Oliver Sherwood enjoying life again as team recovers from Many Clouds heartbreak
Lambourn correspondent James Burn on a popular figure firing once more
The third anniversary of Many Clouds' epic yet tragic Cotswold Chase triumph is approaching, but as Oliver Sherwood eyes his first Graded victory since that fateful day, he can look back on the last 18 months with pride and satisfaction.
Sherwood's 34 winners last season was his joint-best total since Manchester United won the treble in 1999, and the lifelong Chelsea fan has hit the net 24 times this season.
Looking forward to Papagana's appearance in Saturday's Grade 2 bet365 Mares' Hurdle at Ascot, for which she is the 7-4 favourite, he says: "Of course Clouds was hard – for everybody – but you have to move on and you've got other horses to train.
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