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Salmond backs the wrong horse, but it's all in a day's work

It was a day of business meets pleasure for Alex Salmond yesterday as he headed to Ayr Racecourse for the Scottish Grand National. And naturally, amid official engagements, the First Minister took the time to have a bit of a flutter.

It was a day of business meets pleasure for Alex Salmond yesterday as he headed to Ayr Racecourse for the Scottish Grand National. And naturally, amid official engagements, the First Minister took the time to have a bit of a flutter.