How Tony Martin cemented his reputation as a lander of monumental gambles

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Cheltenham's greatest gambles

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Coral Cup, 2003

Down the years there have been a few trainers the very mention of whose name induces palpitations in the massed ranks of festival layers, and Tony Martin was undoubtedly one.

His ability to see a possible handicap blot was beyond question and his capacity to engineer a big gamble accordingly soon developed into the stuff of legend.

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Published on 28 February 2020inCheltenham Festival

Last updated 15:24, 4 March 2020

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