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Dedication: 'For DICK FRANCIS First past the post in anyone's book!'
Introduction by Richard Peyton
Indexed selectively
Contents
* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe,Europe,:Chancellor Press,1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The story of self-willed Shackles, whom those who had lost on him called a 'brumby', and his Australian jockey, who had barely survived an infamous running of Maribyrnong Plate.