A good week for the Charlton family became a great deal better after Tom, who married his fiancé Alana in Sicily last Tuesday, launched into a training partnership with John O'Shea in Australia.
The announcement comes after Charlton, son of multiple Group 1-winning handler Roger and brother to the recently Royal Ascot-winning handler Harry, spent over five years working as an assistant to O'Shea.
In his 24 years operating with a licence, O'Shea has managed the careers of many classy types, including Charge Forward, Racing To Win, Foxwedge and Hartnell, and has sent out 29 Group 1 winners.
The news comes after Harry Charlton, who recently took over from Roger at Beckhampton, registered his first Royal Ascot winner when Hand Of God claimed the Golden Gates Stakes.
Speaking on Monday, Roger commented, “It has been a very proud few weeks for the family. Harry had a great week at Royal Ascot and has enjoyed a good start to his training career and now this announcement that Tom is to join forces with John O'Shea is great news as well.”
He added on the 28-year-old's appointment, “Tom is on his honeymoon and gets back to Australia next week. He was determined that he wanted to work for John O'Shea and never looked over his shoulder for other options. I believe, not that I've witnessed, that he works incredibly hard. I know that he is good with people and that he's dedicated. They get on very well together.”
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