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09 Mar 26
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Trainer Evan Williams could face a prison sentence after being convicted of assaulting a dog walker on his land.
Williams, 54, was found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday of repeatedly striking 72-year-old Martin Dandridge with a hockey stick during an incident at his property in Llancarfan, South Wales, on December 4, 2024.
Dandridge, from Swindon in Wiltshire, sustained several injuries, including a fractured arm, during the attack.
A jury took one hour and 45 minutes to convict Williams – who is due to saddle Libberty Hunter in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday – of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Williams, 54, was found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday of repeatedly striking 72-year-old Martin Dandridge with a hockey stick during an incident at his property in Llancarfan, South Wales, on December 4, 2024.
Dandridge, from Swindon in Wiltshire, sustained several injuries, including a fractured arm, during the attack.
A jury took one hour and 45 minutes to convict Williams – who is due to saddle Libberty Hunter in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday – of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
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In 2001 the foot and mouth outbreak put his farm out of business..
Quarter of a century later he has put his foot in his mouth.
Quarter of a century later he has put his foot in his mouth.
taking it to trial has prob secured a jail sentence.
If he goes down he'd be wise to take Moloney with him , they can hide out the back.
I guess the dog wasn't an American Bulldog or a German Shepherd
The point raised by madtolo on the other fred, in the event of him being found guilty, can he be considered a fit and proper person to hold a licence?
Even if he's found not to be, just put the licence in his wife's name and carry on as you were?
Even if he's found not to be, just put the licence in his wife's name and carry on as you were?
I seem to recall his family all appearing on luck on sunday after the date of this incident. Something about them all riding in a race? Innocent until proven guilty and all that good stuff, but how many people have gotten into trouble with authorities after appearing on that show. It's quite a lot 
The court heard Mr Dandridge was staying at a holiday cottage near to Williams’ racehorse training centre.
Mr Dandridge took his cockerpoo Gulliver for a walk in a paddock that was part of the stables, and because it was dark was using a torch.
There had been incidents of fly-grazing on Williams’ property in the past – where animals are left on land without permission – as well as hare coursing and poaching, the court heard.
His family spotted the lights on their land and believed Mr Dandridge was lamping, when people use bright lights to find animals such as rabbits and foxes, often with a dog.
Williams told the court he did not injure Mr Dandridge and maintained he was hurt after being pulled over on the rough terrain by his out-of-control dog and had fallen into a drainage hole.
“If we hadn’t acted in the way we had, Mr Dandridge could have been on his own, hit his head, and we could be looking at serious, serious, serious death,” the father-of-three said.
William Bebb, prosecuting, asked the defendant if he was the hero, and he replied: “I’m no hero.
“I’m only saying that Mr Dandridge’s unfortunate lack of control of his dog caused his injury.”
Mr Bebb suggested Williams’ account of an out-of-control dog was “nonsense”.
“You were filled with rage due to the nature of the background you had with lampers,” he said.
“Whether a broken bone or a wound, you wanted to teach those lampers a lesson. I suggest you struck him repeatedly, swearing and shouting as you did.”
Trying to say the old boy walking his dog was mistaken for poachers. Previous good character might save him from getting locked up, who knows with the courts these days.
Mr Dandridge took his cockerpoo Gulliver for a walk in a paddock that was part of the stables, and because it was dark was using a torch.
There had been incidents of fly-grazing on Williams’ property in the past – where animals are left on land without permission – as well as hare coursing and poaching, the court heard.
His family spotted the lights on their land and believed Mr Dandridge was lamping, when people use bright lights to find animals such as rabbits and foxes, often with a dog.
Williams told the court he did not injure Mr Dandridge and maintained he was hurt after being pulled over on the rough terrain by his out-of-control dog and had fallen into a drainage hole.
“If we hadn’t acted in the way we had, Mr Dandridge could have been on his own, hit his head, and we could be looking at serious, serious, serious death,” the father-of-three said.
William Bebb, prosecuting, asked the defendant if he was the hero, and he replied: “I’m no hero.
“I’m only saying that Mr Dandridge’s unfortunate lack of control of his dog caused his injury.”
Mr Bebb suggested Williams’ account of an out-of-control dog was “nonsense”.
“You were filled with rage due to the nature of the background you had with lampers,” he said.
“Whether a broken bone or a wound, you wanted to teach those lampers a lesson. I suggest you struck him repeatedly, swearing and shouting as you did.”
Trying to say the old boy walking his dog was mistaken for poachers. Previous good character might save him from getting locked up, who knows with the courts these days.
Brilliant defence "If I hadn't injured him, fracturing his arm, he could have had a serious fall and died." 
Nearly as pathetic as the excuses when one of his gets ridden tailed off....
Cider
Was that not Tim Vaughan who rode in the Newmarket Plate with his family ?
Was that not Tim Vaughan who rode in the Newmarket Plate with his family ?
I believe that is correct, must have been the similar lilt
When he was riding in point to points he was always referred to in the jocks tent as Evil Williams.
Nasty. I await the sentence - custodial (suspended) or a mega fine. More importantly I wonder what the rudderless / stumbler BHA will do.
Was the guy who was attacked staying in a property owned by Williams on his land??
I think suspended and a fine. The guy was trespassing, it wasn't premeditated, he'd been subject to lampers in the past, I suspect he has no previous and prisons are full. I very much doubt that he'll offend again. The idea for prison is because he didn't admit the offence and apologise, so he has no complaints if he does get one. The idea that a cockerpoo would be out of control and drag him into a ditch and break his arm is bordering on the ridiculous. It's not much bigger than a rabbit.
The Labour MP had no mitigation, lied through his teeth, and the assault was witnessed, and caught on film. Also held a job in public office, where (theoretically) they are meant to be showing a good example.
Geoff. ...
Cardiff Crown Court heard how Mr Dandridge was staying at a holiday cottage near Evan Williams Racing – the racehorse training centre in the Vale Of Glamorgan where Williams works and lives with his family.
Cardiff Crown Court heard how Mr Dandridge was staying at a holiday cottage near Evan Williams Racing – the racehorse training centre in the Vale Of Glamorgan where Williams works and lives with his family.
They should both get bird, but this case has a little more mitigation than the Labour MP, in my opinion.
Only the other day I caught someone with a dog letting them go to the toilet on my land. Unknown to them, they were on my cctv watching their dog doing it. The level of gall was stratospheric, then trying to claim they couldn't stop the dog. I wasn't considering assaulting them obviously, but I could see how it could get heated as instead of being apologetic and saying it won't happen again, they were acting as if I was in the wrong for pulling them up on it!
Cockerpoos can be big bstrds there is different size poodles to x with with some being about 50-70 pounds my neice has one and it is the size of a large labrador and then my mate has one and is the size of slightly big spaniel.
Like all mongrels (which cockerpoos basically are) there are no hard and fast rules as to what one will turn out like even if you have a good idea of the parents.
Like all mongrels (which cockerpoos basically are) there are no hard and fast rules as to what one will turn out like even if you have a good idea of the parents.
It's a bizarre culture shift in society now where people will just lie to your face, as if you are some kind of idiot. As if some people have actually bought into this left wing nonsense concept of your truth (ie fiction) rather than the actual truth. You walk your little dog near to my land with the lead extended, and then claim you are helpless to stop it when you are literally watching it run on to my land and lift its leg. lol.
We very briefly had guinea pigs, not my idea. Our house backs onto a park. One two separate occasions the same fighting dog (the sort owned to intimidate you that you'd associate with a tattooed drug dealer) came into the garden, grabbed and killed a guinea pig. We found one of them in a neighbour's front garden.
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lol stands to reason obviously that a summary of investigating so called misinformation, is indeed, itself, lying
lol stands to reason obviously that a summary of investigating so called misinformation, is indeed, itself, lying
High percentage of farmers are cruel cold individuals,don’t believe what you,animal cruelty goes on big time…
One barbarian (imo) shot dead a spaniel puppy 60 months old in front of the little girl age 9 and her mum….
Dreadful scenes because it was barking in a field…..
Another couple asked the barbarian if it had seen a young dog….the barbarian replied it’s in my trailer shot to bits….
Reptile of the highest…
One barbarian (imo) shot dead a spaniel puppy 60 months old in front of the little girl age 9 and her mum….
Dreadful scenes because it was barking in a field…..
Another couple asked the barbarian if it had seen a young dog….the barbarian replied it’s in my trailer shot to bits….
Reptile of the highest…
I'm not clear that the 'born in the wrong body' nonsense, for example, is rooted in radical right populism :)
What is that supposed to mean? If you're talking about feeding a person's 'truth', rather than the actual truth, have you got better examples that pretending a bloke is a woman because he claims that is how he feels?
I concede it might be easier for you if it wasn't mentioned.
I concede it might be easier for you if it wasn't mentioned.
anyway back on topic
11kv • March 10, 2026 12:25 PM GMT
Man was trespassing end of.
There is a bit of merit in this. Would dog-owner wander through his neighbour's gardens with his dog and a torch in the dark?
11kv • March 10, 2026 12:25 PM GMT
Man was trespassing end of.
There is a bit of merit in this. Would dog-owner wander through his neighbour's gardens with his dog and a torch in the dark?
No cider it means that on an unrelated thread you have shoe-horned your obsessions with left wingers and trannies as you do in almost every thread (if you aren't aftertiming).
Remember the good ol days when trannies were a thing to be fascinated by.... now they are 2 a penny...
It's related as I'm assuming the 'victim' in this case feels he didn't do anything wrong. I experienced something similar recently (but no violence involved). I could see how it could get violent.
In regard to the possible punishment, it relates to a Labour MP who viciously assaulted a constituent, lied about it, and was eventually effectively let off with a slap on the wrist.
In regard to the possible punishment, it relates to a Labour MP who viciously assaulted a constituent, lied about it, and was eventually effectively let off with a slap on the wrist.
Sorry 6 months Kenbo.Shot with a shotgun in front of the little girl……
11kv 10 Mar 26 12:25
Man was trespassing end of.
so ok to attack the trespasser with a hockey stick and causse serious injurys?
Man was trespassing end of.
so ok to attack the trespasser with a hockey stick and causse serious injurys?
11kv 10 Mar 26 12:25
Man was trespassing end of.
so ok to attack the trespasser with a hockey stick and cause serious injuries?
Man was trespassing end of.
so ok to attack the trespasser with a hockey stick and cause serious injuries?
We bunk into hs2 for fishing.
Any security we say get lost but admittedly none brandishing bats
Any security we say get lost but admittedly none brandishing bats
Did Mike Amesbury hit a pensioner and cause fractures? The mitigating factors for Williams prolly offset by the age of the victim and the injuries suffered.
Aaron Nomicas got 6 months in prison. That was a vicious unprovoked attack on a 52 yo woman (she was lucky it wasn't worse) that could have resulted in catastrophic injuries, caught on camera and he would've gone in again had he not been stopped.
Aaron Nomicas got 6 months in prison. That was a vicious unprovoked attack on a 52 yo woman (she was lucky it wasn't worse) that could have resulted in catastrophic injuries, caught on camera and he would've gone in again had he not been stopped.
In all 3 instances a cruel twist of fate can cause fatal injuries and then you are up for murder or manslaughter. The pensioner could have suffered a heart attack. A punch that leads to you hitting the back of your head on a concrete surface or a violent kick in the head can be fatal.
If it has been a lamper out trying to catch a bunny he would have killed, the lamper excuse stopped as soon as he seen the silly wee dog.
Jail awaits and hate to agree with reeko but going to trial, what an idiot.
Jail awaits and hate to agree with reeko but going to trial, what an idiot.
why was he so bothered about a few rabbits killed on his land anyway , aren''t they pests?
We don't the exact circumstances of this one. Amesbury attacked a constituent when they were already on the ground after he'd sucker punched them.
The damage to the victim is just luck. If they hit their head on the concrete, after falling back off the kerb after being sucker punched. It's not in your control if they crack their skull or not. Or if you go in for more when they are already down on the floor.
Trespass (without causing damage, or in order to commit an offence) is not even a crime.
The response should be proportionate - saying "well, he shouldn't have been there" is not mitigation for attacking someone with a hockey stick.
The bit that flummoxes me is how his lawyer let him go to court in the first place. His whole account was ridiculous.
The response should be proportionate - saying "well, he shouldn't have been there" is not mitigation for attacking someone with a hockey stick.
The bit that flummoxes me is how his lawyer let him go to court in the first place. His whole account was ridiculous.
Mr Dandridge suffered a fracture to his arm and the court heard the alleged assault did not end until Mr Ring said: "That's enough" and ushered the defendant away.
The two police officers arrived and saw Williams holding the stick. They also described him shouting "What the f*** are you doing in my field with a lamp and a dog?"
He was taken to hospital where he was treated for his fractured left forearm, a cut to his forehead, a bruised chest and an injured left knee.
The two police officers arrived and saw Williams holding the stick. They also described him shouting "What the f*** are you doing in my field with a lamp and a dog?"
He was taken to hospital where he was treated for his fractured left forearm, a cut to his forehead, a bruised chest and an injured left knee.
two police officers investigating rural crime passed the defendant and Mr Ring, who were in a 4x4.
The driver, Williams, was said to have told the officers there were "lampers" in the field, and they were going to challenge them.
The officers followed the defendant and Mr Ring to the field.
The driver, Williams, was said to have told the officers there were "lampers" in the field, and they were going to challenge them.
The officers followed the defendant and Mr Ring to the field.
Only one person in the wrong,excessive force may have been used but how was he (Evan) to know the fella didnt have a sawn off pump action up his sleeve....
Hockey stick pmsl
Hockey stick pmsl
The one person in the wrong is clearly the guy who’s been found guilty!
The can will make or break……you can tell the temper is in built tbh…..
Ironic lamping a suspected lamper.Bet the defendants right pucked off with the ordeal..
You wouldn’t want to string a line with him Kenbo……
His mr's looks rougher than him,if she's the was the one coming out of court with him.
It's a bizarre culture shift in society now where people will just lie to your face, as if you are some kind of idiot. As if some people have actually bought into this left wing nonsense concept of your truth (ie fiction) rather than the actual truth. You walk your little dog near to my land with the lead extended, and then claim you are helpless to stop it when you are literally watching it run on to my land and lift its leg. lol.
Is the most naive post about the past and esp the legal system in this country ever posted anywhere on the internet? Do you actually think people didn't lie through their teeth and people have only just started lying in court in the last 20 years? When did this lying start iyo? You have obv left an incredibly sheltered existence if you think as above.
What is easier now - legal system or just being lied to - is it's easier to check the truth. Its even easier to just make up ones own truth!
Is the most naive post about the past and esp the legal system in this country ever posted anywhere on the internet? Do you actually think people didn't lie through their teeth and people have only just started lying in court in the last 20 years? When did this lying start iyo? You have obv left an incredibly sheltered existence if you think as above.
What is easier now - legal system or just being lied to - is it's easier to check the truth. Its even easier to just make up ones own truth!
Which part of your quote (of mine) is referencing the legal system?
I'd have thought I made myself pretty clear. But just for you, to clarify, I'm referencing everyday interactions with regular people. People that you may, or may not know. They will flat out lie to your face, lying about something that is self evidently untrue so that they can try to deny responsibility/accountability (as in my example, an adult claiming they can't control a chihuahua).
Had Il etait temps hit the deck at the last, Evan would have trained the Queen mother champion chase winner.
Didnt relize who the real trainer was
I ignored it
I ignored it
Wonder if he told the judge too have a few bob on it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2493e4927o
Reminded me of the Evan Williams case as similar age of victim.
Clearly worse than Evan Williams (broken eye socket and nose and cheekbone fractured in 3 places, and completely unprovoked), although he did admit it. Caught on camera and witnesses, so not like he could deny it.
Only got a one year jail term which was suspended for two years (joke number one, as surely merited custodial) £1,500 in compensation (another joke, I got just short of £5k for far less serious injuries in a civil case that was due to negligence, not pre-meditated) and only 50 hours community service.
Anyhow, if that is any sort of benchmark, Mr Williams should not receive a custodial.
Reminded me of the Evan Williams case as similar age of victim.
Clearly worse than Evan Williams (broken eye socket and nose and cheekbone fractured in 3 places, and completely unprovoked), although he did admit it. Caught on camera and witnesses, so not like he could deny it.
Only got a one year jail term which was suspended for two years (joke number one, as surely merited custodial) £1,500 in compensation (another joke, I got just short of £5k for far less serious injuries in a civil case that was due to negligence, not pre-meditated) and only 50 hours community service.
Anyhow, if that is any sort of benchmark, Mr Williams should not receive a custodial.
Mar 12, 2026 -- 7:04PM, strontium wrote:
Can you get the Racing Post in prison?
yes
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