BRIAN ELLISON RACING - Key Persons
Ally has been with us since March 2007. Ally takes care of the horses in the open-air stables and does a fantastic job. She loves the horses and misses nothing!
Andy has been with us since November 2004 and is like part of the furniture! A familiar face at the races, he's responsible, reliable and completely professional. His horses are turned out immaculately at the track and we have lost count of how many best-turned out prizes he has won! He puts in numerous hours travelling up and down the country and also travelled to Australia with our runners in 2006 and 2011.
When he's not away racing he rides out and takes care of the racing tack and colours.
Definitly Red has been a wonderful horse to have in the yard. Winner of 14 races, including five Grade 2 and one Grade 3, he has participated in the two most exciting events in National Hunt racing, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National. And another crack at the National is on the cards for 2020.
Jessica is Brian's stepdaughter and was brought up around the horses. She is hard working, dedicated, reliable and conscientious and from a very young age has been assisting Brian with the training of the horses. She takes over the reins in Brian's absence and does a cracking job. In December 2021 she married our stable jockey, Ben Robinson.
Laura joined the team in January 2014 and is reliable, conscientious and dedicated. Laura was promoted to Head Girl in October 2016 and does a great job. She also holds an Amateur Riders Licence.
Mandy worked for us for five months during the 2014/15 winter and, following a short break, started back working full time in the office in July 2015. Mandy oversees the day-to-day running of the office including Decs & Entries and all correspondence in relation to horse racing in addition to all accounts and wages and everything in between!
Very professional with a great attitude, she is highly experienced in the running of a busy racing office and is an adept multi-tasker. She is more than likely the friendly voice on the end of the phone and keeps our office stocked up with cakes and chocolate!! Her talents by no means end there though and if anyone has a query Mandy is the person to contact.
Behind every successful man there is a great woman! That may not be true in all cases but couldn't be more on the mark here and Brian is the first to acknowledge the massive role his wife Claire plays in the running of the business.
Claire is very much hands-on, assisting Brian with the day-to-day running of a busy racing yard. And it is Claire and Brian who are up at the crack of dawn every day to feed their 100 plus horses breakfast. Whether it's confirming declarations at deadline or cooking breakfast for visiting owners in their warm and welcoming spacious kitchen, Claire is constantly involved.
She regularly accompanies Brian to the races and has a Black Belt in mixed Martial Arts!!
Sal joined us in February 2015 initially as our website editor and stable photographer. Updating our website daily with the latest news and photos from the yard and gallops. In August 2016 until June 2021 Sal helped Mandy in the office but now works much more from home.
Sal is currently working on bringing our Racing Club website up to date and will continue to update that too.