Sounds like he should be a well paid Chelsea midfielder…
Storm Goretti. Raging wild across the land. Thankfully, we appear to have missed the worst of it in these parts, but daylight is a while away – and that could tell a different tale…
The roads on the way in were clear of debris, and no fallen trees lurking on hidden bends. The only obstacle in my path was somebody’s Christmas tree that had broken loose to sit happily across the white lines…
Tougher elsewhere. And thoughts with those who will be waking up to a battered and bruised landscape. And for those in peril on the High Seas…
99mph winds on the Isles Of Scilly. Jofra Archer, Shoaib Ahktar (the Rawalpindi Express), Mark Wood, Jeff Thomson speed. Fearsome…
When storms of this magnitude are impending, my thoughts are always drawn to that brutal October night in October 1987. The Great Storm. Ripping through the South of England. Tossing ancient trees to the ground like so many matchsticks. Landscape changing. Whole forests ripped to pieces by cataclysmic whirlwinds….
On the farm at home in West Sussex, there are still fallen trees that lie monument to that night. Felled deep in heavy woodland, extraction nigh on impossible, lasting memories of a night that we will never ever forget…
Inspections aplenty in the hours ahead. Well wrapped up Clerks Of the Courses will be gingerly squelching their way around their sodden acreage. For some, no more than a step or three to determine whether all is well or the “Abandoned” flag is run up…..
Talk of Cheltenham preparations being thrown awry by the weather. Two months to the be all and end all…
On a business note…
Sponsorship of our Yard allows our owners to reclaim their racing related VAT. The sum involved is a million miles from a King’s Ransom – and we will ensure huge engagement and fun for those who take up this mantle. The Sponsor’s name on Jockey silks, paddock sheets at the races, stable staff clothing and caps worn at the races and home, advertising on our two horseboxes that cover the length and breadth, client entertainment both here at Downs House and at the races – there is more, but you get the gist….
After the recent acquisition of our present sponsor by another firm, we are looking for a new partnership. If this is of any interest, please get in touch for further details…
gbakerracing@gmail.com. 07889 514881
