Kim Bailey: Emma Lavelle masterminded a brilliant duo at Newbury *H&H Plus*

You cannot beat success as a trainer — that is why we all do it — and last weekend Emma Lavelle masterminded a duo of brilliant winners in the two big races at Newbury with Paisley Park and De Rasher Counter. She rightly deserved to wake up on Sunday feeling a bit ropey after the celebrations, but it is unlikely she did because she’s a true professional — she would have bounced out of bed to pat her two stablestars.

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