Kim Bailey: the Cheltenham Festival won’t be the same without owners *H&H Plus*
H&H’s racing columnist ponders the depressing vision of a Cheltenham Festival without owners at the racecourse
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H&H’s racing columnist ponders the depressing vision of a Cheltenham Festival without owners at the racecourse
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“We are looking for anything that may be able to help us identify him – no detail is insignificant”