The staff at Cullentra are second to none, each member of staff has a role to play in the success of the yard
THE TEAM
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DAVY CONDON
Assistant Trainer
Davy joined us as Assistant Trainer in June 2017.
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IAN ‘BUSTY’ AMOND
Assistant Trainer
Integral part of the team for years behind the scenes and in 2016 joined Cullentra full time
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SIMON MCGONAGLE
Head Lad
A jockey for many years Simon now keeps Cullentra running smoothly.
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LISA 0'NEIL
Top Amateur Jockey
Lisa is very handy to us here in Cullentra and works in the office during the afternoons.
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JOHN WINSTON
Second Head lad
Worked for the likes of Kevin Ryan, Alan Swinbank and Ferdy Murphy.
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CAMILLA SHARPLES
Travelling Head Girl
In charge of all travelling plans and holds her HGV license.
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MARY NUGENT
Second Travelling Head Girl
Assists Camilla with the travelling duties.
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SHANE MCCANN
Work Rider/Feed Man
One of our best work riders, Shane is in charge of feeding & mixing each horses feed
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ZOE WINSTON
Racing Secretary
Worked in the office since 2014, she has recently returned after having a baby boy in October.
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ALEX HUTTER
Racing Secretary
Alex has worked for the likes of Paul Nicholls and now runs the Racing side of the office.
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BOBBY MCNALLY
Work Rider
A great judge of a horse Bobby is very experienced and has been with Gordon from the start.
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KATIE YOUNG
Work Rider
Joined us from Donald McCain’s in 2015 and has become a familiar face at the races.
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AMY PARSONS
Work Rider
Amy keeps some of our horses at her Foxley Lodge stables for their summer breaks.
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GUSTAVO BATISTA
Yardman
One of our Yardmen and loves a chat, he is well liked by all at Cullentra!
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LIAM MCKENNA
Conditional
Recently moved across the water from the U.K having worked for Harry Fry.
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KEVIN BROGAN
Work Rider
Kevin holds his Conditional licence and has previously worked for Robbie McNamara.
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SEAININ MAHON
Work Rider
Plays a huge role in the horse care here at Cullentra.
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DONAL KELLEHER
Work Rider
Point to Point rider Donnie is a work rider and bit of a comedian!
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JOEY ELLIOTT
Work Rider
Gordon’s brother who has been an integral part of the team since the beginning.
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COSMOS MCGIVERN
Yardman
Well respected member of the team who has a wealth of knowledge of the industry
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ELERI APPS
Work Rider
Joined us from David Pipes, Eleri has many years experience in the industry.
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GEORGIE BENSON
Work Rider
A key member of the racing team Georgie has been a regular visitor to the winners enclosure.
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LOUISE DUNNE
Work Rider
A longstanding member of our racing team here at Cullentra.
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ELIECE ELLIOTT
Workrider
Still at school and is a regular here at weekends and school holidays.
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THOMAS CONNOLLY
Yardman
Coming from a background with horses Tom is one of our main yard staff..
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JACK MADDEN
Work Rider
Rides out daily and swims horses in the afternoon and has proved to be a key member of the team
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DARRAGH MAHER
Conditional
Darragh is from County Kerry and holds his conditional jockeys license.
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KHADIM HUSSAIN
Yardman
Known as 'Mossy", he has been with us a number of years and originally from Lahore, Pakistan.
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ROMAIN BOISNARD
Work Experience
Son of French Trainer Joel Boisnard, Romain has joined us for 6 months work experience
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JORDAN BENSON
Work Rider
Holding his conditional license Jordan rides work and schooling on a regular basis.
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MATT POYNTON
Work Rider
Enthusiastic Matt began life at Cullentra in Septemeber 2017 and is part of the racing team.
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KEVIN DARCY
Work Rider
Kevin is a part time work rider and hold his conditional jockeys license.
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KEN BOLGER
Yardman
Ken is a recruit to the yard staff and now a full time employee at Cullentra Stables.
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