Warren Greatrex buoyed by high-profile recruits but smitten owners' interest is positive for racing too
The headlines at Andy and Gemma Brown's dispersal sale, understandably, centred on Caldwell Potter, who was bought for a record-breaking €740,000, but the transfers of Mighty Bandit and Tactical Affair served notice we could be hearing more about Warren Greatrex again.
A Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer, Greatrex recorded 50-plus winners in four campaigns, but his fortunes have dipped more recently and he had just 13 in 2021-22.
He also had to endure the tragic deaths of two members of staff, Michael Pitt and David Thompson, which came only months apart in July 2021 and February 2022.
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Copy- Nicky Henderson and Jamie Snowden make a familiar trek as anticipation mounts for Newbury's big weekend
- Warren Greatrex 'can’t wait to get going' as jumping preparations continue with a morning school
- 'We have a really strong team' - buoyant Jamie Snowden all set for new campaign
- The Lambourn trio belatedly enjoying an unlikely musical smash - with some help from Katy Perry
- 'He'd go to bed with the Racing Post' - schoolboy William Dunlop follows Nicky Henderson and Charlie Hills with amateur licence
- Nicky Henderson and Jamie Snowden make a familiar trek as anticipation mounts for Newbury's big weekend
- Warren Greatrex 'can’t wait to get going' as jumping preparations continue with a morning school
- 'We have a really strong team' - buoyant Jamie Snowden all set for new campaign
- The Lambourn trio belatedly enjoying an unlikely musical smash - with some help from Katy Perry
- 'He'd go to bed with the Racing Post' - schoolboy William Dunlop follows Nicky Henderson and Charlie Hills with amateur licence