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1 week ago

Harry Redknapp dares to dream of Gold Cup glory with The Jukebox Man

Harry Redknapp's horse The Jukebox Man competes in the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a favorite, potentially becoming a major sporting story with Redknapp's celebrity profile boosting racing's profile.
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2 months ago

Enchantingly old-school Mr Vango can thrill with Welsh Grand National win

When jumping fans of any age talk about a proper, old-fashioned steeplechaser, they have a strapping colossus of a horse in mind, with the strength to keep jumping and powering on through the deepest of winter ground when lesser rivals have cried enough. A horse like Pendil or The Dikler in the 1970s, Desert Orchid or Carvill's Hill a decade or so later, or Denman lugging top weight to victory in the Hennessy - when it still was the Hennessy, back in 2009.
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