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Staxton provides Burton thrilling start to ownership
Jack Burton celebrates victory as an owner at the first attemptCredit: David Carr
How do you get young people interested in racing? Tempting them into ownership and having their first runner win at 50-1 isn't a bad way to start.
But don't expect them to react with the deadpan sangfroid of a Sheikh Mohammed or a JP McManus.
Jack Burton, 19, became a jack in the box, shouting loudly enough to be heard back home in Tadcaster, as Staxton made an unexpected winning debut in the novice event.
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