. ▁ ▁Sir ▁Gordon ' s ▁r iding ▁career ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁following ▁a ▁pel vis ▁injury , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁indul ge ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁racing , ▁by ▁becoming ▁a ▁horse ▁tra iner ▁and ▁ad visor . ▁As ▁a ▁tra iner ▁his ▁main ▁own ers ▁were ▁the ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Sir ▁Michael ▁Sob ell ▁and ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁Lord ▁We inst ock . ▁They ▁placed ▁their ▁first ▁horse , ▁London ▁Cry , ▁with ▁Rich ards ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Cam rid ges hire ▁Hand ic ap ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁trained ▁for ▁Lady ▁Be aver bro ok ▁when ▁she ▁took ▁up ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁racing . ▁An ▁early ▁owner ▁was ▁Dor othy ▁P aget ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁died ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁influence ▁in ▁Sob ell ▁and ▁We inst ock ▁purch asing ▁her ▁stud ▁( B ally mac oll ▁Stud ), ▁bre eding ▁and ▁racing ▁stock . ▁Training ▁first ▁at ▁Og bourne ▁in ▁W ilt shire ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁Wh its bury ▁St ables ▁in ▁Ham pshire , ▁he ▁sent ▁out ▁many ▁w inners ▁and ▁his ▁best ▁horse ▁was ▁the ▁Sob ell / We inst ock ▁owned ▁Reform . ▁This ▁col t ▁won ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 4 ▁starts ▁and ▁his ▁vict ories ▁included ▁the ▁Champion ▁St akes , ▁St ▁James ▁Palace ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁St akes . ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁trained ▁good ▁horses ▁such