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-There are 59 racecourses in Britain.

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-This is one of them -

-Ffos Las in Carmarthenshire.

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-There are 8,000 racehorse owners

-in the country...

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-..and Janet Davies is number 23

-on the list of National Hunt owners.

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-In this programme,

-we focus on the speedy steeds.

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-Welcome to Ceffylau Cymru.

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-We take a look behind the scenes

-with a racehorse owner.

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-This is the sport of kings

-which also appeals to commoners.

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-The roots of horse racing

-can be traced to Roman times.

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-It's a sport which is

-full of pain, pounds and pedigree.

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-Hold on tight!

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-The thrill of competition...

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-..is the highlight

-for any racehorse owner or trainer.

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-A day at the races is a combination

-of joy and disappointment.

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-From jockey to bookie,

-from handicap to horseshoe.

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-Everyone's on tenterhooks.

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-But the hard work is done

-before this stage.

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-Our story begins at the stables,

-with Brychan and Janet.

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-Janet Davies

-is a successful businesswoman...

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-..who runs

-a translation company in Cardiff.

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-Owning horses may be her hobby

-but her professional instincts...

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-..mean it's a well organized

-and successful venture.

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-Her horses

-are trained by Evan Williams...

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-..on his farm

-in the Vale Of Glamorgan.

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-Janet, what sparked

-your interest in racehorses?

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-A combination of things.

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-I remember being in my grandmother's

-house many years ago...

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-..watching horse races with her and

-my sister on a black and white TV.

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-We had a few pennies

-to bet on horses.

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-I think it was my grandmother's way

-of keeping us out of mischief!

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-Apparently, my great-grandfather

-worked as a groom...

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-..so it seems

-horses were in my blood.

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-My interest

-also stemmed from the fact...

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-..that a friend of mine

-owned a point-to-point horse.

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-I started to follow

-point-to-point races...

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-..and I enjoyed it.

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-When did you buy

-your first racehorse?

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-Back in the summer of 2008.

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-The point-to-point season

-was over...

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-..and I told my husband

-I'd like to own a horse.

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-He said, "If you want

-to own a horse, buy it yourself."

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-I visited another yard

-before I came here, to meet Evan.

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-I fell in love with a horse

-called King's Theatre.

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-Of course, he was expensive

-and I said I had to look elsewhere.

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-He said, "As this is your first

-horse, let's have shared ownership."

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-"You buy 50%

-and I'll keep the other 50%."

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-Evan had faith in the horse

-although it had never raced.

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-The months passed

-and the horse showed great promise.

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-A few days before the horse

-was due to run his first race...

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-..my husband decided to buy a share.

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-We were in a taxi in London...

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-..when he phoned Evan to tell him

-he wanted to buy the other half.

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-The horse ran two days later

-and he won.

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-That may have been

-the worst thing to happen to us...

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-..because we fell in love

-with racing.

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-Since that day, we've enjoyed

-a pretty good level of success.

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-Janet's horses have run

-at meetings across the UK...

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-..including Ffos Las

-and Chepstow in Wales...

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-..and over the border

-in Ludlow, Ascot and Cheltenham.

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-Court Minstrel, one of her horses,

-came through a thrilling race...

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-..to win

-the 2013 Scottish Champion Hurdle.

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-It's a lovely morning

-in Llancarfan, Janet.

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-It can be breezy here.

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-Yes, and extremely cold.

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-Talk me through

-what's happening here.

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-Our horses are out on the yard.

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-We don't own all these horses.

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-They're taken

-out of their boxes in the morning...

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-..to be taken

-either on the gallop...

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-..to go onto the sand

-or simply for some light exercise.

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-It depends

-on the condition of the horse.

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-The jockeys are warming them up,

-waiting for Evan's instructions.

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-You seem like a happy person to me.

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-This must give you a thrill.

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-This must give you a thrill.

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-Yes.

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-It's a great way to relax

-and forget about work and worries.

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-There's an incline here.

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-Yes, and some of them find it tough.

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-Some of them

-gallop up there, mind you.

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-There's a huge variety

-in the way Evan trains each horse.

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-Some horses may not come up here.

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-They sulk and refuse to come here.

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-We have to listen to the horses.

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-Do you enjoy watching them train?

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-Do you enjoy watching them train?

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-Yes. It's the best part of it.

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-Being outside and watching

-our horses doing their best...

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-..gives me great pleasure.

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-Evan Williams grew up here,

-on Aberogwrn farm...

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-..in the Vale Of Glamorgan.

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-He was a point-to-point jockey

-before he became a trainer.

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-His structured days

-include exercising the horses...

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-..discussions

-with jockeys and owners...

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-..and entering horses in races.

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-Mrs Davies

-is a very, very good listener...

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-..but where

-she's a successful owner...

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-..is that

-she makes her own mind up as well.

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-A racehorse trainer enjoys people

-giving them their opinions.

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-If you think you're right all

-the time, you'll never move forward.

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-An owner can have an opinion on a

-horse I perhaps wouldn't have seen.

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-It's nice to get an owner's look

-on the whole situation...

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-..because it can sometimes

-point you in the right direction.

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-I like Evan's style.

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-When they've done their work

-and been washed...

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-..they're let out to graze.

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-Are your horses out here?

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-Yes, a few of them are here.

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-They were running earlier

-and now they're relaxing.

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-You can see

-that they are totally relaxed.

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-They're very content.

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-They'll be out here

-until lunchtime...

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-..so they'll graze

-for a good two hours.

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-You can see

-that they really are relaxed.

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-It's good to see there's a time for

-working and a time for relaxation.

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-It's just like people.

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-We work hard and play hard

-and so do these horses.

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-As we've seen, Janet enjoys watching

-her horses on Evan Williams's farm.

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-Brychan had the pleasure

-of meeting the horses she owns...

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-..and I'm about to meet

-the ones that she's breeding.

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-Janet, you've already

-had a good day with Brychan.

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-We've seen where the horses

-are kept and trained.

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-We've seen

-how the whole thing operates.

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-But there's another element

-to your equine world.

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-You breed horses too.

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-You breed horses too.

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-Yes, and it's a new element.

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-We bought a mare

-in Ireland in 2009...

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-..with the intention of racing her.

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-She did race a couple of times.

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-She won a race at Towcester...

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-..and we could see

-that she had great potential.

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-But she sustained a leg injury

-when she ran at Hereford...

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-..and rather than try to find

-an alternative home for her...

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-..we thought we'd try to breed her.

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-We thought if we could get her to

-produce a couple of foals, why not?

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-Timoca already has two foals...

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-..with a third on the way.

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-Timoca comes from

-a successful bloodline...

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-..which includes

-Northern Dancer and Mill Reef.

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-Northern Dancer

-won the Kentucky Derby...

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-..in the United States.

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-What are your hopes

-when it comes to breeding?

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-Well, we hope to see her foals

-on racecourses.

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-More than that,

-we hope to see them win.

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-That would be a dream come true.

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-I've told

-Evan Williams, our trainer...

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-..to be brutally honest with us...

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-..and tell us

-if they'll make racehorses.

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-These are exciting times.

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-Yes, and I try

-not to come and see them too often.

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-They're racehorses, not pets.

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-I look forward to the future.

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-I hope they don't all disappoint me!

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-I'm with

-the racehorse owner, Janet Davies.

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-Court Minstrel is one

-of her most successful horses.

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-He's won ten hurdle races, come

-second three times and third twice.

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-Brychan met Court Minstrel

-at the stables a while back...

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-..but, in the meantime,

-he's had great success.

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-Yes. It's incredible, to be honest.

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-A few days after being on the yard

-and praising the little horse...

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-..he was entered

-in a two and half mile race.

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-He'd never

-run further than two miles before.

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-I checked his odds that morning,

-and they were 25-1.

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-I thought to myself,

-"That's worth a flutter."

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-By the time the race got under way,

-he'd drifted to 40-1.

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-I'm not a betting woman,

-but I couldn't resist it...

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-..so I put a few pounds on him.

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-He looked magnificent on the day

-and he came from nowhere.

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-He was bringing up the rear

-and he come from nowhere.

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-He was third or fourth

-as he jumped the final hurdle.

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-He passed the rest of the field,

-running like the wind.

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-He was so cheeky, he turned his head

-to the others, as if to say...

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-.."Hello! I've passed you!"

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-The TV commentators just said,

-"How on earth did he do that?"

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-The jockey did brilliantly...

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-..and Evan did a magnificent job.

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-Evan trained him

-to win that huge race.

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-The downside is he can only run

-in top class races from now on.

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-It will be tough for him...

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-..but I look forward

-to seeing what happens.

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-It'll be a challenge.

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-It'll be a challenge.

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-Definitely.

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-The fact that he won

-is unbelievable.

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-The big day has dawned.

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-This is the big stage.

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-All the hard work leads up to this.

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-David saw the foals and

-I saw the hard work at the stables.

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-Welcome back to Ffos Las.

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-Ffos Las racecourse, Carmarthenshire

-is a relatively new course.

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-Janet has a good track record

-at this racecourse.

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-Her horses have won here 13 times.

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-The rain was torrential

-during our day there...

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-..but it couldn't dampen

-our excitement.

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-Janet has two runners today.

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-Fille De Champs

-is making her debut...

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-..and Copper Birch,

-a horse with huge potential.

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-Janet, we've seen the horses

-being trained at the stables.

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-It all leads to this -

-a race meeting.

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-Here we are, at Ffos Las

-on a cold and windy day.

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-You're hoping

-to have a successful day.

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-Yes, we hope so.

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-Copper Birch has been in the stables

-for three months...

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-..waiting for a race.

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-He's been raring to go...

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-..but bad weather has meant

-that races have been cancelled.

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-We hope he does well today.

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-You're also racing a new little mare

-for the first time today.

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-Yes - Fille De Champs.

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-We bought her about a year ago.

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-We've been waiting and waiting

-for her to race.

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-She's ready to race

-and I hope she'll be alright.

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-This kind of race

-will be an education for her.

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-She's been entered in a flat race,

-rather than a hurdles race.

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-We want to see if she settles.

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-She's like a child

-going somewhere for the first time.

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-The official term for this kind

-of racing is National Hunt.

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-It involves racing on the flat,

-usually over a variety of hurdles.

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-Copper Birch

-will run in the Handicap Chase.

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-In a handicap, the best horses

-carry more weight in the saddle...

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-..to make it a fair race.

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-The Grand National is the most

-famous handicap race of them all...

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-..but Ffos Las will do nicely today.

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-Brychan, you have more experience

-of racing than me.

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-What's your advice to me?

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-What's your advice to me?

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-My advice is never bet!

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-When you see the bookie

-arrive by helicopter...

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-..you know it's a mug's game!

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-I'll follow Copper Birch.

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-I had a nice price on him, at 7-1.

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-I'll sit with Janet

-to watch the race.

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-Have you had a flutter?

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-Yes. My money's on Fille Des Champ.

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-I can't wait to see the race.

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-Fingers crossed for Janet.

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-Copper Birch runs first, and Brychan

-joins Janet in the pre-parade ring.

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-Owners, trainers and jockeys

-meet here to discuss tactics.

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-Minutes before the race.

-What happens now?

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-All the horses are in the ring,

-as you can see.

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-They're walking around,

-starting to warm up.

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-Owners and trainers are here

-and, when the bell rings...

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-..we'll be joined by the jockeys.

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-Evan will tell our jockey

-how to run the race.

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-How are your nerves?

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-How are your nerves?

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-Alright, at the moment.

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-I may get nervous later.

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-This horse has a mind of his own,

-so anything could happen.

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-Come on, number nine!

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-Come on, number nine!

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-Yes. Let's hope for the best.

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-And they're off!

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-They're racing!

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-That's fast!

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-Yes, when you consider

-they'll run three miles in the mud.

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-He jumped that one well.

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-He jumped that one well.

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-Good boy.

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-He's at the rear but he looks happy.

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-Over the second safely.

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-Here they come,

-in front of the stand.

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-All the runners

-are still in the race.

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-Yes, and they're bunched together.

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-Yes - it's a close race.

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-There's growing excitement

-in the stand.

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-Everyone's watching

-the horse they've backed.

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-No wonder they're struggling

-in this weather.

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-The ground is really heavy.

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-The important thing is the jockey

-knows when the horse is too tired...

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-..and he stops him.

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-He's sixth and he's slowing down.

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-I think it would be better

-if he didn't jump any more now.

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-That's how accidents happen.

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-Unfortunately,

-it's too much for Copper Birch...

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-..and the jockey pulls him up.

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-It's disappointing, but it's a

-relief that the horse is uninjured.

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-Are you happy

-with the jockey's decision?

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-Yes, because it means

-the horse will come home.

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-I need to check that he's OK but

-he didn't fall or injure himself.

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-He's exhausted. You can see that.

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-He's exhausted. You can see that.

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-Yes. He's shattered.

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-He can run some other time.

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-Janet, how do you feel

-after that last race?

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-I feel alright.

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-He did his best and I'm glad

-he was pulled up before the finish.

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-The big horses who've run since then

-have struggled.

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-Small horses can get through the mud

-but it's hard for the big ones.

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-But that's life.

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-On we go to the next race

-and Fille De Champs.

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-How do you feel ahead of this race?

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-I feel fine.

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-I want to see if she can behave.

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-I hope she's learned some manners

-from Evan's training.

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-She'll run her own race.

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-I hope she'll be quite competitive

-but I don't want her to be pushed.

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-The jockey is quite young...

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-..but I hope he knows

-what to do with her.

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-They're off!

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-Fille De Champs

-is a runner in this race.

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-She's right at the rear, which is

-where she's supposed to be.

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-That should help her stay relaxed.

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-It's possible that the ground

-will be too heavy for her.

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-As long as she relaxes

-and runs well, I'll be happy.

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-As you can see, she's struggling

-with that soft ground.

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-The first four horses

-have a substantial lead.

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-She's alright.

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-She's behaving herself

-and I think she looks happy enough.

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-We told the jockey to pull up

-if he felt she was struggling.

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-If she doesn't like the ground,

-she'll remember that next time.

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-If she has a bad experience,

-it will stay with her.

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-Let's see what happens.

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-I'll be surprised if she does

-finish this race, to be honest.

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-She looks happy

-as she approaches the finish.

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-She's done what you hoped she'd do -

-she finished the race.

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-Yes, I wanted her

-to finish the race.

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-I wanted her

-to finish higher than that...

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-..but this weather is beyond words.

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-Briefly, Evan,

-describe the events of today.

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-What people don't understand

-is you need days like this.

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-People think we're mad, coming out

-when they wind's blowing...

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-..and the rain's tipping down

-but it's important for us.

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-We love horses

-and we love seeing them perform.

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-They were bred

-to perform in these conditions.

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-National Hunt is all about days like

-this, when tough horses win races.

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-Even when it goes wrong, you get

-enjoyment out of the preparation...

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-..the competition and the

-camaraderie involved in it all.

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-Janet, how do you feel?

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-SHE LAUGHS

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-I don't know what to say!

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-I'll keep my language respectable!

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-Ffos Las in the rain...

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-..and two horses

-which didn't perform at their best.

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-Never mind.

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-That's how it is - up and down.

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-A horse on Evan's yard

-is called Ups And Downs.

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-We've had the downs today!

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-Let's hope for more ups

-in races to come.

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-Yes, of course.

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-During the eight years

-since we bought our first horse...

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-..our world has changed.

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-Having horses means you forget about

-any problems you may have.

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-I lose myself completely...

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-..when I watch the horses train,

-when I have a cuppa with Evan...

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-..chat to the jockey

-and go to the big race meetings.

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-We're very lucky

-to be part of the equine world.

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