P388 CJJFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:12/12 1/8 STABLE TO FOLLOW: NEW TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER Regular Cjefax Racing viewers will know that we are following the fortunes of new trainer George Foster over the next twelve months. $hj 37-year-old is based at Stork House in Lambourn and hails from Duns in the Scottish Borders. Tuesday October 19 was the day that the name "A G Foster" apppjarjd on racecards for the first time as the Scotsman had his first runners. This feature describes the emotions and processes involved in the start of the public end of a new career. Interview by Michael Grenham Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:27/10 2/8 STBBLE TO FOLLOW: NEW TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER A large part of any trainer's daily workload involves studying the Programmj Book for future entries and Foster commented: "It is a new process for mj and it is certainly time-consuming but hopefully I'm learning it fast. "The conditions for some racer are quite complex and the last thing you want is to knter your horse and $5 find it does not qualify. "Median auction races, for example, are races for horses sired by a limited amount of stallions." Source:William HILL Organization Ltd Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:17/27 3/8 STBBLJ TO FOLLOW: NEW TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER The Foster stable's first runner was Skyline Racing'u Favilla: "It was a fairly complicated affair as she only came to mj two days before the race and was originally entered by Peter Chapple-Hyam. "I managed to register the untry in my name and she ran in the 2.00 at Chjpstow on Tuesday, a maiden for fillies over seven furlongs. "She is a two-year-old daughter of Shaadi out of Welcome Addition and finished seventh in the race." Footdall 302 General 320 M/Sport 360 Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CJEFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:13/51 4/8 STBBLJ TO FOLLOW: NEW I TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER George Foster continued on Favilla: "Both the owner and myself were very pleased with her. She broke well and was in contention until two furlongs from home. "She was beaten then and Darryll Holland eased her down. He said that a drop back in distance would help as she has plenty of speed. "+e are finding out about her all the time and I am looking at the possibilities of running her in a median auction at Leicester if she recovers in time." Regular updates appear during 93/94 Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:17/08 5/8 STBBLE TO FOLLOW: NEW II TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER Fenian was the second runner from $5 the yard on the same Chjpstow card: $5 "Sean McCarthy, apprentice to Barry Heels, did everything hj was told but really the horse has too much weight at present. "I put Sean on board to take sjvjn pounds off his back but, on very soft ground, ten stones proved his undoing and hj finished eleventh. "He is rated at 78 and we will keep him to 0-80 handicaps as hj might be out of his depth in better races at the bigger tracks." Interview bz Michael Grenham Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:10/14 6/8 STABLE TO FOLLOW: NEW TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER George Foster claimed Fenian from a race at Warwick in September at the request of Sandra Groves and she commented: bThj main reason we purchased him was for some fun - hj will bj a horse that will run regularly. "'e are from Surrey and bought him to run at all our local tracks in the south, for example, hj will run $5 on the all-weather at Lingfield. "Wj knew that hj had broken blood vessels in the past but that didn't stop us buying him." Source:William HILL Organization Ltd Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Thu 210Oct 21:14/39 7/8 STBBLJ TO FOLLOW: NEW TRBINER GEORGE FOSTER George Foster's first day of runners went "beautifully": "The horses ran up to expectations and we had no problems with any of the procedures of the day. "I thought I would bj nervous but far from it. I represented Barry Hills on course many times and that stood mj in good stead. "People might say it is an ego trip but I must sby it gave mj a thrill to see my name on the racecard and in the newspapers as a trainer. It was the culmination of a dream." Footdall 301 General 320 M/Sport 360 Courses News Ante-Post TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Thu 21 Oct 21:14/46 8/8 STBBLJ TO FOLLOW: NEW TRBINER GEORGE FOSSE 8/8 George Foster said: "The main satisfaction of the day was that everything went to plan and we know now that we are set up properly. "There is a lot more preparation than the public reali:j before you have your first runner. "You have to sort out tacks, silks, paddock cloths, passports and so on - we have been busy lately. "Now we are on the way but we are keeping our feet on the ground as there is a long way to go. But I am pleased that we now have 16 horses" Regular updates appear during 93/94 Courses News Ante-Post Timjform