Nick Townsend talks to Richard Hannon about joys and challenge of taking over from Dad

An intriguing part of racing is to observe whether a titan of the Turf can bestow seamlessly, and successfully, his genius for training racehorses upon the next generation.
It can be problematic. Owners investing thousands, millions maybe, can be highly sensitive to a change of stewardship.
Given such concerns – which tend to be mitigated these days by the issuing of joint licences – rarely can there have been a smoother transition than that between the Hannons – and not merel...