Prescott is revered as a trainer both by punters, owners and breeders…..he has trained just short of 2,000 winners, among them the blistering fast filly Hooray, top-class sprinter Pivotal – “the best I’ve ever trained” – Confidential Lady. Winner of the French Oaks, and Comic Strip

Prescott sees the job of a racehorse trainer as akin to that of a school teacher: it's his responsibility to know as soon as possible what his pupils are capable of and to make sure that they are entered for the right exam

…this is a man who once trained a two-year-old to win 13 races, who won a Cambridgeshire with a seasonal debutant whose talent for targeting major handicaps has passed into legend

Yet Prescott is a hero not only for producing a prolific flow of winners. There is the quality of the man himself to consider. Remember loyalty? In an age in which everything - human relationships included - is considered freely tradable, Prescott remains impressively loyal to his jockeys and staff