The Syndicate Manager

A BRITISH HORSERACING THRILLER Ben Ramsden is a racehorse syndicate manager and someone is trying to buy up all the shares in his potentially top-class racehorse ‘The Ghost Machine’. What’s worse, it looks like the people behind the plot to wrestle ‘The Ghost’ from his syndicate will stop at nothing to secure all the shares. One by one, the shares are acquired and soon the remaining syndicate members have a tough decision to make when the shadowy group behind the ownership coup makes its true intentions known. Set in England, the story follows the elation, disappointment, intrigue, and thrills of racehorse ownership and reveals a world where the promise of money, recognition, and success can prove to be a toxic combination. When a racehorse starts showing top-class potential as a youngster you can be sure devious people will be out there waiting to snatch ownership from you…

The Syndicate Manager was the debut novel by Richard Laws who has worked in the horse racing industry for twenty-five years. A syndicate manager since 2004, he is the founder of the biggest small-share syndication company in the United Kingdom.