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Apologies if this blog does not make sense. Suzy Wood went off on her summer holiday and just dumped it on me with the instruction “do the blog and don’t ruin it.” I mean, as a mission statement it is a bit vague and I have had to put up with Wait In The Wings…
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Suzy Wood: How did your second hurdles run go? Monansunu: We should change the subject. The race was spoiled by our chesnut enemies. S: I checked the racecard and thirteen of the fifteen in it were bays. M: You would not believe the trouble that the other two caused though. S: The form book says…
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Suzy Wood: Word on the street is that you had a race over hurdles. Monansunu: Yes. It’s a bit of a weird thing to do, isn’t it? S: Not really. Only a weird horse would find it strange. This is not the first weird thing that you have said whilst denying any weirdness in yourself.…
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Suzy Wood: I have spent a lot of time lately musing on the nature of sporting identity. Monansunu: Why? S: Because it underpins the nature of success. After I found out that there is no need to go as fast as I possibly can from the moment that the flag falls, it is apparent that…
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Suzy Wood: It’s been a manic month hasn’t it? Monansunu: Not for me, just business as usual. S: I went to Plumpton for a run and finished third. M: Well done you. But that is just one day, not the whole month. Were you that busy for the other days? S: Yes I was. Didn’t…
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Suzy Wood: Any update on the chesnut takeover plot? Monansunu: Oh yes! No sooner had we discussed what was going on, than another chesnut arrived, named Clinton Lane. He did not have a mostly white face, but his face is so big that the white blaze would make a whole white face on a normal…
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Suzy (whispering): There is a new horse down my end of the yard. Mickey (whispering): Why are we whispering? S: Because I don’t trust him. M: Why don’t you trust him? S: Dunno. Just a hunch. M: He has a hunch? S: No, I have a hunch that he is up to no good. M:…
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Suzy: We are a bit behind this month as the helper monkey kept forgetting to download one key element of the text. Apologies. Mickey: Turns out I was right. S: Well, that gets us off to a doubly bad start this month. M: Oi! I was talking about the end of a nice summer out…
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Mickey: I have a bad feeling that I am soon to be removed from the field and put in a stable. Suzy: As we speak, the weather forecast is horrible, so your instincts might be right. Time to think about racing again. M: Ahead of you there. I have consulted our guru of all things…
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Suzy: How are things at Shovelstrode? Mickey: Pretty good. Our big hole is coming along nicely. S: Big hole? M: The one we are digging in paddock next to the gallops. S: Ooooohhh, kayyyy. M: Aren’t you digging one? S: No. M: Why not? S: Don’t need one. Really don’t understand why you need one.…
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