Accompanied into the parade ring by a phalanx of policemen, the great colt looked far more relaxed than either his trainer or his jockey, Tom Queally.

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Straight-talking Carrie, who led her pride and joy round the parade ring at Haydock as little daughter Hannah watched from her pushchair, may have fewer qualms.

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"What we want to do is make better use of the space we've got already in what's a popular stand ideally located with a view of the track, the parade ring and the weighing room, " he said.

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