Simon Sherwood is to leave the famous Uplands stables in Lambourn at the end of the jumps season and move to a new base near Worcester.
The former jockey, best remembered for his association with Desert Orchid, has decided to leave Uplands after three years because it had become 'financially precarious' after former boss Andrew Cohen moved his horses earlier this year.
Cohen sold Uplands, where the great Fred Winter trained, to John and Lavinia Taylor, who are to look for another tenant for the yard, which has more than 40 boxes adjacent to their own separate stables.
Sherwood, who was a salaried trainer to Cohen for a season and then leased his yard from the Taylors, told the Racing Post: 'I have always wanted to buy my own place where I could have more space and independence _ room for store horses to buy and sell.'
The spur came when Cohen, who sold Uplands to the Taylors after developing it into a state-of-the-art centre, moved his horses to a new operation in north London.
That was despite two successful seasons with Sherwood which saw his Suny Bay win Haydock`s Tommy Whittle and Edward Hanmer, and High Game take the Mumm Mildmay Chase at Aintree.
Sherwood, 42, added: 'The knock-on effect was that I lost 30 per cent of the stable and the quality bulk was in Andrew`s possession. I have 25 horses this season, making my tenancy here precarious financially. I don`t begrudge Andrew doing what he did but it gave me the kick to move.
'John and Lavinia have been fantastic and I am remaining here until the end of my lease next May.'
Sherwood has bought a 130-acre property near Bromyard, 10 miles from Worcester.
It has no racing history but he has only to put in an all-weather gallop to cater for a 25-30 box yard which he plans to have ready for next June.
