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'I had to push myself to keep moving forward' - Alpinista's groom Annabel Willis making most of pastures new at Ed Dunlop's

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Annabel Willis, devoted groom to Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista, has explained to the Grapevine her reasons for moving yards to become Ed Dunlop’s pupil assistant.

Willis joined Sir Mark Prescott’s Heath House Stables in 2017 on work experience before becoming the trainer’s travelling head lass and enjoying her high-profile association with Alpinista.

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