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Letter: Start Le Mans style

TO PREVENT a recurrence of last Saturday's Grand National fiasco, would it not be more favourable to adopt a Le Mans style start? Jockeys, on hearing a starting pistol or seeing a green light, could make a short sprint to their respective tethered rides.

Rod Stone, London W14

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