{"id":349152,"date":"2025-08-16T12:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349152\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T12:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:43:10","slug":"robert-havlin-prepares-for-ombudsman-pacemaking-duties-in-juddmonte-international-but-says-task-is-not-that-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349152\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Havlin prepares for Ombudsman pacemaking duties in Juddmonte International but says task &#8216;is not that simple&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">Pacemaking is not always as straightforward as it looks according to Robert Havlin, who will do his best to assist <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__02__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"ombudsman\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/6055641\/ombudsman\/form\" rel=\"noopener\">Ombudsman<\/a> in Wednesday&#8217;s Juddmonte International on <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__04__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"birr-castle\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/4522946\/birr-castle\/form\" rel=\"noopener\">Birr Castle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">Havlin has ample experience filling those duties for his principal trainers John and Thady Gosden, including in York&#8217;s showpiece event. 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