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'It was a part of my life that probably taught me more than anything ever has'
Tom Peacock talks champion horses with Olympic gold medal winner Laura Collett
Laura Collett and London 52, pictured at the rider's farm near CheltenhamCredit: Edward Whitaker
Three middle-aged men in lycra are in for a surprise as they round a bend on the quietest of country lanes in the Cotswolds.
Laura Collett and London 52, who would have been leading news bulletins this time a year ago, are standing on a grass verge outside a set of grand gates for the Racing Post’s impromptu photoshoot looking every inch the golden couple.
Collett, her Olympic medal sparkling in one hand, is momentarily slightly self-conscious at this distraction but the same could not be levelled at her companion.
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Tom PeacockBloodstock features writer
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