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Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978).
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magazine as 'the most successful yet held in
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207:The first aviation meeting to be held in
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152:The course was a right-handed oval, 10
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186:in the Scottish racing calendar, the
128:venue, situated in the small town of
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1018:National Association of Racing Staff
140:. It was reputedly founded by King
30:The old odds/results board at Lanark
976:List of British National Hunt races
299:"Attractive End to Scottish Season"
270:Mortimer, Onslow & Willett 1978
1194:Sports venues in South Lanarkshire
1189:1977 disestablishments in Scotland
1132:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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966:List of British flat horse races
408:The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing
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297:Harkaway (29 September 1962).
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992:British Horseracing Authority
460:Horse racing in Great Britain
329:, Stenlake Publishing, 2014.
216:were prepared to construct a
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121:(closed October 1977) was a
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144:of Scotland (1165-1214).
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1199:Horse racing venue stubs
391:: Macdonald and Jane's.
325:Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume.
176:Hamilton Park Racecourse
1087:Television broadcasting
1077:Jockey Club Racecourses
406:Wright, Howard (1986).
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959:Named races
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636:Epsom Downs
285:Wright 1986
223:Bournemouth
218:new station
202:flat racing
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89:Date closed
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51:Coordinates
1173:Categories
1038:Weatherbys
985:Regulation
935:Folkestone
887:Birmingham
847:Manchester
839:Hurst Park
808:since 1945
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661:Nottingham
563:Sedgefield
528:Huntingdon
498:Cheltenham
304:The Herald
255:Brook 1891
242:References
61:55°39′45″N
1096:Racing TV
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792:Southwell
782:Newcastle
762:Leicester
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681:Salisbury
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588:Wincanton
578:Uttoxeter
307:. Glasgow
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895:Rothbury
797:Wetherby
747:Ffos Las
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727:Carlisle
641:Goodwood
621:Brighton
616:Beverley
558:Plumpton
518:Hereford
508:Fakenham
374:16 April
369:12856854
232:The Aero
209:Scotland
204:season.
184:handicap
154:furlongs
148:Overview
123:Scottish
44:Scotland
36:Location
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871:Lincoln
815:Newport
777:Newbury
691:Windsor
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573:Taunton
493:Cartmel
483:Aintree
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671:Redcar
538:Ludlow
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503:Exeter
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365:OCLC
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101:Flat
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