From an Irish family steeped in horseracing, Newmarket-born Sean Cronin spent part of his early years at the Lillingston Family’s Mount Coote Stud in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. His first racing memory was Red Rum’s dramatic defeat of Crisp in the 1973 Grand National and from that moment his passion for the sport was ignited.

Having initially trained as an accountant, Sean joined the accounts department of the British Bloodstock Agency in 1988 before taking a role at Martin Pearce’s World Racing Network in 1997. He has run CafeRacing alongside Tom Frary since 2000 and currently resides in the picturesque county of Norfolk, England (a long stone’s throw from The Queen’s Royal Studs).

Alongside Red Rum’s first Aintree success, his fondest memories include The Minstrel’s 1977 Derby, El Gran Senor’s 1984 2000 Guineas, Dancing Brave’s 1986 Arc de Triomphe, Royal Academy’s 1990 Breeders’ Cup Mile, Motivator’s 2005 Derby and all three of Istabraq’s Champion Hurdle wins. An avid fan of the West Ham United soccer team and the Limerick hurling team, Sean is the eldest son of the late Johnny Cronin-a former member of the Tattersalls groundstaff-and the father of Thomas, Benjamin, Jessica, Róisín and Daisy.