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Article: Racing: The Brig prepares for a Champion skirmish

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March 2, 1995
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Of all the owners who are in the parade ring before the Champion Hurdle a week on Tuesday, there will be only one who has breathed with Queen Victoria and Verdi, only one who was alive when no one had heard of Arthur Conan Doyle's little story called The Hound Of The Baskervilles.

When the imposing bay, Relkeel, the joint-favourite for racing's hurdling crown, appears at Prestbury Park he will be greeted by Brigadier Charles Barnet Harvey, DSO. The man known as "the Brig" has earned three nicknames in his life and the thanks of birthday candle manufacturers. He is 95 this year.

For those who like The Lost Valley stories, or tales of strict lifestyles in Tibet, the Brig has a disappointingly ...

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