Chris Waller has confirmed he was approached back in September about the Darley job, but kept the negotiations so quiet that he didn't even inform his own parents. Picture: Mark Evans. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited
PREMIER trainer Chris Waller last night opened up about his decision to turn down Sheikh Mohammed and pass on the dream Darley job.
John O'Shea was this week appointed as Peter Snowden's successor at Darley, and confirmed the powerhouse operation had made an earlier play for Waller.
The Daily Telegraph revealed on November 21 that Darley had made Waller their No. 1 target after Snowden informed them he would finish up at the end of next autumn.
Waller yesterday confirmed he had been approached back in September, but kept the negotiations so quiet that he didn't even inform his own parents.
He also revealed he not so long ago had aspirations to open a satellite stable in Dubai, simply because he wanted to be recognised on the world stage and impress people like Sheikh Mohammed.
Darley were so determined to get their man, John Ferguson flew to Sydney to sit in on one of the interviews.
"I was very close to going,'' Waller told The Daily Telegraph.
"I'm reluctant to talk about this, and I'm still reluctant to talk about it because I've got so much respect for the people who offered me the job.
"But 'yes', I was approached, I was asked to come in for a talk on a Monday, and when I left that meeting, I remember driving home thinking, 'I'm going to be Darley's next trainer'.
Trainer Chris Waller says wife Stephanie was the first to know about the offer. Picture: Jay Town Source: News Limited
"My wife Stephanie was the first person I told. I also spoke to some people close to me, including (stable foreman) Peter Muscutt, (racing manager) Liam Prior, and a select of powerful and influential owners who could run the country if they chose to.
"I slept that night, but it was in the middle of the Melbourne spring carnival, so it was the first thought on my mind every morning.
"In the end I realised I couldn't walk away from everyone. It wasn't just me, I'd be walking away from my staff, owners, friends, service providers.
"Why am I training? I don't want to me a multi-millionaire, I do this because I enjoy being around all these people, and I'm talking about a lot of people who supported me when I was starting out and had nothing.
"I currently have 130 horses at Rosehill and Flemington. I'd love to think I could grow that number to 150 if we get extra boxes at Flemington.
"Who is to say we can't be the next Darley? We can have everything in place ourselves where everyone says, 'wow, it's a foolproof system', which Darley has.''
Waller was last season's champion Group 1 trainer and tearaway Sydney premiership leader, so securing good horses will never be an issue. But the guarantee of an endless supply of horses, and an expensive annual retainer, would have made Darley attractive.
Waller said O'Shea was the right man for the gig, and ``I'll be the first to congratulate him when he wins a Group 1 for Darley and I finish second''.
Darley wanted an Australian with Group 1 success and experience running a big team. They wouldn't have gone wrong with Waller _ and won't go wrong with O'Shea.
Waller said he was filthy on himself when he fell short of his own lofty expectations, and didn't want to live each day wondering if Sheikh Mohammed was satisfied.
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