London, Mar. 20.
Mythical Ray, whose price suddenly shortened yesterday from 40-1 to 20-1 following the publication of a Dorset hotel owner's dream that the horse would win the Lincolnshire, has been scratched from the race.
The gelding's trainer announces that he has taken this step on account of the hard going.
It is estimated that between the time of publication of the dream and the scratching of the horse, bets sufficient to win £500,000 were placed on Mythical Ray. De La Chance, which the same dreamer prophesied would win the Grand National, remains in that race.-—Reuter.
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