David Elsworth is a horse trainer

Horse trainer

In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

 living in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. He is perhaps best known for being the trainer of Desert Orchid

Desert Orchid

Desert Orchid , affectionately known as Dessie, was an English racehorse. The gallant grey achieved iconic status within National Hunt racing, where he was much loved by supporters for his front-running attacking style, iron will and extreme versatility. He was rated the fifth best National Hunt...

, 1988 Grand National

Grand National

The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...

 winner Rhyme 'n' Reason and 1990 Queen Mother Champion Chase

Queen Mother Champion Chase

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles , and during its running there are twelve fences to be jumped...

 winner Barnbrook Again - just three horses amongst a host of top-class performers over jumps and on the flat. He also trained Persian Punch

Persian Punch

Persian Punch was a Thoroughbred racehorse trained in the United Kingdom. He was frequently heralded by the Racing Post and his fans as the most popular horse in training during the final years of his career. He had his own fan club and website....

 to win multiple staying races on the flat, whilst his sole classic success came with the 1990 Irish 1000 Guineas

Irish 1000 Guineas

The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.-History:...

with In The Groove.