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I just hope the mare is ok. Not sure what I think about this.

Is the ground a bit slippy? A horse slipped on the bend in one of the earlier races.

Binge watching Outlaws….

I waxed so lyrical about Sea the Stars that he actually sent me a copy of his book about him, the inscription this time being ‘as promised’. Lovely chap: never dreamt he’d do it! I guess we Arkle...

It took me decades to forgive him. As Sean Magee wrote in my Arkle book ‘To Mo, who never stopped loving Mill House but eventually forgave Arkle’. Crikey, digging out the book I’ve just found a...

Fosters Island Kelso. Always make a point of backing Hammond horses when using Emma’s claim. Didn’t notice it. So much racing on today. Damn.

I’ve just re read my favourite book from childhood Ghost Horse: Stallion of the Cimarron by Joseph E Chipperfield. I’m sure it’s the book that Spirit was based on. I got it years ago via a book...

I’ve just had a horrible week waiting for my passport to be delivered (or not delivered) from the passport office. The tracker said it had been delivered on Saturday but it wasn’t at my house. Spent...

I was actually thinking of you the other day, Tanlic, so it’s a relief to hear from you. With the pandemic and stuff it’s a worry when people don’t post for ages. Take care. ( I think it’s because...

I never got to see the new Spirit stuff albeit having the video of the Walt Disney film from a few years ago. However I keep watching all of the posts on Facebook of the wild mustang rescues in...

Good to know you’re still with us! How are you?

November handicap.
I’ll have to back that one given that I’ve recently been having a ding dong battle with TNTFedex (passport delivery, long story….)and FedEx were, I believe, originally Wells...

Wonderful that such a small stable could have had two such amazing horses. She must have had a very long and happy retirement. (just read that she will be buried next to Limestone Lad so he can...

Just heard. I really loved him when he was racing in the U.K. He had a quirkiness about him that I liked. Awful.

Am I right in thinking that we’ve lost several Ebor winners over the past few years?

Oh how sad. RIP

Good to hear that part of his prize money goes to the Royal Marsden Hospital though.

I think I’m the only person in the world to have backed Margaret Dumont at 66/1. I have to back the Williams horses as well. He’s so canny.

Thanks for that. Couldn’t work out why I backed it on 1st but now I know! Makes up for the time we went to Longchamp and, on our return saw that I’d left a piece of paper with the name Danedream on...

Scored 11/12 on the OLBG Arc blog. Only missed out on 12/12 because it was over 33/1.

Oh ouch. I missed that one. Well done!

Not exactly. Doesn’t count backing it 10 seconds before the off I’m afraid. But he is a frustrating horse and I’m always hopeful that one of us backs him on a going day!

Last minute bet on Stargazer. Kirby horses seem to have hit form and need watching. I missed Wye Aye yesterday because I was willing on Spiders Bite for Adam. Stargazer is a bit of a nightmare horse,...

Don’t worry. I’ve just backed both of the Easterby horses in the Gold Cup. No chance now. That’ll show him for wrong footing us!

Thanks for that!