OFFICE STAFF
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ALEX HUTTER
Racing Secretary
Joined the team in 2017 having previously worked for Paul Nicholls and Philip Hobbs.
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LEANNE HOLTON
Office Staff
Leanne made the transition from yard to office in June 2018.
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CONOR McCAFFERTY
Accounts
Conor joined us in May 2018 and deals with all Accounting.
WORK RIDERS
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AARON ‘JACK’ MADDEN
Work Rider
Jack is recognisable as Samcro’s groom and is a huge part of the team.
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BOBBY MCNAL LY
Work Rider
A seriously good jockey back in the day who is a long term member of staff.
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CAMILLA SHARPLES
Travelling Head Girl
Camilla has worked for the likes of Ferdy Murphy and Donald McCain.
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CATRIONA BOLGER
Work Rider
An ITBA graduate who now works for us full time.
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CIAN CHESTER
Work Rider
Local to the yard andhas worked his way up to become a great little rider.
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CIAN COLLINS
Work Rider
Unfortunately suffered a career ending injury as a jockey but is a huge part of the team.
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COSMOS MCGIVERN
Work Rider
Has a wealth of knowledge and is an excellent horseman.
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DAVY CONDON
Assistant Trainer
Davy was a very talented jockey who unfortunately had to retire due to injury.
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DONAL KELLEHER
Work Rider
Donnie is a full time member of staff who has ridden in a plenty of Point to Points.
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ELERI APPS
Work Rider
A familiar face at the races, Eleri has lots of experience in the industry.
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EMMETT BUTTERLY
Work Rider
Was a successful Trainer in his own right but joined us in 2017.
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ERICA BYRNE-BURKE
Work Rider
Joined the team in the summer of 2017 and has become part of the furniture.
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GEORGIE BENSON
Work Rider
Georgie has been a regular visitor to the winner’s enclosure at the Cheltenham Festival.
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IAN ALMOND
Assistant Trainer
Assistant Trainer Ian is a long term friend of Gordons who joined the team in 2016.
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JACK WILDMAN
Work Rider
After 2 weeks work experience Jack returned to us to work full time after leaving school.
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JOEY ELLIOTT
Work Rider
Gordon’s brother, Joey has been an integral part of the Team since the very beginning.
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KATIE YOUNG
Work Rider
Is a huge part of the team, she is a well known face at the races and loves her horses!
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MARK FOLEY
Work Rider
Came to us from Stuart Crawford’s in 2017 and is a very talented rider.
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MARY NUGENT
Assistant Head Travelling Girl
Assistant to our Travelling Head Girl Camilla Sharples.
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MATT POYNTON
Work Rider
Enthusiastic Matt began life at Cullentra Stables in September 2016.
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RICHARD REILLY
Work Rider
Richard hails from the local area and is a familiar face in Cullentra.
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RONAN GALWAY
Work Rider
Came to us from Stuart Crawford’s in 2017 and is a very talented rider.
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SEANIN MAHON
Work Rider
Irish Grand National winner General Principles groom.
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SHANE McCANN
Work Rider
One of our longest standing members of staff Shane is also Samcro’s daily work rider.
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SIMON MCGONGLE
Head Lad
Been with Gordon since the early days of his training career and is hugely respected our staff.
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SINEAD O BRIEN
Work Rider
Has lots of experience in the industry and has worked for plenty of top trainers.
JOCKEYS
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ANTHONY FOX
Jockey
Anto holds his Amateur Licence and is a successful Point to Point rider.
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CHRIS MEEHAN
Jockey
Full time member of staff who holds his Conditional license.
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DECLAN LAVERY
Jockey
Amateur jockey Declan started working for us in 2017.
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FERGAL STACK
Jockey
Returned to us after a summer stint in America, he rides work and schools on a regular basis.
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JACK KENNEDY
Jockey
Needs no introduction, Jack exploded onto the scene as an extremely talented jockey.
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KEITH DONOGHUE
Jockey
Is a very gifted jockey who rides out for us part time.
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KEVIN BROGAN
Jockey
Amateur Jockey Kevin always has a smile on his face.
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LIAM McKENNA
Jockey
Joined us from Harry Fry’s.
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LISA O NEIL
Jockey
Lisa is a familiar face to many as a successful Amateur jockey, a very useful work rider.
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PAUL BANNON
Jockey
Holds his Amateur licence.
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ROMAIN BOISNARD
Jockey
Joined us in 2018, his Father in a Trainer in France.
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SEAMUS PERRY
Jockey
Recently obtained his conditional jockey’s licence and is a full time member of staff.
GROUND STAFF
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ABBIE WILLIAMS PRICE
Ground Staff
A cousin of our work rider Amy Parsons, Abbie joined us in 2018.
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BRIAN FLOOD
Ground Staff
Is a big part of our Racing team driving the horseboxes.
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CRAIG KELLY
Ground Staff
Craig is one of our yard staff.
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EMMETT EIVERS
Ground Staff
Emmett takes care of all the maintenance, building and repair work.
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JACK DORAN
Ground Staff
Jack joined the team this season and is a member of the yard staff.
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PADDY FLOOD
Ground Staff
Paddy helps us out travelling horses to the races and is a well known face in the industry.
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STEPHEN MULLIGAN
Ground Staff
Takes care of the maintenance of our sand and woodchip gallops and all of our schooling strips.
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THOMAS CONNOLY
Ground Staff
Tom has plenty of experience and is one of our main yard staff.
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WILLIAM SMITH
Head Yard Man
Head Yard man Willie is in charge of all of our yard staff.
PART TIME STAFF
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AMY PARSONS
Part Time Staff
Amy is one of Cullentra’s longest standing members of staff.
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EILIECE ELLIOTT
Part Time Staff
Gordon’s niece Eliece is still at school and is regularly here on weekends and school holidays.
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DAVID CAROLAN
Part Time Staff
Rides out for us on weekends and is a well loved member of the team.
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CLARA MAGUIRE
Part Time Staff
Ciara has been riding out for us on weekends and in school holidays for a long time now!
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EMILY McMAHON
Part Time Staff
Emily has her own farm which has regular boarders from Cullentra House Stables.
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LOUISE DUNNE
Part Time Staff
Lead up Don Cossack in the Gold Cup & Tiger Roll in the Grand National
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RACHEL McMAHON
Part Time Staff
Rachel works weekends for us.
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SEAN HEALEY
Part Time Staff
Sean is a main member of the racing team and a regular rider with us.
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SUSIE CAHILL
Part Time Staff
With a keen passion for Photography Susie is a part time work rider.
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PETER FLOOD
Part Time Staff
Long term member of staff Peter rides out for us every morning.
EQUINE PROFESSIONALS
We also use a range of highly trained equine professionals:
Farrier – Gavin Cromwell
Vets ;
Eduardo Martinez of Ratoath Veterinary Clinic
Lisadel Equine Hospital
Fethard Equine Hospital
Osteopathy – Anthony Coyne MVB
Dentists – Equidental International
Nutritional Analysis and Microbiology – The Irish Equine Centre