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cbabe

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18. Yep. Caution with books authored by his son,

Sun Dec 18, 2022, 02:20 PM

Dec 2022

Felix. He took over the series after his father’s death. Lacks the magic touch.

Dick really knew his horses:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Francis

After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch which fell when close to winning the Grand National. Francis retired from the turf and became a journalist and novelist.…

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65 books! hermetic Dec 2022 #16

Yep. Caution with books authored by his son, cbabe Dec 2022 #18

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