Ruby Walsh the ML guest tomorrow
"The owls are not what they seem"
Always a pleasure when Ruby's on ML,his warmth and personality shine through!
It happened again yesterday. When Theatre Guide's fall at the last in the novice chase looked like it might be fatal they only showed the duel on the run-in between Grandioso and Molotof. Once Theatre Guide was up on his feet they were happy to show the last fence action, including the fall. It's clearly policy.
It's also a very short run-in compared with Cheltenham's.
Illegitimi non carborundum
The Daily Mail has it that Alistair Down is returning to Channel 4 racing from next month.
Good news, do they say if it's as a replacement or an addition?
Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......
"The owls are not what they seem"
Pricewise the ML guest this weekend
"The owls are not what they seem"
Watching the ML today. Worried that Alice is about to mount Jeremy Kyle. Turning off now, let me know what happens in the end.
"And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.
And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."
I watched the Channel 4 coverage of Chelt on Tues and Wed - and (I know Im easily pleased, but even so) I really enjoyed it. Everyone seems FAR more relaxed than they used to.
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Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Tuesday and Wednesday I watched it on the tele and Thursday and Friday I was there. The CH4 coverage I thought was pants to be honest: horses are in the paddock, Rishi is outside a bar talking to whoever, Mick is talking to a starter in the paddock and trying to be tough, someone is talking to a jockey in the weighing room......you never get to see the horses. And then when you are actually at the course they ruin it as well . The winner takes far too long to come in, then the presentations are drawn out, then there's an interview in the winner's enclosure not always shown perhaps, but meantime the horses for the next race are coming in and restricted to walking round only 3/4 of the paddock. By the time CH4 get out of the way, the bell goes for jockeys to mount and a lot of them were getting on outside the weighing room and going straight out. The paddock is packed with people, you can't see the horses as they walk round far side to where you are standing, and then they disappear before they come round with the jockeys.
Vote Alfie!!!!
Horses arriving late in the parade ring is a particular bugbear of mine, and it goes on just as much in Ireland as it does at Cheltenham. Some stables are much worse for it than others and they should be made to clean up their act. It's especially not fair in races for inexperienced horses if some get to do just a half lap of the ring and others have been exposed to the crowd and the build-up for ten minutes and more. And it's not fair to those enthusiasts and punters who pay their entrance money in order to see the horses up close.
Someone who sets a good example in this regard is Paul Nicholls, his horses are usually among the first into the ring.
AOB and WPM are often slow with theirs, but they're not alone.
granger (19th March 2015)
Hope Colin doesn't think this one is Eugghhhhhhhhhh, the C4 piece, narrated by Alistair Down on Kauto Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoIZ...ature=youtu.be
No probs with that, DG, think that song caught me on a bad day.
By the way not used to my sensibilities being so cared about.
Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......