Neon Lighting Day Update

Yes, it is the 115th anniversary of the first public demonstration of neon lighting. Astronomers everyhwere heave a mighty sigh of despair. And that was something we sort of did on Monday at Plumpton. BIRDMAN BOB returned to the scene of his recent success and failed narrowly to follow up. He jumped excellently in front again and was just out done on the run-in by one opponent. Overnight and morning rain had turned the ground soft, and it was impossible not to come away with the feeling that had the ground been slightly better, he would have just about held on. On the same card we had SUZY WOOD. She was beaten about the same distance as in her last run, but a bigger and stronger field meant that it only equated to seventh. Her short term prospects now lie in the hands of the handicapper. Yoinks!

Attempts to get a photo of Suzy Wood were foiled by an on lens raindrop, but Birdman Bob just about got by that obstacle. He appears to be unfazed by the weather. Or is it unphased? Maybe both.