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The BBC sports presenter told bonkbuster writer Jilly Cooper she was “too much of a prude” to turn her hand to novels for adults.
Clare’s second book for children is based on the true story of Shergar, the retired racehorse who was kidnapped in 1983.
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adult fiction after he wins the Epsom Derby is not quite as distressing, or inconclusive, as what happened to Shergar – but the impact is just as powerful.
Clare, whose dad was a racehorse trainer, said: “It was based on my real reaction to that event when I was 12.
“When Shergar won the derby, I was 10 and it was the first derby I really remember watching.
“Dad had a runner and his horse was second to Shergar, who won by 10 lengths – it was extraordinary.
“So, he was a real pin-up PAGE 30