Auspicious name or not.

Tout Seul

Tout Seul

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There is a Goldolphin horse running at Newmarket called Marshgate Lane. The name is not obviously derived from the breeding and it may refer to somewhere exotic ( there is a Sandy Lane in the same race). For me it brings back appalling images and smells from my early childhood.

Some of you may know of the Bow Flyover in East London, very close to where Alan Morgan used to live. For at least 30years that I know of and most likely, many years longer, Marshgate Lane- which is a direct road to the Hackney Marshes-was the source of an absolutely noxious smell that spread over a wide area. It is now part of the Olympic site.

The smell came from a large factory which I visited twice when riding with my father in the lorry he drove. He was delivering drums of disinfectant to the place wch was piled high with the heads and other parts of animals- it was a glue factory!
 
:lol:

In the same race, I was given Cumani's Makafeh as a 2yo to follow back in April. Doesn't seem to be any confidence behind him in the market though.
 
Some one in the Godolphin camp has a sense of humour. Hope nobody tells the boss.
Reminds me of the early days when S B Suroor answered all horse related queries with "Thank God", not knowing the relavence. Mind you, when he stopped saying it the horses stopped winning the big races.
 
Luck was in yesterday and despite nodding off several times and missing the live showing of a number of races had a day that would have been truly memorable, had I not been sensible in betting at 1/4 normal stakes because of going.I backed a number of horses and all bar two finished in the first two. Seconds included Elusive Kate, Sioux Rising, and A Boy Named Suzie.
Seeing Marshgate Lane was running backed it simply because I was hot and why not? Cue grin from ear to ear.
 
Pleased to hear that he’s at least deferred his appointment at the glue factory Laurence. Not so sure that his name is unrelated to his breeding though Medaglia D'oro (his sire) is Italian for gold medal, which in view of Marshgate Lane being an Olympic centre makes some sense.

Interesting that he was beaten by Touch Of Gold on his debut.
 
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