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Death of John Dudgeon
Trainer of Gayle Warning dies a day before 85th birthday
Hazel Peplinski: John Dudgeon's daughterCredit: John Grossick Racing Photography
John Dudgeon, a stalwart of the Scottish jumps scene who trained the 1984 Aintree Fox Hunters winner Gayle Warning, has died at the age of 84.
Dudgeon leaves a strong racing legacy being father of Perth chief executive Hazel Peplinski and also stepfather to trainer Nick Alexander.
From a farming family, Dudgeon, who trained for many years at Humbie in West Lothian and was master of the East Stirlingshire Foxhounds, rode successfully in point-to-points for 25 years.
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