Having been involved in point-to-pointing and National Hunt racing in various capacities for a number of years, Graeme was keen to establish his own base from which to oversee every aspect of the training and management of the horses in his care.
In November 2009 Graeme took out a full licence. Following a period of substantial investment, the yard can now boast top-quality facilities and a standard of horse care and management that is second to none. Graeme’s philosophy is to provide a bespoke training and management programme for each horse, designed to suit their individual needs.
He is committed to providing a varied fitness and schooling programme that keeps horses fresh, interested and motivated.
This approach has resulted in the yard’s horses putting in consistently strong performances and has seen the yard succeed both with young horses and with older horses that have either failed to achieve their full potential or have gone stale, in larger, more commercial yards.
"It is always a pleasure to train nice horses for well-run syndicates filled with people who love their horses and love their racing. BDR Syndicates and their members fit that description perfectly.”
At the age of 14 Stuart joined the team at Fences Farm gradually working his way up to Assistant Trainer to Miss Renne Robson who raced her own homebred horses. When granted a full license the yard was increasingly successful until Miss Robson's untimely passing in January 2015.
Stuart took over the license and more winners flowed. Given the size of his yard the £1.2m won in prize money since 2015 is an amazing return. Stuart is a Cheltenham Festival winning trainer (Domesday Book) and also had a double at the 2021 Aintree Grand National Festival with Rowland Ward & Hometown Boy.
As of May 1st 2021 he has saddled 665 runners with 87 winners and 282 placed. A staggering 55% of his runners have entered the winners enclosure.
From an early age Olly’s future lay in the racing industry. Originally Olly’s ambitions were in the saddle. He attended Pony Club, hunted and led his Mum’s string, before riding in point-to-points and progressing to riding as an amateur under rules. He rode 30 winners before he inevitably outgrew his breeches!
Once Olly had decided he wanted to train, he spent a year with Alan King. He then made the move to Ireland, joining Gordon Elliott as Assistant Trainer. Olly spent four seasons with Gordon, tasting success at the highest level. During Olly’s time, Gordon won several Grade 1’s, numerous Festival winners and was all topped off by Don Cossack winning the 2016 Gold Cup.
In 2017, the time came for Olly to take up the reins himself. Four years into his training career, Olly has trained over 300 winners, won over £2.5 million in prize money and is a Grade 1 winning trainer!
Noel started training in 2013 from Whiteshoot Stables in Blewbury. In 2016 the whole operation was moved a mere two miles away to the impressive, purpose-built Churn Stables.
Before taking out his own training licence Noel spent the early part of his career as a successful Dressage and 3 Day Event rider, representing the British young Riders Dressage Team, riding at Advanced level Eventing and breaking in and producing many young horses for both disciplines. This was followed by 10 years as Assistant Trainer to Alan King, during which time he was involved in overseeing the training of the likes of top class horses Voy Por Ustedes, Katchit, My Way De Solzen and Halcon Generlades to name just a few.
Noel is well known for his patience with horses, so coupling this with a diverse wealth of knowledge plus his all round horsemanship, he is extremely well equipped to give each individual horse in his care every chance of being successful on the track.
Ben Case started his career as a successful event and point-to-point rider, before gaining valuable experience working within the bloodstock industry.
He went on to work extensively with both flat and national hunt trainers including 2 years in the USA with Eclipse award winning trainer Shug McGaughey.
On the National Hunt circuit, Ben worked with Oliver Sherwood in Lambourn and Arthur Moore in Ireland. Newmarket flat experience was earned by a short period at Luca Cumani’s yard and more recently, he was Assistant Trainer to Erwan Charpy, based in Dubai, for 5 years.
Backed by this sound knowledge of all aspects of racing, Ben took out a full training licence in his own right in 1999, initially operating from a small yard, adjoining historic Edgcote House, moving to larger premises at Wardington Gate Farm in 2006.
Ben is assisted by a team of dedicated and friendly staff. Each horse is trained as an individual with the very best care and attention to detail.
Always keen and enthusiastic, Ben has many ambitions waiting to be fulfilled and looks forward to a bright and successful future, training both Flat and National Hunt horses.
As a former successful amateur jockey, James knows what it takes to win.
All year round, James and his team pride themselves on offering a faultless service. Attention to detail is second to none for James and this has allowed him to become one of the most talked about up and coming trainers in the country.
Max Comley Racing is a training establishment located just outside the Cotswold village of Naunton. The yard is a purpose built, state of the art training facility comprising over 35 stables, a round gallop, lunge pen, ménage and grass schooling fences. We have a fantastic team of full time staff all fully dedicated to the care of our horses with the mindset to get the best outcome for each individual horse.
Our ongoing aim is to ensure the horses are healthy, well fed, happy and fit in order to give them the best possible chance of success on the track. It is important to us that owners are part of the racehorses journey and are welcome to visit us regularly. We have enjoyed much success since moving to Naunton and we aim to continue on that upward trajectory sourcing horses and producing winners.
