Johnathan Powell spends a day at Lambourn with the trainer who has sprung towards the top of the tree

Johnathan Powell

Clive Cox, far right, helps lead in Lethal Force and jockey Adam Kirby after winning the 2013 Darley July Cup

Clive Cox’s second spell as a racehorse trainer has delivered a series of big race victories that have pitchforked him irresistibly towards the top of the tree.
To spend a morning with him at his stables on the roof of Lambourn is to marvel at his calm demeanour and easy going temperament as he goes about the stressful business of fine-tuning his team of 10...