Kim Bailey has been training racehorses since 1979, so with 35 years in the training game it’s no wonder that he’s notched up a few winners. Back in the nineties his horses won all of the major races including the 1990 Grand National with Mr. Frisk, winning the race in a record time of eight minutes and 47.8 seconds.

He was ridden by then amateur jockey Marcus Armytage, setting a new record time for completing the course and beating the one set by Red Rum in 1973 by 14 seconds. That amazing record still stands. Amongst Kim’s other victories are the Whitbread Gold Cup on two occasions with Mr. Frisk and Docklands Express, the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle with Alderbrook and the Scottish Champion Hurdle with Positive.

Today from his 1,000 acre base at Andoversford, near Cheltenham where Bailey moved in the autumn of 2006, he and his team have around 60 horses in training. Six-year-old Harry Topper, who is coming through as an outstanding young steeplechaser, is stabled there. The Rainbow Hunter, a Grand National runner is also one of Kim’s horses. Of the others, 50 per cent are four and five-year olds who haven’t yet seen a racecourse, but with Bailey’s training no doubt we will be seeing them in the winners enclosure soon.

Date to be arranged by mutual agreement within 12 months of the Auction

Owned by: Thanks to Kim for donating this lot to the auction