s. Purchased for us by Patrick Haslam, for a meagre 1,500gns in 1995. He was a standing dish in top class handicaps and conditions races on the AW, manly during the Winter, months just before the millenium. To this day, he remains the winning most horse in the history of British AW racing. He won a total of 26 races, 25 of them on the AW. He won at Southwell, Wolverhampton and Lingfield. That’s an achievement in itself. One MPR horse to follow over jumps and on the flat On the Flat it’s got to be the recent Richard Hannon Red Clubs colt. We love Red Clubs as a sire and he just looks a real runner to me this horse. I’d be amazed if he’s not at least pretty good. Jumps wise, it has to be Beshabar. He could be anything from a serious Grand National runner right the way through to a Cheltenham Gold Cup contender in 2012. Phone: 07785 745292 e-mail: pchinacastle@aol.com Nick Bradley What Role do you have in MPR?
Tom Palin What Role do you have in MPR? Client Relations. I have been brought up with racing and Middleham Park Racing, my farther set up the company when I was 5 so I have had many years of joy and heartache already. I studied Sports Marketing and Public Relations at University and have been brought into the company to help with the running of the company and improve Client Relations. I attend as many meetings as I can to greet the owners of the horse and to gain first-hand information . What is your fondest memory of MPR? My fondest memory would be this year at Epsom. We had Captain Dunne running in “The Dash”, the race before the derby. He is a horse who I have followed since we bought him and I just love his attitude to racing. He won the race and what ensued can only be described as extensive celebrations. We all missed the running of the Derby but no one really cared! It topped it off when David Allan (the jockey) came and had some drinks with us as well. A truly great day. One MPR horse to follow over jumps and on the flat. My jumps horse would have to be Beshabar, he won the Scottish National this year and looks to be the perfect candidate for the Grand National in April. He is an exciting horse who has great potential. My flat horse to follow is the Proclamation Colt- Annunciation we have with Richard Hannon, this horse took my eye as we were walking around the sales complex and has had me raving about him ever since. He will be exciting next flat season. Contact Details. Phone: 07909915079 Twitter: @tpalin e-mail: tom@middlehamparkracing.net |
