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Fifty years ago today, in the early afternoon, Arkle, the greatest steeplechaser that ever saw a racecourse, stiffened and in pain from arthritis, was euthanised at his home in Bryanstown, near...

During World War 1 (and no Slim, I wasn't there) as the War Office had commissioned Aintree racecourse for their own uses the Grand National was run at Gatwick. It occurs to me that as there's...

Cheering home Kimberlite Candy in Warwick's Classic Chase today I was almost as pleased to see Le Breuil making up ground to finish fifth fifth. The further the better for him and my 40/1 Grand...

Anyone who was wondering why the world's greatest racecourse is missing from the list - I was saving it for a separate posting but it's probably enough to say that this is the place where over the...

Just seen the photo - that has to be the last time I wore a pinstripe suit to the races.
Lingfield was chosen as one of Alan's best racing memories was at the course. Delicacy forbids me from going...

The last time I was racing with Alan was, I think in 2003 at Newbury. There was a charity flat race after the last and Zoey Birdwas riding in it. Alan, being Alan, had led us into a hospitality...

And if you had played in November as advised then you too could have had some of the 20/1.
He recently celebrated his 27th birthday on Jim Culloty's farm, his home since he retired.

Since being...

Thank you, I am incredibly well and incredibly lovely

Lesley, it was the crap tips and drunkeness that attracted me. . . .

Alastair Down's speech, published in the RP, was written for yesterday's celebration of Terry's life. If anything it was even better (and funnier) read.
There were probably over two hundred there...

Looking at the photo, we were all so young. . . . .

If you are able to get the best prices on offer for all of them it's 15/8 a Ballydoyle winner.

Similarly it's 2/9 that the name of the winner will start with the letter A.

It is claimed in some quarters that he was trying to visit the fair.

It rained through the night and from breakfast time till about an hour ago. Though the sun is shining now the weather men got it badly wrong. With some rain now forecast for tomorrow, Friday and...

We had quite a bit (I live about two miles from the course) and a little more today but if the forecasters are right and there will be good weather during the week it will cetainly be good at least. ...

Talking of commentators, I have this photograph...

I am descended from Muirchertach Ua Briain, the great-grandson of Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, better known to the English as Brian Boru, and am therefore entitled to lay claim to the High Kingship of...

I think I prefer "If you see them first - shout"

I was offering 11/1

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Please explain

No, I rarely do such things except occasionally in the final round of golf tournaments. I fully understand the logic that says "a bet is not a good bet until it's hedged" but if you look at Betfair...

I took 6/4 Authorized to go with my 66/1 Aqaleem.

Over the last decade, on his scale, 72 to 77. So you'll see that Sir Percy's Derby rating is the lowest.

There are a number of vpeople who follow the book's "HDW"s blindly and who would claim that it is profitable to do so.

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