One of the reasons sport has such a hold over many people’s lives is the human stories of success against the odds it throws up.
And there could be another at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday.
Paisley Park is the favourite for the big race that day and, if so, it would be a repeat of his success last year.
His owner, Andrew Gemmell – who is blind – always believed he had a winner on his hands and now he hopes to prove it again.
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