60 seconds with…Alan Swinbank, trainer of Collier Hill

Q - What is your best Hamilton Park moment?

A - Winning the Braveheart Stakes with Collier Hill in 2004.

Q - Which race would you most like to win?

A - The Ascot Gold Cup and, over jumps, the Grand National.

Q - Best horse you’ve been involved with?

A - Collier Hill, of course! But I also had a horse called The Froddler who won 17 point-to-points.

Q - Who or what has been the biggest influence on your career?

A - Bill Haigh. I was assistant to him for two years and learned an awful lot.

Q - Which sportsperson do you most admire?

A - Wayne Rooney - a supremely gifted footballer.

Q - Do you have any pet hates?

A - Smoking.

Q - Where is your favourite holiday destination?

A - Barbados.

Q - What do you do to relax?

A - Train horses! It’s a 24/7 occupation.

Q - What is the best thing about your job?

A - Working with talented horses and seeing my staff smile.

Q - And the worst?

A - The days when you lose one of your horses are always difficult to take.

Q - If you could change one thing about racing, or the way racing is run, what would it be?

A - There are too many bad horses in training these days. Punters wants to see good horses run in good races that is what racing is all about.