Our expert looks at the effect of altitude on trainers’ stables

EDDIE WOOD
Last month, I promised you some of the altitude groupings for the top Flat trainers. Here they are. The 14 groupings are represented by a banding spread of 25 metres in the table. The trainers do not include those overseas.
It is no surprise that John Gosden and William Haggas are based at the racing headquarters of Newmarket in Suffolk. Gosden has 141 horses and Haggas has 137. It is a most manageable number whereas Richard Fahey, Richard Hannon and Mark Johnston have over 1,000 horses in their care. The quali...