Much has changed in the training landscape since James Cummings last ran a stable in his own right, but as he tells Matt Stewart, he is galloping into his next chapter with the same energy as the day he zipped up the Godolphin jacket for the first time.

It reads like a case of the eight-year itch.
Godolphin’s Australian operation, a one-time giant now usurped by even bigger giants, has never been a swinging door but tenures have timed out.
A handful of years and a handshake.
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