Whiteley held the honorary position of Mayor of Wetwang in East Yorkshire and enjoyed amemorableday at Ripon in 2001 when Mare Of Wetwang won a 10-furlong handicap race.
Houllier stayed involved via regular contact with assistant Phil Thompson and returned to the training ground in early March - amemorableday for the manager.
More memorable perhaps than the research reported in April which debunked conventional wisdom about how drinking eight glasses of water aday keeps you healthy.