OpinionPeter Thomas
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He has the undying respect of his peers and has made a bloody good living - so how sorry should we feel for Robert Havlin?
Peter ThomasSenior features writer
Happy couple: Robert Havlin celebrates his second Group 1 success with boss John Gosden at Newbury on SaturdayCredit: Edward Whitaker
Spare a thought for poor old Robert Havlin. A gruelling, soul-sapping 34 years in the saddle and what's he got to show for it? A paltry two Group 1 wins, that's what.
Then again, you might like to factor in 26 more Group wins of various denominations among his more than 1,200 career successes, nine half-centuries since he started in 1991 and a brace of hundreds in the last ten years, a decade during which he's topped the million-pound mark in prize-money six times.
Yes, poor old Robert.
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