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Former jockey to follow father and mother into training business
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Former jockey Chester Williams is to fulfil his long-held ambition to become a trainer, with his first runners expected to hit the track in the autumn.
Not only has training been Williams' dream since he was young, he has a perfect pedigree for the job with father Nick and mum Jane highly successful in the business.
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