THE TEAM
Kim tinkler
Kim was one of the first professional female jockeys. She was the leading Northern apprentice and went on to become the leading lady jockey on two occasions. She rode 250 winners during her race riding career, and also rode over hurdles and fences.
A huge asset to the daily running of the yard, Kim is our principal work rider and is main assistant. Kim also works for the BHA as a jockey coach and assessor for licences.
sam dwan
Sam has been our secretary for over 25 years and is the daughter of jockey Mark Birch, who rode over 2000 winners.
Sam is very popular with and respected by all the staff. She has a great sense of humour, together with vast reserves of patience which she draws on every single day!
helen warrington
Helen has been with the stable for over 18 years. A life sentence and it is probably too late to release her back into the community,
She looks after all the veterinary issues and is particularly effective at managing the more difficult horses. She vows every year not to have a favourite horse, but that never lasts very long.
She looks after many of the stable stars including Isla Kai, Ubettabelieveit and Roundhay Park.
Helen also runs her own livery yard, attends to the foaling of the stable broodmares, and is very active in the rehoming of our retired racehorses.
amy tinkler
Amy, daughter of Nigel and Kim, is the travelling head girl for the stable. She organises all the transport for race days and ensures the horses are turned out correctly at the races.
Amy drives the horsebox thousands of miles throughout the season and has a sixth sense when it comes to directions and the motorway network.
She loves all of the horses, and she is now looking after Etienne Gerard in his retirement, embarking on a new endurance career.
Lara barstow
Lara is pictured here on former stable-stalwart, Firmdecisions, who she rode in the Clock Tower Cup at Doncaster last year.
She is an integral part of the team, riding 6 lots a day and going racing plenty over summer.