🇫🇷 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION - AMY MURPHY & MATT COLEMAN

This month on On The Coalface, Jamie Railton is joined by trainer Amy Murphy and bloodstock agent Matt Coleman.Amy reflects on the decision to relocate the majority of her training operation to France, the challenges of starting again in a different country and why the move is now beginning to deliver the results she always believed were possible.Alongside Matt, she discusses the partnership they have built over more than a decade, from buying horses on modest budgets at the start of Amy’s career to competing at the highest level with the likes of Tokaido, Jabracadabra and Victoire Magique.The podcast covers:• The reality of moving an entire racing operation to France • Training from Chantilly and establishing a second base near Bordeaux • Why the French programme offers such strong opportunities for owners • Matt’s approach to buying horses and remaining involved throughout their careers • Finding Tokaido at the Goffs Premier Yearling Sale • French premiums, claiming races and sales incentives • Amy’s ambition to establish herself among France’s leading trainers • Why both believe the next five years could be particularly excitingA fascinating conversation about ambition, loyalty, bloodstock, French racing and the determination required to build something different.With thanks to our sponsors: Saracen Horse Feeds, Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock and Whitsbury Manor Stud.