The Final Furlong - Lesley Hartley

The Final Furlong

Pictured is UK owner-breeder-trainer Lesley Hartley who sadly passed away recently. She is with the last of her homebreds, El Adjban, after winning the Ras Alhad Beach (0-100+) Handicap at Royal Windsor in 2014, ridden by Miss Page Fuller. It was to be El Adjban's last race and also Hartley's as an owner.

Trained by Gill Duffield from 23 starts El Adjban won 6 times from 6f to a mile and at his peak he was rated 110. El Adjban was by Maksan out of Shunah who Hartley trained and bred. Shunah was by her most succesful horse Shomran with whom she started racing in 1986. Shomran gave his name to the Shomran Trophy, awarded for services to UK Arabian Racing which has been won by ARO commentator Gary Capewell on two occaisions.