“Aintree, Imperial Cup at Sandown, The County Hurdle, Punchestown, Iroquois….”
When we headed around the M25 to Kempton in Sophie’s “car” yesterday morning (sponsorship opportunity remains available…!!), I did not expect to be throwing out any of the words above in the same sentence as Gooloogong…
But having watched our cool horse barely come out of first gear in hacking up by 12 lengths under a motionless Tom Cannon, we had some fun with his wonderful owners Mark and Lavinia Sherwood. Dreaming a little. Throwing those words into the conversation. Dreaming a lot…
Which is what so much of this mad game is all about. Without the dreams and the hope and the aspirations, we have nothing….
Love the Jumps. A different crowd. A gentler crowd, far from the preening peacocks who strut around our stage in midsummer, several of them giving the impression that they invented the game…
Patience, again, and as ever, the key. Thank you, Mark and Lavinia…..!!
Kempton’s “Owners and Trainers Bar” rammed – several playing musical chairs. A million furlongs from a drab February night on the all weather and that man and his dog. A decent chicken pie, a pint of the black stuff, a 50/1 winner, these are the days…
Elsewhere on the card, TLNCK saddling Guchen to give Aamilah Aswat a fabulous first winner in the saddle. In the colours of The Friends Of Ebony Horse Club. The colours loaned by HM The Queen. A very good tale….
And In Ireland, Mark Walsh’s final days as JP’s retained rider are going superbly well. Fact To File adding to his recent haul in the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup…
No runners today. Or for a while…
The Grand National entries close at noon. Gooloogong ?? Nope……
https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/the-racing/race-replays/2026/02/02/#copybet_supporting_uk_horse_racing_handicap_hurdle
