Summary
He loves leading the babies, and Barry [stable jockey Barry Fenton] wants him as a hunter when he's finished racing.' The hands-on trainer likes to ride Self Defense at exercise, as she does the twomile chaser Palua, whom she calls 'my little boy'. Palua was recommended by fellow trainer Andrew Balding. Perhaps because he 'trots like a cripple', 'we bought him for 11,000 guineas and Palua wins us a race for £20 grand every season'.
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Mutual Respect
Racing yards all have their own character, some pretty as picture books, some run like military camps. Down a muddy lane in deepest Hampshire Emma Lavelle's stables are all about cheerful teamwork. At the top of her gallops last week we were reflecting how the great Vincent O'B...
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