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same distance — a neck, and that F. Butler should 

 have ridden the runner-up on each occasion. To 

 show how naturally sluggish Surplice was, I may 

 mention that Springy Jack, who was second to him 

 for the Derby, was believed by John Scott and F. 

 Butler to be a stone worse than Canezou, who was 

 second for the St Legrer. Yet he beat each of 

 them by a neck, although most assuredly as good 

 a horse on the Derby Day as he was on that of the 

 St Leger, 



