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- ↑ "A Remarkable Victory".
- ↑ "Calcutta Cup victory hero Tommy Gray dies aged 83 - the Scotsman". Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "Calcutta Cup victory hero Tommy Gray dies aged 83 - the Scotsman". Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.