A DAY IN THE LIFE WITH BEN

What’s your role at The Jockey Club? Operations Manager

How long have you worked here? 11 months

What’s your favourite race meeting at Newmarket Racecourse?

July Festival

What’s your favourite part of a raceday? Watching the crowds gather at the winning post and the emotions from the winners

Which is your favourite horse to run at Newmarket?

A 4 legged one

Who is your favourite jockey that’s ridden at Newmarket? Frankie, obviously

What do you enjoy most about working at Newmarket Racecourses? July Course! Getting to work in the green open spaces is 1000 times better than any office

What do you make sure you carry with you on every raceday? Water!

Favourite book? Anything by Asimov

Favourite holiday destination? Home

If you had to eat one meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner, every day, what would it be? Pasta! Probably tortellini with cheese and ham, with a creamy 5 cheese sauce.

If you could own a racehorse, what would it be called?

Hell’s Belles

Which song is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor?

Faithless - Insomnia

What do you do outside of working hours? Commute to and from work or work on the farm at home. Look after our horses and try to teach my daughter to ride

Tell us 1 interesting fact about you… In a previous life I was an Army Officer. I served 2 tours of Afghanistan and 1 tour of Iraq My biggest claim was that I formally closed British Army Combat Operations in Afghanistan back in 2014