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'The best thing is people seeing my real father - he's out of that dark place'
The champion apprentice speaks to Jonathan Harding after his first Group 1 win
Cieren Fallon: rode his breakthrough Group 1 on just his second attemptCredit: Edward Whitaker
Cieren Fallon will not mind having to redecorate his kitchen wall.
A picture of him winning the Abernant Stakes with Oxted has pride of place but, after only a month, the champion apprentice is having to replace it with a bigger, better shot of their July Cup success.
It may help the 21-year-old get his head around the magnitude of his achievement, which after a week has only just begun to sink in.
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Published on 19 July 2020inInterviews
Last updated 15:13, 21 July 2020
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