FULL NAME: Dr Michael Roger Channon
JOB TITLE: Trainer
WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE AT WEST ILSLEY?: 1999
FAVOURITE HORSES AT WEST ILSLEY?: Youmzain, Queen’s Logic, Zafeen, Music Show
BEST ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN?: “Never own anything that eats” and “get out of bed and work at it”. Not catchy but spot on. That was my Dad.
FAVOURITE RACECOURSE?: Newbury
LEAST FAVOURITE RACECOURSE?: Newmarket
WHICH RACE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO WIN?: The Epsom Derby
WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET?: A new owner!
FAVOURITE SPORTS?: Football & Cricket
LEAST FAVOURITE SPORTS?: Cycling. I stopped riding a bike when I was about 14, what makes those idiots carry on I’ll never know.
FAVOURITE FILM?: One flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
FAVOURITE BOOK?: Anything sporty. I enjoyed Bill Wightman’s autobiography as well as Major Hern’s.
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME?: The X Factor. Tragic but true.
WHAT/WHO REALLY ANNOYS YOU?: Most people, most days.
GIVE US A TWO YEAR OLD FOR 2012: Sixties Icon colt Ex Arasong
WHAT IS THE BEST DAY OF YOUR RACING LIFE?: Flashy Wings winning the Queen Mary. It’s impossible to explain, but it was very satisfying.
WHAT IS THE BEST BET YOU’VE EVER HAD?: I haven’t really had one. I’m William Hill’s best friend!
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SPECIALIST SUBJECT ON MASTERMIND?: Anglo Saxon phrases.
FAVOURITE NIGHT OUT?: I don’t go out. I go to bed.
FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION?: Barbados, Dubai and Australia for the Ashes. My joints need some warmth.
BEST/WORST SUBJECTS AT SCHOOL?: Best Maths/ Worst everything else.
WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT?: Arthritus.
WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING THAT YOU’VE SEEN IN RACING?: The late Neil Crook leaning on a railing in the car park at Royal Ascot. The railing gave way and Crookie’s style and dignity went with it!
FAVOURITE MRC MOMENT?: The next winner.