'There aren't that many miles on the clock and I'm sure he'll be having another crack at the Gold Cup come March'
Lewis Porteous talks to the top trainer about her team for the 2024-25 campaign
Venetia Williams had plenty to smile about last season, ending the campaign with 57 winners and just short of £1.5 million in prize-money.
The highlights on the track included Royale Pagaille winning the first Grade 1 of his career in the Betfair Chase and L'Homme Presse shrugging off a long layoff to land the Fleur De Lys Chase at Lingfield.
"We finished fourth of the British-based trainers in the standings last season, which you have to be very pleased with," says Williams, who has a team of 85 horses to look forward to running.
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