Steve Gollings

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Steve Gollings is a successful racehorse trainer whose base is in Scamblesby, Lincolnshire.

Since 2000, the number of horses Gollings trains has risen along with the number of winners he has had. Before 2000 he had a success at the Cheltenham Festival and won several other races such as the Sea Pigeon Hurdle.

Since 2000 when stable numbers began to increase he has had more success. His best jumps horse to date came along due to the new owner in the yard John Webb. This was Royal Shakespeare and after a successful Novice season which included 3 straight wins and a second to Brave Inca in a Grade 1 Novice Hurdle in Ireland, he was disappointing the following year. The following year would be very different for Royal Shakespeare as he would go on to win the Order of Merit. He also gained several other new owners including Mrs D Dukes who brought him Will He Wish which has turned out to be Gollings' best flat horse to date, winning 9 races and over £75,000 prize money. Many other successes have came along the way with horses such as Romany Prince, Salhood, Castleshane and more.

The Gollings team have several entries at the Cheltenham Festival this year including Royal Shakespeare who is currently around 20-1 to win the Arkle. Gollings has recently announced he has received Contraband, the 2005 Arkle winner who has been bought by John Webb from David Johnson. Another David Johnson horse to arrive at the Gollings yard is the successful long distance hurdler and chaser Korelo, which is owned by Phil Dukes. His wife Mrs D Dukes owns other horses in the yard such as Will He Wish, Castleshane and Lanmire Tower and Dukes himself owns several others.

Gollings has recently added a novice chaser to his stable called Ursis. He was bought from Doncaster Bloodstock Sales and has won a Grade 2 Novice Chase on his first start for Gollings.Ursis finished 4th in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham.

Gollings has recently entered Korelo for the Grand National at Aintree in March.