Daily Mirror – Thursday 3 April 1986
The opening day of the Grand National festival at Liverpool was supported by Taunton and an early season flat card at Hamilton. Download QR
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The opening day of the Grand National festival at Liverpool was supported by Taunton and an early season flat card at Hamilton. Download QR
Aintree was early in 1980, and was memorable for one of the finest rounds of jumping ever seen over the old big fences. Stockton and Taunton were the other cards…
News of an injury to Bula overshadowed two meetings at Carlisle and Taunton on Thursday 11 November 1971. Download QR
Friday 9 May 1975 featured flat meetings at Lingfield and Ayr, followed by a competitive evening NH fixture at Taunton. Download QR
Friday 6 May 1977 saw flat cards at Lingfield and Carlisle, and a couple of jumps meetings at Taunton and Towcester. Download QR
Newmarket was the principal meeting on Friday 2 May 1986, with Carlislealso on the flat. Plumpton and Taunton (eve) were the jumps cards. Download QR
Epsom and Cheltenham were the places to be for quality on Thursday 23 April 1981. Pontefract and Taunton were the other cards on the day. Download QR
Newmarket and Pontefract flat cards plus remarkably big fields over the sticks at Ludlow and Taunton on Thursday 20 April 1978. Download QR
Flat action at Pontefract was backed up by NH cards at Ludlow, Taunton and Southwell on Thursday 15 April 1976. Download QR
Competitive cards at Huntingdon and Taunton were on the menu on Thursday 23 January 1986, with the latter facing a morning inspection. Download QR