Fahey hopes to 'scale Everest'

Richard Fahey enjoyed a brilliant campaign in 2010 but remains confident the best is yet to come.

Wootton Bassett gave the Malton trainer his first Group One triumph when rounding off his juvenile campaign with victory in France, while the yard secured 181 winners for the calendar year.

Fahey could be forgiven for being happy with his lot but, as the turf Flat season kicks off at Catterick tomorrow, he is striving to do even better this campaign.

He said: "It's going to be tough to match last year but we'll train even more winners this year, I'll guarantee that. It's a bold prediction but I've got to be positive. I'm at the bottom of Mount Everest trying to get to the top but we'll do our best to get there.

"Every year we try to improve on the last one and that's what we've got to do. We've done a lot of building work here recently but I just think you've got to kick and go forward.

"What we're trying to do is build the best yard in the north of England and maybe the best in the country.

"It's a five-year plan and we're a year in front at the moment but we've got to keep training winners because I owe the banks millions!

"We want to try to create the 'wow' factor here, so when people drive in, it looks really good."