I managed to cut off half my post!
Here’s the whole thing:-
Greetings all
Just joined the forum, having lurked (awful phrase) on and off for many years and posted ages back for a brief spell as Very Very Ordinary, which gives a clue as to ‘my era’.
Almost exclusively a follower of NH rather than the flat, with fond memories of the likes of Pegwell Bay, Run and Skip, Night Nurse, Mighty Marine, Large Action, Dublin Flyer and many others.
Used to attend reasonably often and bet quite a lot, but rarely do either nowadays, contenting myself with terrestrial TV coverage and bits and pieces on You Tube.
Unlikely to be posting too many tips or race previews but will endeavour to join in discussions now and again, if you don’t mind me hardly being Desert Orchid MkII (to pluck one class act out of the air from a crowded field).
I’m quite good at moaning though; e.g. Why does Alice Plunkett keep saying, ‘The yard is literally on fire’, and how on earth did Weatherby’s allow Darren Yates to put his initials on his silks? They need to use his exit as a stimulus to banning the practice sine die (see what I mean?)
My only claim to punting immortality is based on three trips to Aintree between 1984-1992, featuring just three win-only bets in the GN: Hallo Dandy, Māori Venture and Minnehoma - 14s, 33s and 16s, which wouldn’t have made a bad long-range treble…
Conversely, at least 15 visits to Cheltenham on Gold Cup day have yielded precisely zero winners. I was though fortunate enough to see the equine DO win his, which is probably my favourite racecourse memory.
See you around!
Nick
