George Scott believes Victorious Forever venture is an ‘exciting step’

George Scott has spoken of his excitement following the merger of KHK Racing and Victorious Racing to form Victorious Forever.

Scott has trained horses for both operations, Shaikh Nasser bin Hamed Al Khalifa’s Victorious Racing, for whom he saddled a Royal Ascot winner in Isle Of Jura, and his brother Shaikh Khalid’s KHK Racing.

Now the pair have joined forces in the hope it will take them to the next level in terms of competing for the sport’s major prizes.

“It seems a very logical decision. The two brothers are hugely passionate about British racing and their ambitions have been aligned since day one, it’s a very exciting step they’ve come together as one,” said Scott.

“There’s no doubt that their combined support has allowed my career to elevate.

“Shaikh Khalid has had Group One success with Vandeek and won a Classic with Eldar Eldarov, while Shaikh Nasser has had great success with the likes of Bradsell and Isle Of Jura.

“I think their ambition is to become a sustainable force in British racing where they may one day be comparable to the Shadwells, Coolmores and Juddmontes of this world, but that will take a bit of time.

“Financially it makes sense to come together, but more importantly their views are bonded as brothers and they felt they would get more enjoyment and satisfaction out of doing it together.

“Both KHK and Victorious have their own teams but they’ve always been very close so there won’t be a huge amount of change, it’s a very simple merger.

“Both operations add tremendous value to each each other. Shaikh Khalid has Staya with me and Zanthos with the Crisfords and we’ve got a bunch of unraced two-year-olds for Shaikh Nasser that we love.

“It’s something they’ve had in their minds for some time now and it’s just putting it into practice for them.”

Billy Jackson-Stops was racing manager for Victorious Racing and will continue to be a key part of the new operation. He said: “It’s very exciting, both organisations have had great success already but we are combining two great forces.

“His Highness Shaikh Nasser has had a lot of success buying yearlings while KHK have tended to do it with breeze-up horses, so by combining resources we’ll be on top of both sets of sales.

“Chris Wall (KHK’s racing manager) is the nicest man in racing and has a wealth of experience so I can’t wait to work with him.”