Sheikh Hamdan to link up with Hannon

CHAMPION British trainer Richard Hannon has confirmed that Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum has joined his list of owners.

Hannon, who will almost certainly win back-to-back titles when the season ends in a few weeks, will receive “at least six” two-year-olds from the prominent owner.

“The boss asked me to approach Richard about having horses with him in 2012, and Peter and Ross Doyle have been buying for us at the recent bloodstock sales,” said Sheikh Hamdan‘s racing manager Angus Gold.