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The difference between praying in church and praying at a racecourse

At a racecourse you really mean it — maybe that’s why, at Sandown, all our prayers were answered

30 April 2016

9:00 AM

30 April 2016

9:00 AM

The difference between praying in church and praying at the racecourse, a gnarled old punter once said, is that at the track you really mean it. At Sandown last Saturday, the last day of the jumping season, all our prayers were answered: you simply could not have asked for a better day.

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