'People love having horses with Willy rather than a miserable git like me'
Nigel Twiston-Davies and son Willy on apps, eyeballs and driving the future of a full-on family business
Gone are the days when watching Nigel Twiston-Davies navigate the Racing Post website was like watching a man knitting soup. He's now fully conversant with the internet and even has an app or two at his disposal, thanks in part to his new friend Siri.
It seems as though Nigel's son Willy, 29-year-old assistant trainer and youth envoy at Grange Hill Farm, has brought his father up to speed with the 21st century, although in the office this morning it's easy to get the impression that modern technology isn't being used as productively as it might be.
"Siri, send my dad a text please," says Willy.
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