I WOULDN'T call Robbie Llewellyn's path into training racehorses unconventional – rather, enterprising. More on that later. For now, let's focus on the 33-year-old's achievements thus far, some 18 months into his National Hunt training career.
So far, he's secured 27 wins from 167 runs. This season, he's achieved 21 wins from 96 runs – a solid 22% strike rate from the 27 horses he's sent out from his yard, just south of the M4 in Wiltshire, which borders the Barbury Castle Estate.
“The two Ascot winners we had in December 2023 are my most memorable,” says Robbie as we chat after watching one lot ride out.
“To have a runner at Ascot is amazing, and I was a bit punchy to send Titan Discovery there, but for him to win and then for Top Cloud, who we only paid £8,000 for, to follow
