Quality starting to shine through after change of approach

Welsh wizard gives the lowdown on his team to Julian Muscat

Tim Vaughan: looking forward to the season as patient approach starts to come to fruitionCredit: Gareth Everett

Having excelled at improving horses bought out of other stables, Tim Vaughan chose to make a fresh start four years ago. Out went the old and in their place came a herd of unbroken store horses. The trainer felt it was the best way to improve the quality of his string.

Four years on and Vaughan’s strategy is starting to pay dividends. His tally of winners rose to 71 last season, when his prize-money haul of £478,013 has been surpassed in only two of the 12 seasons he has held a licence.

If I could sum up last season in one word . . . Fantastic

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Published on 13 November 2017inStable Tours

Last updated 20:14, 13 November 2017

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