pdleech
Apprentice
Today's offering is from Millington himself, and is boldly-titled 'Ten thoughts about Cheltenham 2018'.
Let me summarise for you, so that you don't have to go through the agony of reading it for yourself.
1. 48-hour decs a good thing.
2. I can't be arsed looking for ante-post value.
3. 'Going' bets should be settled after the second and not the first race. (trying to understand his argument, is like trying to understand an Esher painting).
4. Ruby Walsh is a good jockey.
5. It's hard to predict how Faugheen & Douvan will fare.
6. The Champion Hurdle result is uncertain at this stage.
7. How big will the diamond-screens at the course be? (I shi*t you not)
8. Drink responsibly
9. The Gold Cup is an intriguing race.
10. Here are some favourites I idly selected whilst picking the fluff out if my belly-button.
Fu*ck.
Right.
Off.
I genuinely don't think he knows anything about racing and has only a cursory interest; for the rest of the year most of his op eds are about football and not racing. He mentions a life changing accumulator in Thought No. 1. I hope he gets it up; we might get our racing paper back.