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British point-to-point racing has lost one of its most respected and accomplished trainers with the death of Sheila Crow at the age of 87.
From her family base at Hadnall, Shropshire, Sheila enjoyed a career spanning more than four decades, training hundreds of winners and earning a reputation as one of the sport’s finest horsewomen. Together with her late husband, Edward, she built one of point-to-point racing’s leading yards, renowned not only for the winners they trained but also for their exceptional eye for young horses. Many they sourced and produced later went on to distinguished careers under other connections.
Her lifelong love of horses began in the show ring before racing became her passion. At the age of 16, Sheila rode to her first point-to-point victory at Eyton, making it especially poignant that the Shropshire course was also the final racecourse she visited.
The Crow family’s achievements extended far beyond the training yard. Sheila guided both her children, Lucy and Alastair, to National point-to-point jockey championships, with Lucy making history as the first female recipient of the Wilkinson Sword. Earlier this year, she had the pleasure of watching her grandson, Henry, complete the Foxhunters’ Chase double at Cheltenham and Aintree. Her influence on British point-to-point racing will continue to be felt for generations to come.
Sheila is survived by her children, Lucy and Alastair, and was a devoted grandmother to Alice, Sophie, Scott and Henry, and great-grandmother to Edward and Louisa.
Her funeral will take place on Wednesday, 29 July 2026, at 12 noon at St Mary Magdalene church, Hadnall. Following the service, all are welcome to join the family for refreshments at New House Farm, Hadnall.
The photo above is of Sheila and her late husband Edward, very kindly supplied by Alice Stockings (nee Walker), and it is one of her favourite photographs of her late grandmother.
