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Local hero Bradley Gibbs starts season with fine treble at Pyle
Bradley Gibbs: enjoyed an excellent weekendCredit: Carl Evans
It was appropriate that Hertfordshire-based Bradley Gibbs rode a treble when the season opened at Pyle, near Bridgend, on Sunday.
Gibbs may train from a yard that is much closer to London than Cardiff, but he is undoubtedly Welsh, and his three winners buoyed a small but loyal crowd of locals who ventured out in ferocious wind and gusting rain.
Men's champion James King is favourite to retain his title, but Gibbs, 27, has been a contender in the past, and that was a brilliant start.
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Published on 4 November 2021inFeatures
Last updated 17:24, 4 November 2021
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