‘It’s wrecked my weekend, big time,’ says Nicky Henderson of the new rule requiring runners to have had a recent vaccination
So, racing is back – hurray! – but flu-related turmoil persists behind the scenes as everyone tries to work out which horses can run and which can’t. This is a complex issue because of: 1) the new rule requiring horses to have had a vaccination in the past six months, and 2) the fact that some of the swabs taken from racehorses within the past week have still not been tested.
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Kelso 1.25 Point Break 1.55 Blue Flight 2.25 We Have A Dream 3.00 Definitly Red 3.35 Aye Right 4.10 Mr Mercurial 4.40 Big Bad Bear
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