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Sir Mark Prescott: 'A blind man would have seen that he was a decent horse'
Tom Peacock speaks to the trainer about his 1996 Nunthorpe hero Pivotal
Sir Mark Prescott: trained the great PivotalCredit: Edward Whitaker
One might imagine that a sprint champion and totemic sire of the future would announce his arrival with all the bravado of a lead singer in a stadium rock band.
When Sir Mark Prescott first met Pivotal, however, he was a bit of a wallflower.
"He was shown to me at Cheveley Park, I could take you to the field now, and they were very kind and sent me five or six lovely yearlings but I had the choice from a bunch," the trainer recalls with characteristic acuity.
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Tom PeacockBloodstock features writer
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