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1390:Birmingham
1350:Manchester
1342:Hurst Park
1311:since 1945
1169:Pontefract
1164:Nottingham
1066:Sedgefield
1031:Huntingdon
1001:Cheltenham
762:References
743:Simply Red
533:Race Name
269:Wye Valley
171:51°39′23″N
79:newspapers
1599:Racing TV
1446:Towcester
1295:Southwell
1285:Newcastle
1265:Leicester
1245:Doncaster
1235:Catterick
1184:Salisbury
1159:Newmarket
1096:Worcester
1091:Wincanton
1081:Uttoxeter
731:Tom Jones
692:3yo only
615:Saturday
586:Saturday
544:Distance
380:Wyndcliff
320:St Arvans
174:2°41′19″W
109:June 2012
1632:Chepstow
1430:Stockton
1398:Rothbury
1300:Wetherby
1250:Ffos Las
1240:Chepstow
1230:Carlisle
1144:Goodwood
1124:Brighton
1119:Beverley
1061:Plumpton
1021:Hereford
1011:Fakenham
684:Grade 2
669:December
640:December
597:Class 2
568:Grade 2
547:Age/Sex
494:reversed
447:Caerleon
360:St Leger
344:Goodwood
308:Ffos Las
257:Chepstow
199:Owned by
150:Chepstow
146:Location
132:Chepstow
1382:Bogside
1374:Lincoln
1318:Newport
1280:Newbury
1194:Windsor
1134:Chester
1086:Warwick
1076:Taunton
996:Cartmel
986:Aintree
847:26 June
816:26 June
725:Madness
688:2m 110y
681:Hurdle
626:Listed
611:October
594:Hurdle
582:October
565:Hurdle
557:Friday
553:October
441:Postwar
390:During
314:History
306:and at
93:scholar
1449:(2019)
1441:(2012)
1433:(1981)
1425:(1977)
1422:Lanark
1417:(1974)
1409:(1970)
1401:(1965)
1393:(1965)
1385:(1965)
1377:(1964)
1369:(1964)
1361:(1963)
1353:(1963)
1345:(1962)
1337:(1960)
1329:(1949)
1321:(1948)
1309:Closed
1189:Thirsk
1174:Redcar
1041:Ludlow
1026:Hexham
1006:Exeter
970:Venues
877:
755:Feeder
663:4yo +
659:3m 6½f
652:Chase
634:4yo +
630:2m 3½f
623:Chase
605:4yo +
601:2m 3½f
576:4yo +
572:2m 3½f
527:Month
502:cancer
330:, and
253:course
95:
88:
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66:
1559:(16)
1366:Lewes
1358:Woore
1220:Ascot
1213:Mixed
1179:Ripon
1056:Perth
1036:Kelso
673:27th
644:27th
540:Grade
536:Type
484:as a
352:Derby
265:Wales
248:is a
100:JSTOR
86:books
1582:(14)
1566:and
1204:York
1114:Bath
1106:Flat
875:ISBN
849:2012
818:2012
737:UB40
530:DOW
512:and
406:and
358:and
356:Oaks
223:Flat
72:news
1595:ITV
1570:by
1414:Wye
1225:Ayr
835:sic
486:plc
346:".
259:in
55:by
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