Kia Joorabchian’s top man behind the scenes at Dominic Ffrench Davis stable applies for UK trainer’s licence

RAPHAEL FREIRE, a key cog in Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation, has applied for a trainer’s licence in the UK.

He was a jockey in his native Brazil before moving to Scandinavia in his mid 20’s where he trained for several years in Norway.

But he was head-hunted by Amo in 2022, and he has been working at the stable of Dominic Ffrench Davis since.

He has had one runner in Britain in the past...