The British Racing School has proudly appointed a new Trustee and two Board Observers as part of its ongoing commitment to improving diversity and inclusion at the School and ensuring that it is representative of the communities it supports.
Anil Mangla, a senior financial services executive with over two decades of experience across capital formation, investor relations, and commercial strategy joins the Board as a Trustee. Dean Dennis, a senior commercial and technology executive who has built a substantial grassroots sport and community portfolio and Denise Myers, whose experience includes recruitment, partnerships and employer engagement, and founded the Black Talent Awards both join as Board Observers.
Julia Budd, Chair of the British Racing School said, “We are delighted to welcome Anil as a Trustee, and Dean and Denise as Observers to the Board. They each bring with them skills and expertise that will be invaluable to the British Racing School and share with us a commitment to broadening access and opportunities to all young people. Their insight and experience will help to strengthen an already talented Board and we are looking forward to working with each of them as the British Racing School continues to grow and support the racing industry through our world-class training.”
Anil Mangla said, “I am truly honoured to be joining the British Racing School as a Trustee. The School stands for something I believe in deeply – that where you come from should never limit where you can go. Growing up, I saw first-hand how access to opportunity can shape a life, and I am passionate about helping to open doors for the next generation of young people who have the talent and the drive to build a career in racing. I look forward to contributing to the Board and to supporting the British Racing School’s vital work in the years ahead.”
Dean Dennis said, “I’m delighted to be joining the British Racing School’s board as an observer. Having spent much of my life helping young people find opportunity through sport, I’m excited to support the School’s work opening in up careers in racing to talented people from every background.”
Denise Myers said, “I’m delighted to be joining the British Racing School as a Board Observer. I was drawn to the opportunity to bring my experience in partnerships, commercial development and employer engagement to an organisation that is creating genuine opportunities for young people, while gaining a new perspective on an industry and world I’ve watched from afar for many years. I’m really looking forward to contributing, asking questions and helping the School think about how it continues to grow and reach more young people.”
The appointments are one of a number of tangible ways in which the British Racing School has been working to broaden diversity and inclusion. It is home to the Riding A Dream Academy which was set up in 2021 to support young people from diverse ethnic communities and low-income backgrounds into British Horse Racing. In 2025-26 applications from young people from diverse ethnic backgrounds to our flagship Foundation Course rose once more to 13%. High profile alumni of the British Racing School include jockey Kaiya Fraser who won a Group 2 race at Goodwood earlier in the year and Aamilah Aswat who made history as the first Black and South Asian female jockey to win a jumps race in February.