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DEAD HEAT BETWEEN THE HURDLE STARS

YESTERDAY’S HEROES
Graham Buddry recalls Night Nurse versus Monksfield

There have been many great races through the years with different elements conspiring together to give that right mix. In 1977 at Aintree we were lucky enough to have one of the finest of these great races ever concocted as two high class horses at the top of their game, each considered the best in their own country, and both exceptionally popular, went head to head.
This would be the second running of an event over 2m 5½f designed specifically to attract the best hurdlers around. The inaugural running had a...

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