Turning back the clock: News from Southern yards, tracks and gallops

Richard Eagle tracks down news from southern yards, tracks and gallops

Ede’iffs Rock ridden by Shaun Greene and inset, Trainers Bill Turner and Nigel Hawke

Before I succumbed to the cold on an arctic Monday at Plumpton racecourse I made the effort to chat with one of the stalwarts of UK horse racing, Bill Turner.
I first met Bill at the Ascot sales many years ago. I had probably foolishly bought a young filly for next to nothing.
She was good looker but I soon witnessed why there were no other bids. She was a nutty as a fruit cake with a hatred of horse boxes.
Five of us had attempted to ...

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