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French trainers back in the day doped horses before and after tough races; they would dope them during a race if they could. Apparently when F Boutin was fined after Trepan's two disqualifications in GB 1976 ( diuretic I think). Francois Mathet shrugged his shoulders, said "les traitments"...

The horse with the funny name has become the Apache Gold of the Summer jumps scene this past year in case you have missed it. Twenty starts since April 2024 have yielded 5 wins , 3 seconds, 5 thirds and one fourth placing. This horse has been racing at 0-100 level over hurdles and fences but...

Nominate Ardross for the job of setting the fixture list and spend the finder's fee wisely. Ditto jinnyj for tv coverage and Slim for agony uncle.

He may well be. RP reports his price has dropped from 16s to 5/1 following support .

Eight winners from eight runners for the dam; not a bad strike rate. Glad to see the wheels back on the bike for Whitegrass Syndicate as Straight Home is injured so is out until the new year. Hopeful Hero declared for Killarney Thursday. A tidy enough bumper with a Maskel Marvel who finished...

Just wondering; was it coincidence that Richards Hughes and Hannon were on Luck On Sunday the morning after the offence before the story broke or damage limitation? Richard Hughes talking about nightclubbing until 3am before riding a treble at Royal Ascot and all that . JP paid Paul Carberry 30k...

My mate Paddy describes the 2000 Gns as the last juvenile race. Looking at Aiden's winners , those that won disappointed as sires in so far as their fees stayed constant or reduced over time. A Guineas winner whose juveniles are not precocious enough are a toxic brand economically. Others that...

Choc came back after 5 days to ride Voy Pur Ustedes at Kempton. Not to be recommended however; that puts Field Of Gold in Sussex out of Billy's reach alas.

Think back through the years at the number of horses of which it was said " he is fast enough to win a July Cup ". The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Notable Speech was beaten less than three lengths, so were six other non classic winners today. Well done anyone who picked the winner, a...

" Gee, that's a lovely tattoo " is rarely heard at church choir practice, though I heard it once. Even church is lowering it's standards it seems. Gambling success , cancer and animal welfare charities bring out the best in us to part with money. Combine all three and you have a lifestyle trixie...

It takes one day's rain to make g to f ground heavy at York; I was there in 1988 and it happened; that was a 3 day meeting. Whoever named it "the Knavesmire " knew his onions.

Jukebox Jury. Hell of a stallion and a decent racehorse to boot. Complications of colic, melanoma no doubt given he was grey. We have a lease on a JJ half sister to Jazzaway, coming back from injury but hope she hits the track with her daddy's attitude.

I imagine keep TLIW and Henri and Camile for Deauville and French Gp1s for easier ground unless weather changes here. They want to find out how good Field Of Gold is and will throw everything at him to beat him as they did to Sea The Stars. Rip/Mastercraftsman /Fame and Glory did their best to...

He may be the only Ballydoyle horse to give Fields Of Gold a race of it at Goodwood, especially on quick ground. Artaius did it for MVOB , coming back to mile in Sussex for his first run over a mile since Beresford Stakes having been placed in a 12f French Derby pre Eclipse victory in my...

Ombudsman and Hotazhell ran too keenly for their own good. Ground had firm in the description ( a rarity these days). Just hoping they can all come from the race. Delacroix back to a mile would be interesting ; Ryan thinks he has the toe to. Dam sires Bernstein, Stravinsky and Apalachee a...

Michael Mahon (aka Squort) . Bred I Shot The Sheriff and raced him for a few years mid career. Through the Whitegrass brigade I met and got very drunk in his company 2013 Festival the night before the above mentioned horse ran in the "spud " race. After injury ISTS returned to Tony Martin ...

Fair analysis DO. Ombudsman was edgy before the race, keen during it and showed some courage to nearly win it despite all going against him. Delacroix did what Ombudsman did at Ascot, getting repeatedly blocked in before coming wide and doing them all. Ruling Court and Camille P stayed on...

That was great. Hoping he comes out okay to be the Hero the next day , or day after.

Hopeful Hero returns to battle 8.30 Tipperary tomorrow. Hope springs eternal , especially with a run behind us and no superstar in the field , that we know of ....yet. John Gleeson is required in Bellewstown so Josh Halford takes the reins, having exercised him on a few Curragh gallops.

I remember the scare with the warble fly cyst. They had to cut a piece out of the saddle foam which was so thick that the saddle was nigh impossible to tighten.