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A good friend of mine years ago Brian Goodwill became a judge there (he was later to become a judge at Cartmel). He said that when he sat in on a stewards meeting it was like an episode from Dad's Army!!!!

I was a member at Haydock for a couple of years many years ago. I remember one year the overnight going was classed as good but they had obviously overwatered the course as they had to abandon the card after two races as it was unraceable. The magic number being two races as they did not need to...

Glorious sunshine here in the industrial wastelands of the frozen north. No rain forecast - it will be like a road come Saturday afternoon!!!!

Be interesting to see how the course rides today. Nineteen races to be run on the ground before the Sprint Cup takes place so it could churn up a bit. However Friday/Saturday forecast shows no rain.

I live 23 miles from Haydock and the rain showers we had yesterday were of biblical proportions. I put up James's Delight yesterday as I recall Clive Cox stating it would be a much better horse on an easier surface just after it had won on debut. It beat Beauvatier (shorter in the market) on the...

It's throwing it down in Lancashire so I would be interested in James's Delight if he takes his chance.

Looks like Delacroix is getting ready for Christophe Soumillon.

Well done Ian - I didn't back Journalism as 11/10 is too short for me to play. One thing I have noticed is that when the American jockeys ride their mounts cold and it doesn't pay off their stock answer after is 'it didn’t give me the same feel' Bollocks it's just a good job there not riding for...

I would have thought that a horse that had won six of its last eight starts and it's two defeats were runner up to Sovereignty would have to be odds on. Tempted to put it on the will win thread

Journalism 11/10 currently on Skybet

You've still got it Ian no matter what people say - great shout!!!

Why is it each time I read something you have penned it reminds me of Irvine Welsh's novels. Cracking read!!!

I remember asking my late father many moons ago if he followed any racing tipsters and if he had ever considered subscribing to a tipping service. No effing way was his reply most racing tipsters don't know their arse from their elbow and as for paying for tips he said "Would you buy a jigsaw...

Unaccustomed as I am to backing horses that are running in the racing league I have just spoken to a friend whose horse ran behind: FIERCE 6:45 Suvvall He was impressed by this horse and looking into it's form it runs off 77 (last time out run off 78 beat a horse rated 87 by a length giving it 8...

Well done Reet nice one!!!

I hope he wins it too and his trophy is made up of the melted down memorabilia that his chum Frankie Dettori failed to hock. It could be delivered to him by another of his chums Oisin Murphy blindfolded driving a tank!!!!!!

A friend of mine follows the Oliver Greenall/Josh Guerriero stable and was upset that he had missed a 33/1 winner the other day his reasoning for not backing it was that it was ridden by a female claimer. The female claimer was Alice Stevens who in my opinion is better than any of the regular...

Hackney dogs brings back great memories of times when all my friends who gambled would be in the bookies at 10am every Saturday morning without fail. I seem to recall that Watford dogs also ran at the same time and there was a coloured sheet with the dogs form on that everyone huddled around. I...

I seem to recall John Gosden on TV correcting one of the presenters stating the correct pronunciation was South Well as everyone knows the cathedral is pronounced that way. So you're in good company Ian.

Well done Slim