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Mullins leads tributes to legend Hughes
Training great Dessie Hughes dies

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Sun, 27 Nov, 2011

Mullineaux has his sights set on silver

Cheshire trainer Mick Mullineaux sent Methaaly on a reconnaissance mission to Ayr and it paid off when the five-year-old won the Giles Insurance Corporate Handicap.

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Harchibald show just champion

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Sat, 27 Nov, 2004

Rooster cocks a snook at Champion rivals

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