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The turf

‘Concussion doesn’t count’: memories of a racing dynasty

15 December 2018

9:00 AM

15 December 2018

9:00 AM

The Scudamores are one of the bedrock families of jump racing. After being shot down and spending two years as a PoW, Geoffrey Scudamore trained racehorses in Herefordshire, including a Cheltenham Festival winner ridden by son Michael. Michael, one of the great horsemen of his day, won the 1957 Gold Cup on Linwell and the 1959 Grand National on Oxo.

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