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ROD BEATS THE ODDS: Nick Townsend meets the west country trainer with a golden touch

ROD BEATS

In a Flat racing world dominated by the behemoths of Newmarket and Lambourn, almost production lines of black-type talent, it is somehow gratifying to meet a 68-year-old trainer who continues to thrive as the frontman of the family affair he established in Devon 36 years ago.

Anthelia ridden by Lewis Edmunds (left) wins at Sandown in May

Just about everything seemingly conspires against his zeal. His yard at The Paddocks near Cullompton, stables around 35 charges. There’s the long haul to most Flat tracks, with Salisbury at 80 miles he considers his “local” course. And this is not exactly...

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