Pat has lived in East Garston for 17 years and love the village and its residents. He has been a racehorse trainer since 1992, training a small mixed string of horses. Previous to that he was an average jump jockey and rode on the flat as well. In between Pat was a pundit on the various racing channels on TV and did some stints with BBC Radio5 and Bristol Radio where he used to be based. Pat also did a weekly column for the Bristol Evening Post for many years on racing subjects.