Sally Randell's first winner as licensed trainer - ridden by Brodie Hampson on her father's horse Goal
On Sunday (February 28) Sally Randell ran her first winner as a licensed trainer when the eight year-old bay gelding Goal won at Southwell in a two mile selling handicap hurdle. Goal is owned by Mark Hampson and was ridden by his daughter Brodie, who works for Sally Randell Racing.
Sally Randell became a licensed trainer in November - taking over Andy Turnell's Broad Hinton yard. Since then she has had plenty of placed horses, but the jump season's wet conditions have not favoured her horses.
Just a week ago Brodie Hampson had made headlines when she won the Royal Artillery Gold Cup at Sandown on her father's horse Jennys Surprise.
Jennys Surprise, Brodie, Mark & his wife Jan holding the Gold Cup with staff members at Prospect HospiceMark Hampson has cancer and when he was told was told he had thirty days to live, Brodie had promised him that before he died she would win a race in his colours.
Goal, who had not won a hurdle race since June 2013 and was well beaten on his last outing at Taunton, won the two mile handicap hurdle at Southwell by one and quarter lengths from a field of thirteen.
Now she has won two races in her father’s colours. Mark Hampson is currently a patient at the Prospect Hospice in Wroughton.
Sally and Brodie told Marlborough News Online they are delighted to get their first winner: "We started my training career seven years ago together in South Wales so I always hoped she would be steering home my first winner!"
"And fantastic to carry on the fairy tale for Mark Hampson and get another winner for him too - the first of many for such a young, dedicated and passionate team."
Brodie Hampson's other ride at Southwell was on Driftashore who came home seventh of the nine entries in a three mile handicap hurdle race. The race was won by Delgany Demon - trained by Neil King whose yard is just up on the downs from Broad Hinton - at Burderop near Barbury Castle.
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