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Grand Annual Steeplechase: Jockey Shane Jackson out of retirement to ride Bit Of A Lad

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Shane Jackson is coming out of retirement to ride in the Grand Annual Steeplechase on Thursday. He will ride Bit Of A Lad, part-owned by Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown. The Grand annual is Australia's longest race and is gruelling on jockeys. Jackson retired to become an assistant trainer at the Lindsey Smith stable. He has no plans to go back on the jumps racing circuit around Victoria.

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