Daily Mirror – Tuesday 31 March 1981
Jumping at Sandown, with flat cards at Leicester and Ayr, on Tuesday 31 March 1981. Download QR
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Jumping at Sandown, with flat cards at Leicester and Ayr, on Tuesday 31 March 1981. Download QR
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