Craig Lidster

Six-time winner Alfa Kellenic (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) starred for Craig Lidster in 2024 when he enjoyed the best year of his training career to date, but it's all change ahead of the start of the new Flat season on turf. The Rotherham-born trainer will be operating with a reduced string in 2025, having recently moved across North Yorkshire from Easingwold to Malton. Tell us a bit about your background and the path you took to becoming a trainer. I'm from a small town in Rotherham and I had no...

Trainer Craig Lidster has paid tribute to the "inspirational" Rob Burrow as the racing industry came together to pay tribute to the former rugby star who died on Sunday. Burrow, an England international rugby league player who spent his whole career with Leeds Rhinos, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019 after retiring two years prior. After his diagnosis he threw himself into charity work, dedicating his final years to raising over £20 million to benefit those with MND in the future. A part of this effort was the...