Committee Members

DUNCAN SYKES

Duncan is married with one daughter and lives in Clyst Hydon. He is a partner at Foot Anstey LLP specialising in corporate law. Duncan is a keen participant and follower of many sports including horse racing, cricket, golf and fly fishing.

MARCUS LONGBOTTOM

Marcus is a Partner in Moore Scarrott Chartered Accountants and has an extensive knowledge of rural based businesses and is the Partner responsible for a number of agricultural businesses, Estates and equine clients.  He has previously lived and worked in Yorkshire, Channel Islands and Australia.  His client base includes a number of people with equine interests with his sporting hobbies including horse racing, golf, cricket and skiing.

LAURA CLAYDON

Recently retired as a partner from Burges Salmon LLP (where I spent all of my 30 year career as a lawyer) specialising in competition and regulatory law. During that time I spent over 25 years advising racecourses on licensing and gambling regulation. As a mad keen horse racing fan that has been a joy. I have owned many point-to-pointers for over 25 years with varying degrees of success (I did win the Exeter Intermediate one year) and have a four year old at the moment that is quite exciting and am looking forward to. I live near Bristol with my partner and 2 very old spaniels.

PHILIP GREENMAN

Philip is a Director of Private Clients for the wealth management firm Charles Stanley and responsible for heading up the Exeter office. He looks after a wide range of clients including many with an agricultural or equine background. Philip owns equine interests within five miles of Exeter Racecourse and his sporting interests including horse racing, golf and rugby.

LEE GLANVILLE

Having worked as Sports Editor for Archant Regional newspapers for 25 years, Lee is interested in many sports but horse racing has always been a passion.

Having ridden in point to points, Lee went on to steward at established Pony Racing in Devon and Cornwall, and currently trains three point to pointers from her home in South Devon.

Lee, along with dairy farmer husband Lawrence, has recently set up Surfing Cow Devon Ice Cream as a farm diversification. They have two daughters, Zoe and Pippa.

GUY LAVENDER

The lord Clinton

Ranulf Rayner

Richard Vines
Polly Gundry

Geoffrey Billson

A career of 33 years in the Royal Navy was followed by an equally fascinating and enjoyable 9 years as Managing Director of Exeter Racecourse from 1998 to 2007.

Tim Hailstone

As the son of a Leicestershire farmer who was a keen amateur rider, racing has always been an important part of Tim's life. Now retired from a career in publishing, he and Jenny live in Stoke Fleming, near Dartmouth. He is involved in horses with several West Country trainers and runs some racing syndicates with Mick Fitzgerald.

Tim Bourne

Royal Marine officer who then became a solicitor working in Exeter as a partner in a leading law firm.

Married with 2 children who has lived and worked in Yemen, Singapore and Malta. Was an Arabic interpreter, though not used now for over 40 years!

Enjoyed playing rugby and cricket (not well) and has taken up golf in retirement.