Trainer: M. Preetam Daby

Chandraduth (Preetam) Daby first started out as a jockey, riding 68 winners in a career spanning from 1990 to 2014.

His biggest win came in the 2009 Duchess Of York Cup, courtesy of Cormorant Pass for Hugues Maigrot Jr. He stopped riding five years later, after suffering injuries from repeated falls.

He joined Shirish Narang as Stable Supervisor, before becoming assistant-trainer to Randhir Pertaub, until the latter ceased his activities as a trainer. He later joined Simon Jones in 2016, still in the role as assistant-trainer.

In 2017, he became a fully-fledged trainer and it was a good season, scoring 14 wins, including victory in the Group 2 Coupe des Presidents with Kingmambo's Legacy. 2018 was even better, as he finished in 5th position in the Trainers' Championship.

Last season saw him train 24 winners, and he was also crowned Champion Trainer during the Attitude International Jockeys Weekend.

Trainer since: 2017

Stable: C.Daby

Record (as at December 31st 2019) : 65 wins and 215 placings for 546 nominations with gains amounting to Rs 20,424,450

Best Season: Fifth in 2018 (27 wins and 88 placings for 194 runners and stakes money amounting to Rs 8,614,000)