fergal o’brien
trainer
Fergal O’Brien gathered many years of valuable experience (19 in fact) as head lad at NigelTwiston-Davies yard. During that time there were two Grand National winners (Earth Summit and Bindaree) and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander. He also worked with two other Grand National winning trainers, Tim Forster and Ginger McCain. O’Brien has proven himself as a champion point-to-point trainer, Champion Point-to-Point Trainer in the West Midlands area.
O’Brien has certainly hit his stride, but the prospect of going it alone wasn’t a formality. “It was very difficult starting up after being at Nigel’s for 18 years. Having been a cog in a wheel I suddenly found I was the one that had to make the wheels go round.” said the trainer.
Fergal O’Brien Racing is now well established at Ravenswell Farm near Cheltenham, in the heart of the Cotswolds. In their first full season, they became the 18th NH training establishment ever to breach the 100 winner in a season mark. Fergal, Sally, head lads Kev and David and a fantastic team of staff ended the season with a tally of 104 wins (up from 63 in 2019/20). They are certainly looking to continue that progress in the future.