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It would be common for a trainer to feel tense ahead of a weekend in which their dreams could come true, but Karl Burke’s angst has nothing to do with horses.
Burke has assembled one of the most powerful stables in Britain, his base in North Yorkshire alive with emerging talent. He has high hopes for Night Raider, an intriguing runner in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas, plus Fallen Angel and Darnation, the two arrows he aims at Sunday's Qipco 1,000 Guineas.
Things are ticking along smoothly at Spigot Lodge stables but the same cannot be said at Anfield. Burke, a Liverpool devotee, has been flummoxed by the recent drop-off in form that means Jurgen Klopp’s farewell will not be festooned in gold and silver.
‘Something’s gone wrong behind the scenes there, hasn’t it?’ he asks with an exasperation familiar to any match-going fan. ‘They’ve gone from this tight unit, where they loved Klopp and Klopp loved them, to where it all seems to have fallen apart. It’s sad to see, isn’t it? They’ve lost all cohesion.
‘Honestly, Liverpool’s results are more stressful than thinking about the Guineas! I don’t feel any worries about the horses. Pressure is something you put on yourself. You want it to go well for other people, you don’t want to let anyone down.’
Trainer Karl Burke has assembled one of the most powerful stables in Britain
Burke has high hopes for Night Raider in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket
There is no chance of that. Burke, with the assistance of his wife, Elaine, has built up an enviable squad and the importance of having major chances going into these Classics should not be underestimated; the
