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I appear to have retired from racing, although I have no recollection of making that decision. {You did drop some hints – Ed.} Monty’s Award also had the same experience when passing the blog over to me. There is clearly some type of sinister conspiracy at work, and I look forward to hearing Mel Gibson’s…
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Hello world at large. I will not wish you a happy new year, as horses celebrate new year on 28th August. No idea why, nor why steppe horses in the former Soviet republics do so on 17th September instead. Anyway, you are very cold at the moment, and I am continuing to hole up in…
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It is also the 1,658th anniversary of the Alemanni leading a confederation of tribes over the Rhine into the Roman Empire and sounding the effective death knell of the western half of the empire, assisted by a few decades of Roman internal bickering, assassination of competent officials by ambitious but talentless rivals, and general self-destruction.…
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Merry Christmas to all our readers. And there are a couple of other notes. We took a couple to Fakenham for the last jumping before Christmas. FLEMEN’S TIPPLE finished a solid third, proving that it will be worth the early start to go back there on New Year’s Day for the excellent prize money on…
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Yes, to further cloud the miasma of mystery surrounding the origins of various Christmas legends, St Nicholas’ Day is actually December 19th, not 24th. Maybe two rounds of present giving and dabbling in drinks untouched for the rest of the year is in order. Merry Christmas to all our readers, whichever day(s) you choose to…
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Since the last update the theme of the runners has been to perform quite well, without turning it into a win. GODOT was third in a staying hurdle at Kempton, SHAW’S CROSS ran really well on his comeback at Lingfield until lack of a recent run told in the straight and LA DOLCE DOLLY put…
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Had a run. It was dank and dreary, a bit mucky. The least said, soonest mended, although I was not inconsiderably insulted to find out that the race was a seller, and I was the outsider of four. {No offence intended, but that might be something where you can control your situation. – Ed.} All…
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This being the 250th anniversary of his death, an update that is largely Plumpton-centric seems appropriate. No need to explain how. Anyway, it was off to Plumpton last Monday, where ongoing lack of rain, and an apparent distrust (in certain yards) of the track’s ability produce properly good ground led to small fields all the…
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We had three runners last week at Plumpton and they all acquitted themselves well, without delivering the rewards hoped for. CLONDAW ROBIN had ground a bit on the quick side, but he needed a run and is not an enthusiastic horsebox passenger, so Plumpton it had to be. He managed to stay to the fore…
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Referring to my previous blog on malingering, I had an experiment with the idea last month and managed to get out of running at Plumpton, which was nice. As it turned out to be a damp and dreary day, I was even more pleased that my plan worked. Obviously being back in the hurdling game…
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