'The first runner I ever had finished last but obviously it didn't stop me'

Under normal circumstances the Boodles May festival at Chester would be in full swing this week and one man who is surely missing the meeting more than most is Chester-loving Marwan Koukash. Mark Boylan caught up with the charismatic character to find out how he became an owner.

One of the bank managers that was helping with a project of mine invited me to the races one day back in 2007.

I never had any interest in horseracing at that stage. Actually, I couldn't understand why anyone would sit in front of the television and watch racing with their betting slips.