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Article: Grand National 2000: Papillon the one black spot for bookmakers.(Sports)
- Article from:
- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 10, 2000
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AN island of sorrow in a sea of pleasure-but the island was as big as the sea. For Aintree's bookmakers, every race was a celebration except the one that really mattered, the Martell Grand National.
Bookmakers on the boards and rails wished Papillon was still locked up on Devil's Island in French Guiana. Layer after layer described the result as "terrible" or "a disaster". But the day was not all gloom, and Papillon was not the only strong order in the National. Two odds-on shots were ...