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AS autumn leaves begin to gather on the pavements and the chillier mornings leave us with goosebumps, it can only mean that proper Jump racing is almost upon us. The Charlie Hall Chase is a few weeks away… the Paddy Power Gold Cup is within sight.
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But if you really want to set the National Hunt pulse racing then a new book stands out above all the others at present. BURROUGH HILL LAD: THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION RACEHORSE charts the remarkable story of the elegant but powerful chaser and his redoubtable owner Stan Riley.
He was one of my favourite jumpers of all time. Here co-author GAVAN NADEN writes exclusively about how the book came to be…
During the summer of 2012 I was with co-author Max Riddington, visiting friends in the small Leicestershire hamlet of Burrough on the Hill.
On the wall of their study was a photograph of a majestic black horse, set against the backdrop of the rolling hills of Burrough. Next to the photo was a huge metal hook, that stuck out in