From plasterer to trainer: new man in Newmarket ready to go it alone with a licence
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Former plasterer Michael Keady is hoping for a smooth transition to becoming a trainer in his own right and plans to send out his first runners this month.
The 33-year-old recently took out a year’s lease on David Simcock’s former second yard at Revida Place on Newmarket’s Hamilton Road, having for the last two and a half years shared a licence with Bedfordshire-based Mike Murphy.
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