Horses
25.1.2019 09:52 am
Be Bold with Crawford’s star
But despite that top-rated Bold Respect would be the tentative first choice.
Weight – for - age events are usually relatively cut and dried, but that isn’t the case with this year’s Grade 1 Betting World Cape Flying Championship, which appears one of the most open races of the day.
Be Bold with Crawford’s star
But despite that top-rated Bold Respect would be the tentative first choice.
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