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This is one story I heard on how the great one got started... 1978, after many stuttering attempts the great one was facing the abyss. The game was up, the story over. He met a old school mate, a recently retired jockey /horse trainer who told him of a mare in his care who was a dead cert for a...

Closutton runs again Sunday Huntingdon 3.30. Best of luck all involved.

Indeed she did. Owners came from near Kildorrery, including the priest and John Joe Walsh won a p2p and 5 races with her before she moved to Mary Reveley's. She was named after the nearby River Funshion if memory recalls. Dam of Arkle winner Captain Chris.

The stallion trail is open for registration . Studs are open Friday January 16 and Saturday 17, snow permitting. I believe the big annual racing quiz will be held Friday 16th in Lord Bagenal Hotel if anyone is interested. My plan is to hit Coolmore (pre registration required) Friday morning on...

Fair to say he showed a rare depth of talent once every season, a Gallic Warrior of the flat . The Lockinge could nearly have been called off with high wind and rain , Hawk Wing ran so fast he dried himself as he ran . Maybe he just too much out of himself when right that he could not repeat...

Remember having a bet on him in the Grand National the year he ran up a sequence of wins , Great Yorkshire included. Tingle Creek one of many USA chasers that came to Europe in the 1970s including Soothsayer and Inkslinger. Pretty sure they all met in a Colonial Cup before their European adventures.

I see the following juvenile hurdle has a future Lincoln winner The Hertford and Jer, a son of Sea Bird that won 4 mile chases in later life.

He holds the all aged record for 7 furlongs at The Curragh for his National Stakes win as a juvenile. Draw at the wrong side at Newmarket and soft ground plus High Chapparal scuppered his Derby bid though the third was 12 lengths back . An unlucky horse to be the same age as Rock Of Gibraltar...

We'll be there in full Christmas mood ; Bah humbug and all that !

Golden Cygnet was another that carried his head so low his knees used contact his teeth , causing him to bleed. Edward O'Grady got special boots made for him but he learned from hurting himself . Check out his Festival win to see a real racehorse in action all you young folk out there. To answer...

It may be the paintwork or perchance was there any shadow at the take off side given The New Lion had a similar fall/dive. Always watch a horse's ears to check their focus on a jump; if pricked they are focusing , if lying back they are not. Similarly if they dislike the going their ears will...

The race time was nothing short of amazing. 2m 20.3 for 12 furlongs is Secretariat like . I was hoping his GP de Saint Cloud win would help him turn the corner and became a confident racer; he did it all today ; cruised, accelerated and fought to the line . My father always maintained the Aga...

NJH made a mistake dissing 2 mile chasers when declaring it was Gold Cup or bust for CH to go over fences. Amazingly no Champion Hurdle winner has won a Champion Chase since the latter race was introduced in the late 1950s. Pity Nicky and Michael did not try and make history; they had the ideal...

He was beaten by two; Black Bear Island and Straight Forward in his maiden though neither won the race, that was Driving Snow trained by Kevin P.

Kopek Des Bordes Champion Hurdle 40/1 200 ew (Bet365) Lecky Watson Gold Cup 66/1 300ew Bet 365.

Any chance WPM might bring Kopek back over hurdles ? Ricci would rather a Mares win with Lossiemouth than a Champion Hurdle second; Mr McCarthy is the type of character that is in for the crack more than anything else....

The Gaelic Warrior issue is he rarely puts high class performances back to back. No great surprise given the depth of performance when he does perform; he is quite hard on himself.

Jane Williams. 4 winners from last 10 runners . A double today and two runners tomorrow.

Collingwood was a decent sort also; it was some race for £356.

Johanna due home from hospital today. The hospital did not want her in a general ward for fear of infection. She is one tough cookie so all the best to her. Thanks for the positivity and feel good wishes all.