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Eric Cantona

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Cantona is not on holiday in the South of France but has been in Macau the whole time, writes Lawrence Wadey.

In fact this big, bustling brute is a regular at Taipa racecourse but so far he's been unable to kick a goal for a toffee. He has a career record of played 10 lost 10 and that is unlikely to change too much tomorrow when he contests the day's second event, a humble Class Five 1,400-metre affair which will be run out in front of a crowd of around 6,000.

Old Trafford this ain't but at least Cantona will be ridden by a Frenchman. Claude Piccioni will be doing the steering - and a fair bit of pushing and shoving as well as Cantona is not too keen on the wet.

He also has trouble running farther than 1,000 metres but reports of his retirement are decidedly premature.

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