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My five highlights of 2024 - including a golden era for the division that is jump racing's beating heart
Amid the rancour, controversy and consternation, this year has also given us some fairly vintage stuff
Richard ForristalIreland editor
A vintage bunch: Galopin Des Champs (third left, yellow cap) en route to winning his second Gold CupCredit: John Grossick
We're just a week out from Christmas Day so I'll do my bit for the Yuletide mood and hop down off the soapbox for what is the final dispatch from this column for 2024.
It has been a mixed bag of a year for the sport in many respects but, amid all the rancour, consternation and controversy, there's been plenty of fairly vintage stuff too. In no particular order, here are five topics that lifted the spirits for yours truly.
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