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Using a whip efficiently and to get the best out of a horse is, in my mind not abuse. The worst 2 cases of abuse I've seen were at point to points. Most 'point ' riders these days are very efficient but occasionally bad ones emerge. At Little Windsor, years ago (Jinny may remember) I think it...

In 1964 I was home from school with a cold. I was lying on the sofa reading a book when my Grandfather came with a newspaper. (He liked a bet and my Gran disapproved so he used to use our phone.) He put 5/- on 2 horses. I picked the paper up looked down runners and Mighty Gurkha seemed a great...

Interesting one that Len. I never ever cash out. The reason being, I will have started that day putting the stake on and as per usual, you normally think, bye bye money. So if your bet moves through increasing, then great. What is it that you are losing when you know you are getting a return...

A horse can't be balloted out unless he's entered. Betfair well known for this sort of thing. When you finally get one of their' experienced' staff you find out they're computer experts and know nothing about betting. Good luck.

Don't see any sense in trying to rate Desert Crown. On paper he beat dross but did it in the style of a very good horse. But if one insists on a rating give him the same as Baaeed 125 Aren't your eyes good enough? it will take a very good horse to beat him, whatever they are rated by someone else.

Don't see any sense in trying to rate Desert Crown. On paper he beat dross but did it in the style of a very good horse. But if one insists on a rating give him the same as Baaeed 125 Aren't your eyes good enough? it will take a very good horse to beat him, whatever they are rated by someone else.

Completely agree! I never had a single horse give a problem with stalls simply because I did plenty of education with them. When I worked for one big trainer (who notoriously used to have loads of issues) he used to remember the week before that they had never been in a set of starting stalls...

Completely agree! I never had a single horse give a problem with stalls simply because I did plenty of education with them. When I worked for one big trainer (who notoriously used to have loads of issues) he used to remember the week before that they had never been in a set of starting stalls...

Simon have to disagree with you. You've been racing long enough to know that when they come under 'starters orders' that's it, all bets stand. When you started going racing, if there were 4 meetings 2 started on the hour and 2 on the quarter. Now bookies want continuous racing. They decided to...

Simon have to disagree with you. You've been racing long enough to know that when they come under 'starters orders' that's it, all bets stand. When you started going racing, if there were 4 meetings 2 started on the hour and 2 on the quarter. Now bookies want continuous racing. They decided to...

Bath often used to be described as hard but they got runners.

First thing I did was replay The Minstrel. In a class of his own.

RIP Colin and a big thankyou.

Tyson Fury didn't want to be nominated, can't imagine him showing up...and people wonder why I don't own a tv? I can watch racing on computer, what is worth watching?

No Mark Cavendish?

One word to the RSPCA of such behaviour and they started an investigation immediately If you have anything to do with the RSPCA sums you up!

Hi I pm'd you but you're clogged up!

It starts at point to point level, there's a Devon rider who apparently revels in reducing young riders to tears when he's having a bad day.

Excellent.

Brilliant DO.