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Tiggy is young. Young people see things differently and have different priorities to aged farts like us Ian. Looking at old race books once a horse was aged in double figures the letter A replaced numerical age. This was us ; hearing a whisper , having a punt and getting one up on the enemy...

Is that her real name ? Poor lady, her parents should not have been let out; no disrespect meant.

Handmedownastar ran runner up at Loughrea last weekend. bred, owned and trained by the Winters family he is named after Annie Larkin, a lady 6 foot 7 inches tall who lived in Kanturk when I was a child. Young Kanturk children used to chase her on her bicycle shouting the above at her .

No bet to report but the Eric McNamara Munster National exacta paid 130 and with Crows doing the business for Ml Winters I should really, really be on cloud 10.

Same thing happened Tony Martin ten years ago; pyrite contamination in his new yard coming from the new stables

Fair dues Jinnyj !

Eric , in fairness said French Dynamite ran too free at Listowel and they would take their time today to conserve his stamina. Delighted for stable as Eric's wife was lost to cancer January gone and they have had a torrid time for a while. Crowsatedappletart deserves a mention too for pure...

Chosen Comrade was very well chosen; congrats to Paul and team.

Calandagan just needed to get confidence in himself; the ability was always there in spades: he was never beaten more than 1.25 L the four times he was runner up. Fair dues to Barzalona and Graffard and team Aga Khan for keeping the faith. It will take a Champion to beat him in future once he...

Add in that you are more likely to get frost in early November in Northern Ireland than down south which makes dry ground extra hard. Don't get me started on slower grass growth ,shorter days and fading light up North.

Second again !!. The winner had run in a top 4 yo Bumper at Punchestown Festival where first five were subsequent winners and he was a hampered eighth. By Famous Name descending from Mrs Moss he had killer speed in his family and too much for us today. A proper race where five or six were well...

Hopeful Hero declared for Punchestown Bumper Wed 5.05. Alan O'Sullivan rides again . A small entry was the carrot for Trainer Tom to revert to Bumpers, along with an itch he needs to scratch given his faith in the horse's ability. Emmet Mullins has one placed in a Ballinrobe bumper, Gordon has a...

Unbreakable, by Richard Askwith, the story of Lata Brandisova, the first lady to win the race is a must read for anyone with an interest in the race. Charlie Mann memorably won the race with a fake jockey's licence he printed himself, having done the same when runner up the previous year.

He was very lucky to survive the Taxis fence but got a peach of a ride after. I had planned to attend but life got in the way; the last time I did similar was when Vintage Crop won the Melbourne Cup for Ireland. No denying my consistency for missing the boat.

Have to say JJ was not on my radar until Fastorslow beat Galopin at Punchestown Festival the first time. That race made a man and jockey of him. He suits the double green duo and they suit him.

Geoffrey Braine sr was the man for hobday when I were a little 'un. He perfected his craft during WW 2 doing the operation on thousands of donkeys used for carrying supplies to the front line; their inability to bray meant they could their duties in silence. From his Cheltenham based equine...

Indeed. Allez Closutton !

I'll gladly sponsor the champion dark horse again. Whoever won this last year remind me if I sent on the prize or not.

Cannot help but be very pleased with that effort. Was a little over keen early but was at the business end all the way around and fought his corner without being knocked around too much. Hopefully will improve from this and get another chance before the ground changes for the worst.

Reasonably dry forecast for the week in Paris . Andrea Mr Bean Atzeni returning from Hong Kong to ride Giavellotto ; might he do a Gary Moore on Gold River ?