Q&A With Roger Charlton

We are proud to confirm that Roger Charlton has agreed to conduct our first horse racing Q&A.

Roger took over at Jeremy Tree's Beckhampton House Stables in 1990 and never looked back. Group winner after group winner followed including the English Derby with "Quest for Fame" and the French Derby with "Sanglamore" and he is now one of the country's top trainers.

Roger went to Beckhampton to work as Assistant Trainer to Jeremy Tree in 1978 and after 13 years he took over the Trainers License in 1990. Since the 1820's Beckhampton has been the home to 6 previous Trainers and over 30 Classic winners have been trained on the famous gallops. Trainers have included; Sam Darling and his son Fred, Sir Noel Murless and Sir Gordon Richards.

During his time with Jeremy Tree the stable stars included; "Rainbow Quest","Scintillate", "Sharpo", "Known Fact", and "Danehill" who is arguably one of the most influential Stallions in the last 15 years. In addition to "Sanglamore" and "Quest For Fame", Roger has trained the Group 1 winners; "Tamarisk", "Patavellian", "Tante Rose" and "Avonbridge".

The major Handicap successes have included; The Old Newton Cup, The Zetland Gold Cup, The Magnet Cup, The Britannia, The George V Handicap, The Duke of Edinburgh, 2 Cambridgeshires, 2 Bunbury Cups, 3 Totesport Miles, and 3 Stewards Cups.

This is a great opportunity to get an insight into the sport from the eyes of a trainer. Please post your questions below and they will be e-mailed to Roger.

And thanks again for taking the time out to do this Roger. You are a star!

Aside from the Classic victors,which horses triumph has given you the most pleasure and why?

If the media and so called pundits are to be believed then racing is somewhere between treading water and going bust,if you had one wish for the good of the sport what would it be?

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How good is Top Offer?

If you could have trained any horse past or present, who would it be?

What got you into training in the first instance?

Out of all the horses you've ever trained, which one would you like to have now, to take on Frankel?

What do you like to do to relax, away from racing?

What was the last book you read?

What is a typical day like for you?

What are the most effective training methods?

What was the last film you watched?

What do you find most rewarding about training horses and being a horse trainer?