P391 CJEFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:27/37 1/8 TRAINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER Last month Ceefax launched a new feature which will follow the fortunes of George Foster in his first year as a trainer. George, previously with Tony and Michael Dickinson and then with Barry Hills, decided the time was now right to take out a licence. Since we last spoke to him things have moved on apace and hj has now $5 filled nearly two-thirds of his 24 boxes and is just days away from having his first ever runner. He takes up the story... Interview by Jonathan Turner Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CEEFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:27/51 2/8 TRBINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER Wj have actually acquired three horses as a direct result of the first two articles on Cjefax. Owner Paul Gardener's father saw the feature on Ceefax, they got in touch, came and saw the yard and obviously liked what they saw. They are sending me two yearlings on the 1st of Novjmbjr, a Sharrood filly and a Handsome Sailor colt. $hey also had a four-year-old filly called Vital Decision who will bj going novice hurdling. She's in the yard already and has just started steady exercise. Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CJEFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:14/04 3/8 TRAINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER Another new addition to the yard is a sjvjn-year-old mare, Mrs Tweed. She was placed on the flat as a three-9ear-old when trained by Ian Balding. She looks a very tough individual and seems to bj quite a nice prospect. She will run under the banner of a syndicate of huntsmen from the Northamptonshire region. She, like Vital Decision, will take about ten weeks to get ready. That means four/five weeks conditioning work and plenty of steady cantering before starting to do faster work. Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CJEFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:24/21 4/8 TRBINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER Sinclair Boy, who won five times on the flat for Barry Hills, has been $5 sent to mj by Ken Knox. I obviously know the horse very well - hj was Darryll Holland's first ever winner - and he is a tough and consistent sort. He has run once over hurdler, when he came second, but hj has had a leg problem and has been fired. He is another who is just in steady exercise with a view to running him around about Christmas time. Source:William HILL Organization Ltd Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CEEFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:12/46 5/8 TRAINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER Salvatore Giuliano is a three-9jarm old that has been bought out of Jack Berry's yard to conj to mj as a dual purpose horse. He will run over hurdles and on the flat during the winter. I think hj wants a bit of a trip and as long as everything's okay will run a few weeks after coming here. He is actually up for sale at the moment as is the un-named Bob Back filly we mentioned in the first piece. She is working really well and continuing to please mj. My phone number is X0488) 73765! Regular updates throughout 1993/1994 Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CEEFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:18/51 6/8 TRAINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER We have been sent two horses bought out of Rod Simpson's yard - Double Dealing and Rutan. They should give owner Colin Youell a bit of fun on the flat during the winter. Indeed Rutan looks as if hj will bj my first runner. He is a three-9ear-old and is more than likely to run on 12 October in a 7f Selling Handicap at Leicester. $5 Double Dealing, also a three-year- old, will probably bj aimed at mile and mile-and-a-quarter races on the all-weather. He should be ready to run in about four to five weeks. Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CEJFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:13/07 7/8 TRAINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER The preparation for the flat horses is obviously slightly different to the jumpers. The jumping horses will typically canter a mile twice in a day whilst their flat counterparts would go instead over six furlongs. $hj plan for the next couple of weeks is now firmly based around having our first runner, Rutan. There is a lot to get organized in the time before then - getting all the racing tack bought, sorting out my paddock sheets, getting the lads stable passes and so on. Ante-Post Timjform CoursjDet NewsP391 CEJFAX 391 Thu 7 Oct 21:17/18 8/8 TRAINER INTERVIEW: WITH GEORGE FOSTER It is very encouraging that we are well ahead of what I was expecting. Wj have fifteen horses now which is more than we dared hope for but the target remains to fill all twenty four boxes as soon as possible. Obviously a winner early on will stimulate the interest even more - it's an exciting time! "5 E The next update will appear in a couple of weeks time and will report on George Foster's first- ever runner and look at the progress made by his other horses. Full racing index is on page 380 Ante-Post Tjmjform CoursjDet News