Roger Teal attracts Group 1-winning owners to yard while quiet Bjorn Nielsen puts stables up for sale
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Roger Teal's achievements with dual Group 1 winner Oxted have clearly gained widespread attention judging by the decision of leading northern-based owner-breeders David and Emma Armstrong to send horses to the Lambourn trainer.
Oxted, winner of the 2020 July Cup and following year's King's Stand, is by the couple's own July Cup hero Mayson – and Teal's record with him and brother Chipstead led to the link-up.
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