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Franny Norton, known affectionately as ‘The King of Chester’, has announced his plans to retire with his final race at the track this weekend. Born and raised in Liverpool, Norton has become a master of riding the unique turns of the Roodee, lifting the Chester Cup in 2019 with Making Miracles and two Cheshire Oaks (2012 and 2021). He told Sky Sports Racing: "It'll be an emotional day but one I'm looking forward to.
I've got a lot of family and friends who are coming so it's going to be memorable. "I love the lads in the weighing room, I love the banter and hopefully I can stay in and around the game somewhere and still see them along the way. We've become a family in there.
" Asked to sum up his career, Norton said: "Up and down. Some highlights and a small window of success. I never really got to the real top of the sport but we got high enough.
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