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100 wins and counting

“I just want to enjoy it now without added pressures”

POINT-TO-POINT SPECIAL

“I FEEL like I have my mojo back,” says Claire Hardwick as she ponders over the forthcoming point-to-point season.

With last season largely a write-off owing to coronavirus - Claire had five rides - the 37-year-old trainer-jockey reflects fondly on her 2018/2019 success. Her winning ride in the ladies’ open on Argot at Sedgefield in May 2019 saw her complete a century of wins in a career spanning nearly two decades.

Despite multiple successes under her belt, the experienced rider found herself handing over schooling duties at home last year.

“Schooling has always been my favourite part of training horses and something I have always been good at, but last year I was

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