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His rebellious slur has seen him exiled by his family, who to which ‘Hog-racing’ goes back through the Belsey generations.
Both men jockeyed very bravely and broke away from the rest of the farrow by making continuously impressive change-overs. The team also kept good time by managing to minimise their time penalties in the pig-lane by only picking up three pig-oits for a Paul Belsey touchdown at the halfway stage. As Craig took the final leg and stormed through the chequered flag, the crowd roared and clapped their new champions. Both men stood with their family-crested flag wrapped around themselves, embraced in unity then swaggered through the colossal horde to sign autographs for the younglings.
Pino Packer was there in the Wolds at the finishing line to reflect on Craig’s contribution towards the father and son enterprise. “The victory is dedicated to Bobo who unfortunately lost his life in the horrendous Cadmore floods of ’97. Even though he was a dog and not a pig, dogs like pigs and pigs like dogs, I saw a film about it once.” Paul added the following statement: “I am really proud of myself and butcher, and of course my hog ‘Jurrasic Park’ who went like a gooden in the last furlong. I am upset with Mart, but Bobo told me this would happen, he felt it in his water bowl – how ironic that water was to be the death of him.” 15.12.06
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