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'I think Jack Kennedy has got this one wrong and I'll be backing the stablemate'
Monday is my Christmas Day and any adult with an interest in racing will know what I'm talking about.
Boxing Day, or St Stephen's Day as we call it in Ireland, is a breathless day of punting for me and I won't even allow myself a pee stop for fear of missing something!
It is wall-to-wall racing and keeping up with everything will not be easy. From a punting perspective, pacing yourself on a day like this is absolutely vital.
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