DITCHEAT 10
Diarmuid Moloney
- How Long have you worked here? Since the end of December 2020
- Who is your favourite horse? Tango Tara and Kandoo kid I think they are both nice horses with bright futures.
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Riding my first winner in a point to point in Ireland!
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? People who lack motivation and are delusional.
- Who is your hero? Top point to point rider Derek O Connor who has taught me a lot and been very helpful!
- What's your favourite food? Chocolate chocolate and more chocolate!
- What are your favourite three drinks? A cup of tea (it has to be Barry’s tea bags!) Lucozade and Coke.
- What's the last movie you watched? Happy Gilmore
- What's your favourite song/artist? It’s between Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber.
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Amelia Norris
- How Long have you worked here? Since August 2020
- Who is your favourite horse? Jeremy Pass, Sonny Crockett, Dr Sanderson & Celestial Force. (I’m sorry- it’s impossible to choose just one!)
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Swapping jobs and riding in a charity race at Newbury racecourse- I loved it!
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? Hate having cold hands - that’s about it.
- Who is your hero? My heroes are my mum & dad and Dave Rochester
- What's your favourite food? Lamb and mint sauce
- What are your favourite three drinks? Cups of tea, peanut butter milkshake, port
- What's the last movie you watched? Happy Gilmore
- What's your favourite song/artist? Mardy Bum- Arctic Monkeys
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Anything featuring Sean Paul
Walter Fisher-Barnett
- How Long have you worked here? Since September 2020
- Who is your favourite horse? Alcala, despite him being quite annoying sometimes, as he has plenty of character!
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Riding my one and only winner pony racing on one of my family's homebreds.
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? When someone does something that they know they're not supposed to do.
- Who is your hero? Red Rum because I think that what he achieved was phenomenal.
- What's your favourite food? Roast dinner with all the trimmings.
- What are your favourite three drinks? Tea, coffee and a caramel iced frapee.
- What's the last movie you watched? Escape from Pretoria
- What's your favourite song/artist? Hollywood by Lewis Capaldi
- What song gets you on the dance floor? A dance floor is very much unknown territory and a song alone probably wouldn't get me on one!
Scott Marshall
- How Long have you worked here? 6 years
- Who is your favourite horse? Clan Des Obeaux
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Clan’s second King George win
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? I hate people who clean up their dogs mess and then throw the poo bag at the side of the road!
- Who is your hero? Easily both my parents are my personal heros but my sporting hero is Roger Federer.
- What's your favourite food? Roast Beef dinner
- What are your favourite three drinks? Tea, Coffee, Guinness
- What's the last movie you watched? The Highwaymen
- What's your favourite song/artist? The Verve – Lucky Man
- What song gets you on the dance floor? If I’m on the dance floor it’s more likely the 15 pints I’ve had and not the song!
Natalie Parker
- How Long have you worked here? This is my third season.
- Who is your favourite horse? Virak is my all time favourite but Silver Forever is my favourite horse at Pauls.
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Winning at Ascot on Virak but I'm also determined for one of my daily lots to win a green plaque (Grade 1).
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? People with bad manners. A simple Good morning or please and thank you go a long way.
- Who is your hero? I think Dickie Johnson is a brilliant role model for anyone in this sport.
- What's your favourite food? My mums roast but she hasn’t quite mastered beef yet.
- What are your favourite three drinks? Orange juice, coke and strawberry gin.
- What's the last movie you watched? The Green Mile
- What's your favourite song/artist? Anything by Elton John
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Body – Loud Luxury
Beth Siddell
- How Long have you worked here? Since August 2018
- Who is your favourite horse? Black Corton
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Black Corton winning the Oaksey Chase at Sandown.
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? Slow drivers
- Who is your hero? My Mum
- What's your favourite food? Roast Dinner
- What are your favourite three drinks? Tea, Coke and RedBull
- What's the last movie you watched? The Greatest Showman
- What's your favourite song/artist? Picture This
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake
Rodrigo Ramos
- How Long have you worked here? Since June 2016
- Who is your favourite horse? I love all our horses but my favourite is Cyrname
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? One of my most favourite moments in racing is the Ascot chase when Cyrname beat ALTIOR. But the most lovely and proud moment of my life was when Politologue crossed the line at the Cheltenham festival 2020 to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Unforgettable moment...
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? Red traffic lights
- Who is your hero? My only hero is… GOD
- What's your favourite food? Salmon with greek salad.
- What are your favourite three drinks? Orange juice. alcohol free Peroni with lemonade and non-alcoholic mocktail.…
- What's the last movie you watched? The Last Kingdom
- What's your favourite song/artist? Andrea Bocelli - Vivo per lei
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Kuduro
Chloe Humphries
- How Long have you worked here? Since 2010 (on and off!)
- Who is your favourite horse? Tough one… between Solo and Ask For Glory
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Leading up AP (on Mr Mole) when he announced his retirement was probably the most memorable!
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? Laziness
- Who is your hero? Margot Robbie
- What's your favourite food? Roast Lamb
- What are your favourite three drinks? Coffee. Rhubarb and ginger gin. Cider
- What's the last movie you watched? The Flintstones… it was the only thing on TV that wasn't Come Dine With Me!
- What's your favourite song/artist? Mumford and Sons
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Mr Brightside by the Killers
Flo Willis
- How Long have you worked here? One season
- Who is your favourite horse? Capeland
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Capeland winning second time out at Ascot last season after the first time out disaster!
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? When people put jam on scones before the cream!
- Who is your hero? My 93yo Italian Grandmother (Nonna).
- What's your favourite food? I should say salad… but definitely anything Italian!
- What are your favourite three drinks? Espresso Martini, Tea, smoothies!
- What's the last movie you watched? Bohemian Rhapsody
- What's your favourite song/artist? Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Deep Blue Something
- What song gets you on the dance floor? The Combine Harvester Song by The Wurzles
Lorcan Williams
- How Long have you worked here? Four-and-a-half years
- Who is your favourite horse? Darling Maltaix, Truckers Lodge and Monsieur Gibraltar – can’t pick between them – sorry!
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Winning the Midlands National for Su and Gordon Hall aboard Truckers Lodge
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? I get frustrated with losing
- Who is your hero? My father, Chris Williams
- What's your favourite food? Digestive biscuits
- What are your favourite three drinks? Tea, coffee and Lucozade
- What's the last movie you watched? The Breakfast Club
- What's your favourite song/artist? Stereophonics
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Hotel California
Kate Nutt
- How Long have you worked here? Four years this December.
- Who is your favourite horse? San Benedeto
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? I have too many favourite and proud moments. But winning at Cheltenham is amazing.
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? People who are late and don’t listen.
- Who is your hero? Noel Fehily
- What's your favourite food? Steak and a nice salad.
- What are your favourite three drinks? Coffee. Wine. Gin.
- What's the last movie you watched? Grease
- What's your favourite song/artist? Coldplay - Sky Full of Stars
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Anything cheesy.
Keagan Kirkby
- How Long have you worked here? Since July 2019
- Who is your favourite horse? My all time favourite is Kauto Star, horse in yard now is Clan des obeaux, but my favourite to look after is Danse Idol.
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Completing for the first time pointing, I finished 4th at Ston Easton (which is my local point to point and is 2 mins from home) on Withey Mills who I trained myself
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? Laziness
- Who is your hero? Ruby Walsh
- What's your favourite food? Indian, lamb rogan josh curry.
- What are your favourite three drinks? Thatchers Haze, Jack Daniels & Coke and a good old fashioned cup of tea.
- What's the last movie you watched? Bohemian Rhapsody.
- What's your favourite song/artist? Coldplay
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Anything when on a night out!
Scott Sainsbury
- How Long have you worked here? Two seasons.
- Who is your favourite horse? Bob & Co
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Finishing runner up in the newcomer category at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards.
- What is your pet hate/makes you angry? Noisy eaters
- Who is your hero? Sir A.P.Mccoy
- What's your favourite food? Pizza
- What are your favourite three drinks? Beer, Apple juice and Wine.
- What's the last movie you watched? Sweeney Todd.
- What's your favourite song/artist? Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Sweet Caroline
David Rochester
- How Long have you worked here? Since 2011
- Who is your favourite horse? Any horse with a recent ‘1’ in its form figures! I’m quite fickle with my affections.
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? I believe pride comes before a fall so I don’t have much truck with that. I don’t really have a favourite ‘moment’ either as I enjoy every day. I wouldn’t want to do anything else.
- What is your pet hate/ makes you angry? I’ve too many to list although tardiness and absenteeism really get my goat.
- Who is your hero? Brian Nicholls. When I grow up I’m going to be like him.
- What's your favourite food? Dominos. Although other fast food pizza chains are available.
- What are your favourite three drinks? Coke, Pepsi and Coke.
- What's the last movie you watched? The Wizard of Oz. I promise I only watched it because my children were. I’m not a friend of Dorothy usually.
- What's your favourite song/artist? Probably something pre 2000. It’s a fact that most contemporary music is rubbish.
- What song gets you on the dance floor? The song hasn’t been written that can entice me willingly onto a dance floor. I’m 6ft 3 and socially awkward so I have no business being there.
Michelle Kramer
- How Long have you worked here? 12 years
- Who is your favourite horse? Danny Whizzbang
- What’s your favourite or proudest moment in racing? Meeting the Queen when she visited the yard in 2019.
- What is your pet hate/ makes you angry? People not doing their job properly!
- Who is your hero? Clifford Baker, for the amount of work he does from year to year and he’s one of the nicest guys you’ll find.
- What's your favourite food? Chicken on the barbeque
- What are your favourite three drinks? Cider, Gin, White Wine
- What's the last movie you watched? Dear John
- What's your favourite song/artist? James Bay – Let It Go
- What song gets you on the dance floor? Anything once I’ve had a drink!
