Talking Horses: farewell to Luca Cumani, a dignified big-race winner


His first Derby winner was an expensive experience for some but it’s easy to admire the retiring Newmarket trainer

Ach, what a pity that Luca Cumani’s final runner could not be a winner. Swansdown finished strongly but too late at Wolverhampton last night, giving the veteran trainer one last taste of the job’s frustrations. Perhaps that’ll make it very marginally easier for him to walk away.

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by Chris Cook

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