Article: Alan the first King of Barbury Castle; Racing Editor Bob Downing meets a trainer who succeeded the legendary David Nicholson and who has now moved to new stables determined to make it in his own right.(Racing)

Article: Racing News: All change at Jackdaws; Phillips moves in as King ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  May 31, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Smith on a short-term basis when David Nicholson retired in December, has taken out a lease on Barbury Castle Stables, near Marlborough, which ... there's a great future for me at Barbury Castle. "After 14 years with David, I ...

Article: Racing: Alan the first King of Barbury Castle ; ...
Evening Mail;  September 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... right hand man of David Nicholson and the man The Duke ... Castle, has moved to Barbury Castle in Wroughton, Wiltshire ... and I am excited by Barbury Castle, its facilities ... 42 runners in at Barbury Castle and he will ready ... CHANCERY: Bought by David ...

Article: Cheltenham 2004: `It's great to have a horse like Trouble At Bay, ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  March 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Of Here! - just ask Josh Gifford or David Nicholson, who endured seasons of high expectation ... strongest Festival challenges. Unlike the Barbury Castle after which the yard takes its name ... hurdles since an inauspicious start. Barbury Castle will be left virtually undefended during ...

Article: King ends year on Rasen high ; Barbury Castle ...
Grimsby Telegraph;  April 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Barbury Castle trainer Alan King ended his highly-successful season with a double ... has been a wonderful campaign for the former assistant to the late David Nicholson, with King finishing second only to champion trainer Paul Nicholls ...

Article: 'It's not just important for them to learn jumping, it also gives ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  November 13, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... takes place at Alan King's Barbury Castle stables every Monday and Thursday ... at where King's late mentor David Nicholson learned his trade 50 years ago ... ever did at crossing hurdles. Barbury Castle schooling grounds are a happily ...

Article: WARMING TO THE CHALLENGE; CHELTENHAM 2008 12 DAYS TO GO With two ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  February 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... single-track road signposted towards Barbury Castle, I sense a ghostly figure at the ... incarnation of his old boss, the late David Nicholson. On the odd occasion that orders ... nimble in her preparation for the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle under Robert Thornton ...

Article: Racing: Unsinkable Boxer at Barbury Castle ...
The Independent - London;  January 19, 2001 ;     613 words ... ... in Division Two of the Mixed Open at Barbury Castle this Sunday if the meeting survives ... THIS WEEKEND'S FIXTURES Sunday: Barbury Castle (near Wroughton - first race 11 ... run. He was beaten first time out at Barbury Castle last year. HIGHAM 14 JANUARY Evan ...