Champion British trainer Richard Hannon has given one of the clearest signals yet he is soon to retire from racing.
The 66-year-old told the Times he is poised to pass on the baton to his son, Richard Hannon jnr.
“It might be nice to get out while I’m in front,” Hannon said.
“I’ll hand over soon. Richard is 36 now, it’s time he got some winners on the board.
“It’s been on my mind, but there are lots of people to inform before it gets done.
“We’ll get through the next month and then see.
“I’d still be out with the horses every day. Nothing much will change.”
Hannon has topped the Flat trainers’ championship for the past two years, but underwent a second heart operation in March.
“The surgery took five and a half hours and it slowed me down for a while,” he said.