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on 9 September, but appeared to be less than fully fit, being described as "a little slack in his middle". Ridden by
Bullock and starting at odds of 7/1, he raced just behind the leaders for most of the way but hung to the left in the straight and finished fourth behind Solario.
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Runnymede. At Newmarket in October Picaroon again started odds-on favourite when facing four opponents, and produced what was described as a "whirlwind" finish to beat Rufus O'Malley by two lengths. Two weeks later he was matched against the five-year-old
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886:"RACING NEWS NOTES AND-COMMENTS"
180:(1922–1926) was a British
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407:Picaroon returned to form at
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737:"Queen Mary - Family 10-a"
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691:. Macdonald and Jane’s.
435:Royal Veterinary College
282:Picaroon was trained by
156:Great Foal Stakes (1925)
864:. Guinness Publishing.
825:"ENGLISH TWO-YEAR-OLDS"
741:Thoroughbred Bloodlines
644:Isoletta (Family:10-a)
321:Imperial Produce Stakes
189:Imperial Produce Stakes
154:Kingsclere Plate (1925)
1106:A Century of Champions
461:A Century of Champions
1161:1926 racehorse deaths
1156:1922 racehorse births
1015:"NOTES AND COMMENTS"
1003:. 11 September 1925.
940:"The World of Sport"
843:"MIDDLE PARK STAKES"
401:Doncaster Racecourse
341:Newmarket Racecourse
227:at the age of four.
1130:"Picaroon pedigree"
1093:. 27 February 1926.
1021:. 18 November 1925.
997:"RACING IN ENGLAND"
831:. 29 November 1924.
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849:. 18 October 1924.
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333:Middle Park Stakes
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193:Middle Park Stakes
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114:Alexander Robb Cox
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967:. 3 October 1925.
961:"RACING FIXTURES"
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651:References
586:Bona Vista
530:Pitti (GB)
515:Novitiate
501:Barcaldine
445:Assessment
439:euthanised
231:Background
225:euthanised
137:Major wins
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552:Florence
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451:Saucy Sue
369:The Derby
335:over six
292:Wiltshire
213:The Derby
185:racehorse
132:10: 8-1-0
37:Grandsire
1033:"Pharos"
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217:St Leger
191:and the
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581:Cyllene
560:Enigma
555:Wisdom
547:Isabel
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59:Cicero
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31:Beppo
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