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Eleanora Duse
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Wrong week to post this but a few changes for the Royal racehorses. Ralph Beckett, who has trained for Charles when PoW, becomes a trainer for the monarch with 4 two-year-olds sent to him. In addition Mark Prescott has been sent a 2yo. Two long term trainers don't appear to have any Royal horses, and these are Michael Bell and Roger Charlton. You can add to those two Richard Hannon, who had only one 2yo last year, who was sold unraced, and doesn't appear to have any intake. Balding, Haggas, Stoute, Gosden and Hughes remain in place. The latter two, so far, don't seem to have been allocated any 2yos, but that's hard to gauge at the moment because there are a lot of Royal 2yos unnamed and until they are named it's impossible to find where a 2yo is trained on the BHA site.
In the old days this used to be all done and dusted by early March and printed in Horses in Training. At £30 a pop I refuse to buy a book that has become increasingly a list of pedigrees without names. Has anyone bought Horses in Training 2023?
In the old days this used to be all done and dusted by early March and printed in Horses in Training. At £30 a pop I refuse to buy a book that has become increasingly a list of pedigrees without names. Has anyone bought Horses in Training 2023?
Eleanora Duse
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First year I bought it I paid the full list price of 7/6.
jinnyj
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chroniclandlord
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Him and Robbie are brothers aren't they?
jinnyj
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No idea but it wouldn’t surprise me. He was involved with McNally I believe so earlier form too.
Reading it, it sounds nasty. I had a lesser experience on holiday last September.....when the “friend” I was with turned psycho! I’m someone who tends to stand up for themselves so I’ve often walked into experiences that others easily avoid but I didn’t see this one coming.
I had holidayed with this “friend” before pre pandemic. And had a great time. I think something happened to her over lockdown mentally in hindsight but her husband thought she needed a break and as he can’t travel due to health reasons suggested we went away again. So we went to South of France and I booked a small Airbnb. After about 48 hours, I started to get a little irritated by her. By day three I started to go quiet which is my code for leaving me be. To cut a long story short, I walked off after being accused of being moody (quiet) to alleviate what I thought was an unnecessary argument brewing. When I got back to the Airbnb, she was worse. So again I left to try and cool the situation. I actually found a great Irish bar and watched the rugby.
Two hours later I returned and boy did she kick off! She locked us IN the Airbnb to start with (it was tiny and had bars on the windows) then spent an hour screaming at me. Eventually she accused me to trying to record her (I wasn’t) and grabbed my phone. When I refused to give it up, she slammed her elbow into my jaw. Now anyone who knows me, knows I am pretty tough but it shook me up hugely as I never expected it. My initial reaction would have been to pick up a chair and wrap it round her head but sensibly I thought (foreign country and you’re locked in a tiny apartment with no way out). Instead I messaged a friend who was online (it was past midnight) who kept me calm and got me through ordeal. She then changed almost instantly into a weird motherly figure. Fortunately the next day she disappeared and flew home leaving me in peace.
Pretty nasty incident that completely blindsided me. I was more shocked than physically hurt although I did have a cut and fat lip. Suffice to say, I have walked away from that friendship! But the above reminded me of it.
Reading it, it sounds nasty. I had a lesser experience on holiday last September.....when the “friend” I was with turned psycho! I’m someone who tends to stand up for themselves so I’ve often walked into experiences that others easily avoid but I didn’t see this one coming.
I had holidayed with this “friend” before pre pandemic. And had a great time. I think something happened to her over lockdown mentally in hindsight but her husband thought she needed a break and as he can’t travel due to health reasons suggested we went away again. So we went to South of France and I booked a small Airbnb. After about 48 hours, I started to get a little irritated by her. By day three I started to go quiet which is my code for leaving me be. To cut a long story short, I walked off after being accused of being moody (quiet) to alleviate what I thought was an unnecessary argument brewing. When I got back to the Airbnb, she was worse. So again I left to try and cool the situation. I actually found a great Irish bar and watched the rugby.
Two hours later I returned and boy did she kick off! She locked us IN the Airbnb to start with (it was tiny and had bars on the windows) then spent an hour screaming at me. Eventually she accused me to trying to record her (I wasn’t) and grabbed my phone. When I refused to give it up, she slammed her elbow into my jaw. Now anyone who knows me, knows I am pretty tough but it shook me up hugely as I never expected it. My initial reaction would have been to pick up a chair and wrap it round her head but sensibly I thought (foreign country and you’re locked in a tiny apartment with no way out). Instead I messaged a friend who was online (it was past midnight) who kept me calm and got me through ordeal. She then changed almost instantly into a weird motherly figure. Fortunately the next day she disappeared and flew home leaving me in peace.
Pretty nasty incident that completely blindsided me. I was more shocked than physically hurt although I did have a cut and fat lip. Suffice to say, I have walked away from that friendship! But the above reminded me of it.
chroniclandlord
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That must have been a scary experience.
jinnyj
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Yeah it wasn’t the nicest and I’ve been in some nasty situations before (all because I was a berludy minded female who stuck up for herself) but this time I just didn’t see it coming. If it hadn’t been for this friend who I managed to keep messaging throughout, I’m not sure how I would have got through it.
jinnyj
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https://www.racingpost.com/news/the...-was-a-problematic-ending-to-it-aZWsI6P1PevH/
The George Gently case outcome by Chris Cook. Interesting read.
The George Gently case outcome by Chris Cook. Interesting read.
tiggers1972
Senior Jockey
Yes very
edgt
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Michael Hourigan has announced his retirement after 62 years in the racing business.
Apprenticed on the flat with Charlie Weld (DK's father) he went to England for a few years when his weight increased.
He returned home where his father multitasked as a publican, cattle dealer and racehorse trainer.
One of his important wins , for a local at least, came at Mallow on wet December day in the late 1960s.
John P Foley, retired Palestine policeman and farmer owned a decent racemare, Margeeno.
Having been blackguarded by her first trainer , John transferred Margeeno to Mr Hourigan sr.
Things were not much better here but at Mallow, Michael , returned from England assured John that the mare would win that day and have what he liked on her.
She won, and John never forgot his jockey for it.
John P was a great friend of my father's. They discussed and dissected pedigrees and J P spoke of Margeeno's influence on the breed, citing a number of Paddy Mullins Bumper winners in the 1980s as evidence.
Thinking he was looking through rose tinted glasses, I got some shock when James Underwood did a pedigree analysis of Dato Star, England's first Festival Bumper winner. There in the background was Margeeno .
Michael started training in 1973 and it took him 5 years to train a winner, Ramrajya.
1980 he trained Golden Heart, a J P Foley homebred to win a few p2ps along with a regular stream of winners.
He moved into Fort Union Stud near Adare and went from strength to strength.
Doran's Pride, Beef Or Salmon, Hi Cloy, Amberleigh House, A New Story, Deep Bramble are among his best known horses.
John P returned to ownership in 2000 , Mr Red Banner's defeat of a better fancied stablemate in a Listowel Bumper the start of a magical season when the horse became one of the most improved handicappers in training.
Cheltenham Festival dreams for JP ( now 90) had to abandoned with a Foot and Mouth disease outbreak.
The horse broke a leg that summer and JP was laid to rest the day after the 2002 Gold Cup, Michael Hourigan in attendance to bid his most loyal owner farewell.
Not everyone has a good tale to tell about Michael, but John P had !
Enjoy your retirement, Michael.
Apprenticed on the flat with Charlie Weld (DK's father) he went to England for a few years when his weight increased.
He returned home where his father multitasked as a publican, cattle dealer and racehorse trainer.
One of his important wins , for a local at least, came at Mallow on wet December day in the late 1960s.
John P Foley, retired Palestine policeman and farmer owned a decent racemare, Margeeno.
Having been blackguarded by her first trainer , John transferred Margeeno to Mr Hourigan sr.
Things were not much better here but at Mallow, Michael , returned from England assured John that the mare would win that day and have what he liked on her.
She won, and John never forgot his jockey for it.
John P was a great friend of my father's. They discussed and dissected pedigrees and J P spoke of Margeeno's influence on the breed, citing a number of Paddy Mullins Bumper winners in the 1980s as evidence.
Thinking he was looking through rose tinted glasses, I got some shock when James Underwood did a pedigree analysis of Dato Star, England's first Festival Bumper winner. There in the background was Margeeno .
Michael started training in 1973 and it took him 5 years to train a winner, Ramrajya.
1980 he trained Golden Heart, a J P Foley homebred to win a few p2ps along with a regular stream of winners.
He moved into Fort Union Stud near Adare and went from strength to strength.
Doran's Pride, Beef Or Salmon, Hi Cloy, Amberleigh House, A New Story, Deep Bramble are among his best known horses.
John P returned to ownership in 2000 , Mr Red Banner's defeat of a better fancied stablemate in a Listowel Bumper the start of a magical season when the horse became one of the most improved handicappers in training.
Cheltenham Festival dreams for JP ( now 90) had to abandoned with a Foot and Mouth disease outbreak.
The horse broke a leg that summer and JP was laid to rest the day after the 2002 Gold Cup, Michael Hourigan in attendance to bid his most loyal owner farewell.
Not everyone has a good tale to tell about Michael, but John P had !
Enjoy your retirement, Michael.
jinnyj
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Qatar Racing have removed all their horses from Andrew Balding:
Didn't watch the interview with Mrs B but I gather she spoke with her usual class and eloquence. Thought the yard were banging the winners in so it does seem strange.
Setback for Andrew Balding as Sheikh Fahad's Qatar Racing remove all their horses from his yard
Qatar Racing and Andrew Balding have parted ways after Sheikh Fahad announced he was removing his horses from Kingsclere on Thursday. Anna Lisa... Read More
www.racingpost.com
Didn't watch the interview with Mrs B but I gather she spoke with her usual class and eloquence. Thought the yard were banging the winners in so it does seem strange.
trudij
Senior Jockey
That’s the interview bit.