Paul Nicholls
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Paul Nicholls is a 14-time champion National Hunt trainer based in Ditcheat, Somerset. His racing career started off in the saddle but though he managed 133 winners as a jockey, weight battles brought his riding career to an end! Becoming a trainer was always at the back of his mind and after two years as an assistant trainer to David Baron, Paul grabbed an opportunity to take the lease in Paul Barber's Ditcheat yard
There have been many highlights since, including four Cheltenham Gold Cups with See More Business, Kauto Star (twice) and Denman. In the 2007-08 season Paul trained 155 winner and accumulated over £4 million in prize money, a record that still stands to this day
Paul is also a Grand National-winning trainer having saddled Neptune Collonges to victory in 2012 and most recently he trained his 50th Cheltenham Festival winner when Caldwell Potter stormed to victory at Prestbury Park.
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