OFFICE STAFF
ALEX HUTTER
Racing Secretary
Joined the team in 2017 having previously worked for Paul Nicholls and Philip Hobbs.
CONOR McCAFFERTY
Accounts
Conor joined us in May 2018 and deals with all Accounting.
WORK RIDERS
AARON ‘JACK’ MADDEN
Work Rider
Jack is recognisable as Samcro’s groom and is a huge part of the team.
CAMILLA SHARPLES
Travelling Head Girl
Camilla has worked for the likes of Ferdy Murphy and Donald McCain.
CATRIONA BOLGER
Work Rider
An ITBA graduate who now works for us full time.
CIAN CHESTER
Work Rider
Local to the yard andhas worked his way up to become a great little rider.
CIAN COLLINS
Work Rider
Unfortunately suffered a career ending injury as a jockey but is a huge part of the team.
COSMOS MCGIVERN
Work Rider
Has a wealth of knowledge and is an excellent horseman.
DAVY CONDON
Assistant Trainer
Davy was a very talented jockey who unfortunately had to retire due to injury.
ELERI APPS
Work Rider
A familiar face at the races, Eleri has lots of experience in the industry.
ERICA BYRNE-BURKE
Work Rider
Joined the team in the summer of 2017 and has become part of the furniture.
IAN ALMOND
Assistant Trainer
Assistant Trainer Ian is a long term friend of Gordons who joined the team in 2016.
JACK WILDMAN
Work Rider
After 2 weeks work experience Jack returned to us to work full time after leaving school.
JOEY ELLIOTT
Work Rider
Gordon’s brother, Joey has been an integral part of the Team since the very beginning.
KATIE YOUNG
Work Rider
Is a huge part of the team, she is a well known face at the races and loves her horses!
MARK FOLEY
Work Rider
Came to us from Stuart Crawford’s in 2017 and is a very talented rider.
MARY NUGENT
Assistant Head Travelling Girl
Assistant to our Travelling Head Girl Camilla Sharples.
MATT POYNTON
Work Rider
Enthusiastic Matt began life at Cullentra Stables in September 2016.
RONAN GALWAY
Work Rider
Came to us from Stuart Crawford’s in 2017 and is a very talented rider.
SEANIN MAHON
Work Rider
Irish Grand National winner General Principles groom.
SHANE McCANN
Work Rider
One of our longest standing members of staff Shane is also Samcro’s daily work rider.
SIMON MCGONGLE
Head Lad
Been with Gordon since the early days of his training career and is hugely respected our staff.
SINEAD O BRIEN
Work Rider
Has lots of experience in the industry and has worked for plenty of top trainers.
JOCKEYS
JACK KENNEDY
Jockey
Needs no introduction, Jack exploded onto the scene as an extremely talented jockey.
KEITH DONOGHUE
Jockey
Is a very gifted jockey who rides out for us part time.
KEVIN BROGAN
Jockey
Amateur Jockey Kevin always has a smile on his face.
LIAM McKENNA
Jockey
Joined us from Harry Fry’s.
LISA O NEIL
Jockey
Lisa is a familiar face to many as a successful Amateur jockey, a very useful work rider.
GROUND STAFF
ABBIE WILLIAMS PRICE
Ground Staff
A cousin of our work rider Amy Parsons, Abbie joined us in 2018.
BRIAN FLOOD
Ground Staff
Is a big part of our Racing team driving the horseboxes.
CRAIG KELLY
Ground Staff
Craig is one of our yard staff.
EMMETT EIVERS
Ground Staff
Emmett takes care of all the maintenance, building and repair work.
JACK DORAN
Ground Staff
Jack joined the team this season and is a member of the yard staff.
PADDY FLOOD
Ground Staff
Paddy helps us out travelling horses to the races and is a well known face in the industry.
STEPHEN MULLIGAN
Ground Staff
Takes care of the maintenance of our sand and woodchip gallops and all of our schooling strips.
THOMAS CONNOLY
Ground Staff
Tom has plenty of experience and is one of our main yard staff.
WILLIAM SMITH
Head Yard Man
Head Yard man Willie is in charge of all of our yard staff.
PART TIME STAFF
EILIECE ELLIOTT
Part Time Staff
Gordon’s niece Eliece is still at school and is regularly here on weekends and school holidays.
DAVID CAROLAN
Part Time Staff
Rides out for us on weekends and is a well loved member of the team.
CLARA MAGUIRE
Part Time Staff
Ciara has been riding out for us on weekends and in school holidays for a long time now!
EMILY McMAHON
Part Time Staff
Emily has her own farm which has regular boarders from Cullentra House Stables.
LOUISE DUNNE
Part Time Staff
Lead up Don Cossack in the Gold Cup & Tiger Roll in the Grand National
RACHEL McMAHON
Part Time Staff
Rachel works weekends for us.
SEAN HEALEY
Part Time Staff
Sean is a main member of the racing team and a regular rider with us.
SUSIE CAHILL
Part Time Staff
With a keen passion for Photography Susie is a part time work rider.
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