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50/1 shot Festive Day bolts in at Fairyhouse
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The Norman Lee-trained Festive Day proved a shock 50/1 winner of the Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Beginners’ Chase on a mixed day for jockey Andrew Lynch in Fairyhouse yesterday.

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