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- ↑ "Langham Hall Stud". Langham Hall Stud. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ↑ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ↑ "Bruce Hobbs". The Independent. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 Timeform staff (1974). Racehorses of 1973. Timeform.
- ↑ "Melchbourne". Pedigrees. equineline.com.