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'We were on the razz and I was persuaded'

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'We were on the razz and I was persuaded'

Paul Nicholls is champion trainer for the 13th time. Paddy's Day, trained by Charlie Hills, is set to have an interest on the Flat this summer. Nicholl's friend Ged Mason is also involved in Paddys Day. Gedd and Jim have got the biggest share of the colt. Nichol's got a share in Barbados in January.

Nicholls will be a silent partner in Paddy's Day, who cost €68,000 as a yearling in the autumn. Nicholls started training in 1991. Paddys Day is engaged in Doncaster's Weatherbys Scientific £300,00 2-Y-O Stakes on September 8.

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