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The quirk in the Ebor rules which is set to unfairly penalise a York contender

Valley Forge (right): won the right to run in the Sky Bet Ebor by landing last year's Melrose Handicap but will he be given a fair chance at the weights?
Valley Forge (right): won the right to run in the Sky Bet Ebor by landing last year's Melrose Handicap but will he be given a fair chance at the weights?Credit: Alan Crowhurst

Great drama inspires great thoughts and a recent visit to the theatre left me wondering about a potential injustice in the richest Flat handicap of the season at York.

On Hallowed Ground tells the tale of what my local team Guiseley AFC means to its community, and any drama would struggle to better encapsulate just what football is really about.

It included the tale of the club's remarkable FA Cup run in 2002 when, from the lower reaches of Unibond League Division Two, they fought their way through seven matches to earn a tie against Luton.

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