Helping to make next leap forward after 'whirlwind' first year

It is probably fair to say more racing-mad children dream of becoming a trainer when they grow up than a CEO – the same is true of Racehorse Owners Association chief executive Charlie Liverton, whose involvement in the sport might have been very different had his boyhood ambition been achieved.

Instead of heading up one of the most powerful sectional groups in British racing he could have been training racehorses instead, having learned from two of the masters of the game.

The origin of Liverton's involvement in racing came as a child following a visit to the races.