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'I've not moved forward but I've started to accept things. Some days are good, some days are not'
Andrew Dietz talks to trainer Mark Weatherer about the tragic loss of his partner and assistant Adrian Grain
Andrew DietzReporter
Mark Weatherer: Malton trainer has suffered a traumatic couple of yearsCredit: Louise Pollard
Malton trainer Mark Weatherer has been in the wars – to put it mildly – and has the battle scars to show for it.
"I died three times with heart failure around 15 years ago and they brought me back every time," he says matter-of-factly. "I've just had a defibrillator put in as all the stress has brought my heart problems back to a head."
Being shown the square box protruding from his upper chest upon arriving at Norton Grange Stables is quite an introduction, but nothing has been anywhere near normal at this yard.
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