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Tuesday 28 August 2012 8:09 pm  |  Updated:  Wednesday 29 May 2019 7:48 pm

Wimbledon Wenlock is top seeded Mascot

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Game, set and £3,000 match to the winner who yesterday snapped up Topiary Wenlock in the Mayor’s Fund for London charity auction. Unlike all the other 2m high sporting bodies, this is a living monument, which may need some replanting next year. Let’s hope the top bidder has green fingers. For more items, go to http://memorabilia.london2012.com

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