Find out more about the Plantation Farm team and their roles at Richard Bandey Racing.
Richard Bandey – Trainer
Richard rode as an amateur jockey for ten seasons, then deciding to hang up his boots and concentrate on the training of the racehorses. He was a successful point-to-point trainer for many years, with notable successes including a 4-timer at Larkhill racecourse and consecutive winners of the Redmills Intermediate Final at Cheltenham’s hunterchase evening in 2017 and 2018. He completed his BHA trainers course and was granted a combined trainers license in October 2018. His fourth runner gave him his first winner.
Sam Burgess – Assistant Trainer
Sam’s background is in eventing and she continues to compete her ex-racehorses Ash and Jimmy in her spare time. She has worked full time at Plantation Farm since 2015 and is an integral part of our team. She rides out every day and also travels with the horses to the races. Her expertise in schooling horses on the flat and over poles is particularly valuable for the young racehorses and she turns out our runner impeccably, often recognised as winner of the best turned out.
Yard Staff – Racing
Jackie Beaton, Shannon Bishop, Lilly Weeks and Rosie Lucas, assisted by Gemma Dentith, Stacey Hartley and Naomi Conway
Yard Staff – Stud
Janet Willis
Work Riders
Lucy Bowman, Veronika Spinkova, Freya Martin, Chris Boreham and Kat Dougall, assisted by Harriet Tice, Tom Bishop, James Read and Jasper Bandey.
Maintenance
Chris Baker
Office
Dawn Summers
Vets
Kate Bandey, Plantation Farm Veterinary and Jamie Knapp, Kingsclere Vets
Farrier
Harry Priestley, Ridgeway Farriers
Physio
Claire Ford, Veterinary Physiotherapy
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