After retiring from racing, he became a trainer at Lambourn, but his racing life came to an abrupt halt in October 1992, when the Jockey Club warned him off (banned him) for 10 years.

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He started with 10 horses in a yard at Lambourn but moved in 1999 to Newbury to West Ilsley (the prestigious stables once owned by the Queen) and now has more than 18 times that number.

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He always had an interest in horse racing during his football career and, after retiring from professional football he began working as an assistant trainer, before becoming a licensed trainer in his own right in 1990 with 10 horses in his care in Lambourn.

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