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Not so glorious f***ing Goodwood is it!!!

Let me share a tale with you from 40 years ago. In my pre marital years I used to go racing regularly and never missed the York three day meetings. I used to stop over at the Croft Hotel on the corner of the Mount/Scarcroft Road. This particular time I went down for breakfast early (as always)...

After winning on Hierarchy last night at Southwelll Saffie Osborne was interviewed on Sky Sports Racing and the interviewer was shocked to discover that she would be forsaking the glorious competition that is the racing league to ride a single entry for her father at poxy little Goodwood. Shame...

Ran on well would have placed with a clear run.

Can somebody not tell the plank that the best turned out award is exclusively for the horses.

Don't back it on Thursday Slim it runs on Wednesday.

Also I was at York on international day last year and backed this horse. In the winners enclosure after the race Jim Goldie gave the impression that he was not overly enamoured by the ride Paul Mulrennan had given the horse (should have been nearer the pace). In its next race the Ayr Gold Cup...

Jordan Electrics 2:00 York Saturday 25/1 Trainer in good form (treble up Tuesday including one of which was ridden by 7lbs claimer Lauren Young who takes the ride). Stayed on to take second in a similar race on International day last year. Goes well fresh and apprentice claim takes its weight...

What's her surname again? Nepotism at its finest!

The concept is a bit like the hundred in cricket in that no fan of the sport wants it but it is thrust upon us and we are told we will all enjoy it. Decent prize money on offer but I'm afraid I won't be tuning in.

Be careful with Cloud Cover owner/trainer has Royal Dress entered in the same race and he probably won't run them both.

Bang on Reet If most serious punters are like myself they will take a look at the racecards for the coming week and wait for Sandown Thursday/Friday and Ascot Friday/Saturday. The powers that be think there is nothing wrong with the racing calendar but UK racing is in serious decline. Most...

I cannot see anything changing soon as the BHA see themselves as doing a mighty fine job. And whilst races for pitiful prize money are attracting decent horses nothing will change. For instance on Monday at Ayr the opening class 5 novice race on the card attracted the following five horses: 1...

I don't know if you watched the racing from Newmarket last Thursday but Zavateri was showing as 28/1 on the final show on TV as the horses were in the starting stalls. It won but was returned at 18/1!!!

Not exactly been a good week for racing so far. I wonder if they will do an interview with Matt Chapman.

I cannot imagine many on this forum have seen the Amy Winehouse autobiography but there are chilling similarities. When Amy high on drugs was put into rehab by her record company authorised by her father Mitch it was seen as a last ditch effort to save her. When she came out it was thought best...

So you are a 'twirly' like me then. The term that bus drivers use to describe OAP's as they are always asking: Am I too early to use this pass?

Yeah it was the wife's revenge for constantly taking the proverbial out of her. She's planning a cruise for next year just watch it coincide with Cheltenham!!!!!

During last years Royal Ascot coverage my wife asked me if racing had finished for the day. The conversation went something like this: My wife: Has the racing finished? Me: Well it has but the presenters all have a sing song after racing. My wife: you're taking the piss right? Me: No it's the...

Following on from the cricket comparison do you think the ITV racing team do a screen test. The reason I ask is that Stuart Broad has retired from Test cricket and has moved seamlessly into his role on the commentary team. Yet on the ITV racing team we have to put up with the most annoying...