THE Westons are putting Hindlip’s Offerton Farm on the map as far as horse racing is concerned.

Martin’s riding career finished in the early 1990s after “20 or so” winners, mostly on horses he owned and trained himself, including four on Contrary Lady who finished seventh in the 1987 Foxhunters at Aintree.

He won the 1997 National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham Festival with home-bred Flimsy Truth.

Martin held the reins from the late 1960s to 2013, while son Tom, who rode 141 winners between the flags and under Rules, took over for two years.

Tom now has a licence to train under Rules and the stable hit a purple patch with Tullow Tonic winning three races in 10 days at Towcester, Leicester and Sandown in November and December.

His riding career started with Caught at Dawn who won 16 races between the flags and in Hunter Chases.

“He got me going,” recalled Tom. “I had my first ride on him in 2003 at Garnons when we were second and then my first winner next time out at Maisemore Park.

“The following season we won six on the bounce when I was just 17, including the Lady Dudley Cup. He also took me round Aintree and we won the United Hunts Cup at Cheltenham twice.”

After a promising start, it took until the 2008-2009 season before Tom reached double figures for winners.

But he enjoyed 20 pointing successes in 2010, double his previous best, and big race glory in Hunter Chases, on Hemington in the John Corbet and on Silver Adonis for Claines handler Dr Richard Newland at Aintree.

Tom retired in 2015 after 111 winners between the flags and 30 under rules.

“The training was getting busier,” he explained. “We had a lot more horses at home. I could have gone on for years riding 10 to 12 winners.

“But while I was still quite young I’d got enough out of the sport and had more winners than I thought I would.”

The Westons have 28 boxes at Hindlip with 24 full and 14 due to run for Martin in point-to-points while the rest will represent Tom under Rules.

Martin has been training horses for nearly 50 years and the yard has expanded rapidly recently.

Tom said of their training regime: “We work them and then put them out in the field. It’s a simple recipe and we don’t overthink it.

“We’ve bought lots of three-year-olds which we’ll send pointing to try and win a maiden and then sell on.

“Finding good people is the hardest thing in racing. I rely on word of mouth for ones who are reliable and a decent rider.”

Leo Mahon’s link with the Weston stable reaped immediate benefits when the 22-year-old took the West Midland Area leading rider title for the first time last year.

The jockey said: “This year I’m most looking forward to riding Blackmill and Danny’s Star for Martin and I’d like to try to beat my personal best (of 13 last season) and have another crack at Aintree.”

Horses to watch from the Weston stables also include Arthurs Secret, Barra Hooley, and Vasco De Mee.