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Frankincense and More: The Biography of Barry Hills by Robin Oakley (Hardcover, 2010)

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Frankincense and More: The Biography of Barry Hills. Author : Oakley, Robin. Genre : Biography: sport. Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear.

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The son of a stable head lad, Barry Hills' fascinating story charts how he rose to be one of the leading trainers of all time. He placed a shrewd bet on a horse called Frankincense in the 1968 Lincoln race, the winnings of which were enough to set himself up with his own training yard in Lambourn. In many ways this is a social history of our times; how the son of a stable-lad managed to quickly establish his owner-base from amongst the turf establishment and aristocracy which even in the sixties was still riddled in the old class-consciousness of pre-war society. Over the years Hills' successes on the track have been legendary; there have also been disappointments. Barry Hills has also spawned a racing dynasty of five sons all in racing. His son Charlie is now ably helping him to maintain the yard's success, whilst his father recovers from serious illness. Frankincense and More is an entertaining and informative read that digs deep to unravel how Hills got to and remained at the top for so long.

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PublisherRaceform LTD

ISBN-139781905156795

eBay Product ID (ePID)93379920

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Book TitleFrankincense and More: the Biography of Barry Hills

AuthorRobin Oakley

FormatHardcover

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports

Number of Pages304 Pages

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Item Height234mm

Item Width153mm

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Title_AuthorRobin Oakley

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by shergar810
27 Mar, 2019
Witty as Frankincense was the horse which he backed to start his career.
A good read for horse racing fans. His ideas of betting are a good guide to all punters in particular when he says dont have less on if the price is big.
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by mikduna-9742
17 May, 2023
Barry Hills a no nonsense horse racing trainer
A great trainer with a zest for winning big races for many years.
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by raywe_14
22 Apr, 2022
1st class read
Well written book about a top class trainer
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