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So glad to see the Hobbs stable doing so well this season.

Disappointed with that. Ch4 is the only news programme that I trust. And I’ve recently stopped watching Sky News because I feel they’ve ( especially Beth Rigby) got it in for Labour.

I’ve been wondering recently how much of PN’s success was down to the people around him. Eg Dan was his assistant trainer at the height of his success ( and was possibly responsible for his involvement with some of his high profile owners?). His ex wife (or wives) seemed to be very experienced...

I don’t think that anything that happens to racehorses can be as cruel as the way dairy cows and their calves are treated. After watching a film called COW which followed the life of a cow and her calves over several years I shouldn’t drink milk or eat cheese. But cheese is my favourite food and...

I agree. I’m much better at a racecourse. When you think about it, there aren’t many sports ( or events of any kind) where you actually see something die in front of you. I can still picture Strong Promise coming down at Aintree all those years ago; it’s something that you can’t get out of your...

A lot has changed over the past twenty years. I can only say that by looking back to when I was still working. As a receptionist at our local village surgery I used to chat to patients ( and also the girls in the main office) about racing. But during that time something changed in people’s...

Yes. I was listening to it on racing radio and it has been confirmed. Awful day all round.

She’s actually more interested in playing football than watching it. Having said I think both she and her brother support Forest.

I was going to buy us a share in a horse via a syndicate one year but my partner said not to as I would be so upset if the horse got killed. Look what happened to the Elite horse the other week. My son asked me to take my granddaughter to a meeting when she got interested in horses a couple of...

Racing has always been a social event. And ladies days one of the only times that many women can wear expensive outfits that they’ve bought for weddings. My DIL, who doesn’t usually go racing, had her hen do at a race meeting. Although I only go to Kelso in my thermals these days I might, in the...

I’ve only been to Alnwick once and a sea fret came down and we couldn’t see anything! We were going to go to the last meeting but were travelling back home the following day and it was too much travelling now we’re getting old.

I hadn’t realised how many lovely films Rob Reiner had made. What a tragic loss of an amazing person.

Those are the sort of horses that have made me love NH racing for six decades!

What a performance. I couldn’t have him after that last race but I’m so pleased for them. I think she’s always been an underrated trainer and if memory serves me correct I’m sure she won a race at the Punchestown festival but that would have been a long time ago.I wish I could remember who I...

I’ve liked Luke ever since he ( and his dog) featured in a tv documentary about jockeys many years ago. Then we was on R5 for a while. When they dropped him we wrote and complained. I like self depreciating people. I like Ed, too. He could easily have stuck with the football but he joined ITV...

Oh my life. I’m so pleased for winning connections! Don’t think I’ve felt so emotional about the KG since Kauto’s last win.

Best horse wins the KG. Best horse on the day wins the Gold Cup. As Richard Burridge said at the time, for the GC to have the prestige it should have Dessie has to run it in. Probably doesn’t apply now but it did back then.

So that’s two of us shouting for him then! Takes me back to when I felt guilty for backing The Fellow all those years ago…

I’d love Il est Francais to win. He was so exciting when he first appeared on the racing scene. It would make my Christmas.

I started watching it very late but fell asleep so going to watch it today. I hadn’t actually realised that the Rocky Mountains were in Canada, or that there were wild horses living there. I hope they don’t treat them the way the Americans do, something that makes me very angry given that years...