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High emotion and a hospital pass from Nick Luck - there's never a dull moment in Doncaster
James Thomas recaps four days of fun and games in the bloodstock capital of the north
Monday, May 22
I arrived at King’s Cross at around 8am to learn that the travel Gods would not look upon me kindly today. All trains heading north were cancelled and I had day one of the Goffs UK Spring Sale to attend. Bugger.
I must have done something awful aboard public transport in a past life as this is not an unfamiliar situation. Mercifully, after a nervy 90-minute wait, normal service resumed and I was on my merry way to Doncaster.
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James ThomasSales correspondent
Published on 27 May 2023inFeatures
Last updated 14:32, 27 May 2023
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