RACING: Longsdon's lifted by new deal (From The Oxford Times)

RACING: Longsdon's lifted by new deal

10:40am Wednesday 20th April 2011 in Other By Russell Smith

Charlie Longsdon’s best season of his burgeoning training career has been capped with a new sponsorship deal for his Chipping Norton stables.

With three days of the 2010-11 campaign left, Longsdon has racked up an impressive 44 winners and prize money of £257,499 with Tatispout providing his latest success at Stratford on Sunday.

It is set to make him Oxon’s leading trainer this season.

And now he has been boosted by a new three-year stable sponsorship with Cotswold estate agents Hayman-Joyce.

Longsdon said: “James Hayman-Joyce has been a strong supporter of National Hunt racing for a long time, but this is the first time he has sponsored a stable.

“I am delighted that he has chosen to support the yard and my owners and I look forward to working with him and his team."

As Hayman-Joyce’s six-year-old gelding, Hayjack, paraded in the new maroon and cream stable livery at the sponsorship launch at Hull Farm, Longsdon told a gathering of owners: “It has been an unbelievable year. Everything has gone to plan including a Cheltenham winner (Paintball) last week, which was the icing on the cake.

“Hopefully it is the beginning of some very exciting times. We have managed to attract a lot of attention, but the pressure will be on for next year.”

Hayman-Joyce said: “I have followed Charlie’s career since he started training in 2006 and have been impressed with the progress he has made.”

Hayman-Joyce are also sponsoring Longsdon’s promising conditional jockey, Kielan Woods.