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A Boxing Day treat

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● “Wayward Lad King George”. His three wins in 1982, 1983 and 1985 are each, in their own way, about as good as it gets. The nostalgia dopamine hit is off the charts when you realise some of the horses he beat: Night Nurse, Silver Buck, Little Owl and Burrough Hill Lad for starters. And the ride John Francome gave Wayward Lad in 1982 is one of the

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