08/07/2026
Very sad news. Sheila was a regular at Eyton, sending our condolences to the Crow family and everyone who knew her 🤍
One of point-to-pointing’s greatest trainers, Sheila Crow, has died. She was 87.
Based at Hadnall in Shropshire, Crow handled numerous multiple winners, guided her children Alastair and Lucy to national riding championships, was a key factor in the four title races won by Richard Burton and helped Alastair’s son Henry at the start of his riding career. It was fitting that while in failing health she witnessed Henry’s memorable wins this spring on the Joe O’Shea-trained Barton Snow at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals.
Read more on the GB Pointing website: gbpointing.co.uk/sad-death-of-outstanding-trainer-sheila-crow