InterviewStephen Thorne
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Meet the rookie trainer taking Flat racing by storm with a syndicate army and live Royal Ascot hopes
Conor Fennelly talks to Stephen Thorne, who is going great guns less than a year into his career
Conor FennellyReporter
Stephen Thorne: a trainer on the up
There's little growth in comfort.
You're not typically standing on fertile ground when inside your comfort zone, but the intrepidity required to take the plunge that Stephen Thorne took 12 months ago demands a sizeable degree of self-belief and mental fortitude.
Those are attributes the 35-year-old exudes as he reflects on a whirlwind seven months which started with a precarious move into training and could peak next month with live chances at Royal Ascot.
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