Dave has had a love and passion for horses for as long as he can remember. With no background in racing he started off working for a small trainer back home in Galway in his early teens. He spent a number of years working there at weekends, summer holidays and often when he should have been at school! This was where his aspiration to become a trainer began.
Dave travelled to Australia in his early twenties where he spent 5 years working for a number of different trainers such as Bart and Anthony Cummings in Sydney, Paul Messara and a short time with Godolphin in Melbourne.
Dave and Sarah met while in Australia and moved back to the UK in 2013. Here Dave spent a season with Mark Loughnane, John Quinn and finally with Tom Dascombe before taking out his trainer’s license. Whilst completing his trainer’s modules Dave was also lucky enough to spend some time with Sir Mark Prescott, Stuart Williams and David Elsworth.
Dave prides himself on being a true horseman and with this and the wealth of experience he has gained the results speak for themselves.