Falbrav's my favourite – and he was exceptional

Luca Cumani, 68, is one of the most popular figures in Flat racing. Born in Milan, he has been training at Bedford House in Newmarket since 1976 after a spell in his early 20s with Sir Henry Cecil. A dual-Derby winning trainer with Kahyasi (1988) and High-Rise (1998), Cumani has won Group 1 or Grade 1 races in 11 different countries, including an Arlington Million (Tolomeo), King George (Postponed), Breeders' Cup Mile (Barathea), Japan Cup (Alkaased) and Hong Kong Cup (Falbrav). With his wife Sara, he also runs the Fittocks Stud operation.

Kahyasi
Owner HH Aga Khan
Biggest wins 1988 Derby/Irish Derby double

My first Derby winner. Obviously it's quite an emotional thing to win the Derby because that's what every trainer wants to do and it was the fulfilment of a dream, especially as I was still relatively young. The Derby is always number one on the bucket list of every trainer when he starts his training career and to be able to get there was fantastic, and we were able to do it again with High-Rise ten years later.