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Aces humbled – and it aint even started: Minor obstacles topple the big Festival stars

The Grand National is usually the race that grabs the headlines, but something pretty bizarre will have to occur at Aintree to dwarf the most eventful Champion Hurdle in most of our lifetimes.

Robert Cooper looks on the bright side as minor obstacles topple the big Festival stars

State Man, ridden by Paul Townend, falls. Inset: The Real Whacker

The Grand National is usually the race that grabs the headlines, but something pretty bizarre will have to occur at Aintree to dwarf the most eventful Champion Hurdle in most of our lifetimes.
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