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Who Kidnapped Shergar? The Mystery of the World’s Most Famous Racehorse - How It All Played Out

Who Kidnapped Shergar? The Mystery of the World’s Most Famous Racehorse - How It All Played Out

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We're revisiting this episode of How It All Played Out, where Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward travelled to the home of Head Groom Jim Fitzgerald on a stormy night in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland to investigate one of the most shocking stories from the 1980s: the kidnapping of prize racehorse Shergar.

This story involves the IRA, a ransom of £2 million and masked kidnappers with submachine guns, so travel back in time with us to explore a bizarre sporting story like no other.

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