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PROPER PRIDWELL BEAT ALL THE ODDS

PROPER PRIDWELL

Graham Buddry plots the career of a horse who defied expectations

If an incredible champion loses it can sometimes be a mind-numbing, head-shaking, unforgettable occasion – yet the near impossible occasionally does happen.
In boxing the relatively unknown Leon Spinks defeated the mighty Muhammad Ali for the World Championship and Buster Douglas did the same to the unbeaten Mike Tyson.
Football saw Leicester City defy massive odds of around 5000/1 to win the Premier League title in 2015-16, while the hopelessly outclassed USA team beat a mighty England side in the 1950 World Cup Finals. Tenn...

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