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Track king on how he trained Scotland's only winner of the Grand National

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Track king on how he trained Scotland's only winner of the Grand National

John Leadbetter trained Rubstic to victory at Aintree in 1979. He took MS sufferers from the Borders to Merseyside for a tour of the famous course. Rubstian passed away aged 29. He was bought as a three-year-old from a dealer in Newmarket, East Anglia, in the early Seventies. The 1979 win netted £40,506 for his Edinburgh owner, ex-rugby international John Douglas. John doesn't fancy any Scottish winners this year but hopes the trophy will sport tartan ribbons again one day. "The day he won was one of life's better days, a magical moment, and an amazing feeling"

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