Llewellyn looks to future as career ends with defeats

Published on Sunday 28 June 2009 23:14

CARL Llewellyn was out of luck when saddling the final two runners of his training career at Uttoxeter yesterday.

Tayman was unplaced in the Ladies At The Races Handicap Hurdle, while Scalloway failed to get competitive in the Britannia Building Society English Summer National, won by Fire And Rain.

Llewellyn, former stable jockey to Nigel Twiston-Davies, made a spectacular start to life as a trainer when saddling, and riding, Run For Paddy to success in the 2006 Scottish Grand National at Ayr.

Earlier this month, he was sacked as salaried trainer to owner Malcolm Denmark at Weathercock House, but is now looking forward to teaming up with Twiston-Davies once again as an assistant.

Llewellyn said: "Obviously I know Nigel extremely well – we get on great – so it will be nice to team up with him again. When I first spoke to Nigel about the position, it really wasn't the plan to ride, but he was quite keen that I rode for him on certain occasions when it suited. I obviously know quite a lot of the owners well so I'll have a couple of rides and see how it goes," the Grand National-winning rider told At The Races.

During his relatively brief training career, Llewellyn also saddled Hennessy to win the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown this April.