Home        The Doctor       Horses       Entries & Results      Facilities       History                  

                                                                   Gainsborough Stables, Hamilton Road, Newmarket

FALL and RISE

 Across the road  and a hundred yards or so from Red House Stables is Gainsborough Stables. Built in the 1980s and originally Oak Stables it was home to trainers Michael Albina and Olivier Douieb. When Monsieur Douieb returned to his native France, Maktoum al Maktoum  put the ill-fated Alex Scott in charge. After the latter's untimely demise, Ed Dunlop took up the reins. Sheikh Mohammed then took possession of the property when his elder brother died and at the end of 2008, Ed Dunlop relocated to the 'Bury Side' of Newmarket. So what of the remaining property? In its time it has housed some notable equine inmates including Cadeaux Genereux, Possessive Dancer, Lammtarra, Sheikh Albadou and more recently, the great Ouija Board.  Demolition began this week and what has been a familiar sight to anyone using the Hamilton Road for the last 30 plus years is being savagely obliterated.

Photo log starts on 14th January 09

The sun goes down on Gainsborough Stables.

                                                                                 The walls come tumbling down. Top left...as you were. The rest...work in progress.

Wednesday 21st January 09

Monday 26th January 09

The trainer's house (left) has so far withstood the onslaught.

Foreground: all that remains of the equine accommodation.

Dr Jon Scargill, Red House Stables, Hamilton Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 0TE

01638 663254

scargill@redhousestables.freeserve.co.uk

Design by Hungry Son Productions