He came to prominence in 1966 when a greyhound called Dusty Trail finished runner-up in the
1966 English Greyhound Derby. The greyhound went on to become the
Greyhound of the Year after winning the
Scottish Greyhound Derby, finishing runner-up in the
Welsh Greyhound Derby and winning both the International and
Pall Mall Stakes. In 1968 he trained
Yellow Printer and steered Shanes Rocket to success in the
Gold Collar. Two more Derby finalists arrived during the
1970 English Greyhound Derby when Hymus Silver finished fourth and the
1972 English Greyhound Derby when Scintillas Gem also finished fourth, behind the great
Patricias Hope. He then reached two more Derby finals in 1974 and 1975 with Handy High and Foreign Exchange respectively before winning the 1975 Welsh Derby with Baffling Bart and the 1979 Gold Collar with Gayflash. Towards the end of his career he sat on the BGRB board.{{cite web|url=http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-may-iii/ ==Awards==