I was there. As a wide eyed 10-year-old. “The race of the century….”
Hyperbole and hype can be overdone on occasion, but yesterday’s Ascot Gold Cup will be talked about as one of the great editions for years to come…
“Rivals.” The headline in yesterday’s Racing Post. Gosden and O’Brien. Mutual respect for sure, but frisson and spike in barbed comments…
That their two staying warriors Trawlerman and Scandinavia gave us a prize fight for the ages up that famous home straight was entirely appropriate…
Trawlerman looked to be edging home until Ryan galvanised one late lunge out of his mount. Watching from afar on TV, it was fascinating that Ruby Walsh picked up on the jockey’s use of the whip. Whilst William Buick had no more to administer under the rules, Ryan had a couple of crucial and potentially defining waves of his whip in the last 100 yards…
Two world class horses and jockeys. A dead heat would have been fair. William’s despair etched deep on his face on pulling up. Losing can be unbearably tough…
On to Day 4 in the Big Brother house…
Mouth watering action in weather that has been kind. Pretty perfect to be honest. Not too hot, and no sign of disruptive rain…
Today’s stabs – allow your gaze to be averted…
1st – 25 2-yr-old fillies. Aidan’s SUN GODDESS is obvious and expected, but perhaps the 1,000,000 euro “purple purchase” SILENT BEAUTY will help to service the fat loan…
2nd – VENETIAN SUN could win easily, but not for me at very skinny odds. DIVISION, COPPULL and HAVANA HURRICANE (big price). 3 in the race ??? Why not….??
3rd – We run NESTHORN (Neil Callan up). Brilliant in Bahrain on debut for us, and then finding the “rock hard” too firm in subsequent runs in The Kingdom. Massive price – hoping he runs big. Wathnan looks to have this well covered…
4th – PRECISE beats TRUE LOVE – simples…
5th – GLYFADA and ROSA INGLESA…
6th – WATER TO WINE – a horse, but also an aspiration…
7th – Impossible. Beat the traffic….
LONGLAI (Benoit de la Sayette) runs up at Newmarket on his seasonal comeback. Cool horse for very cool owners in the MacHale family. Summer of fun ahead with all involved…
England expected – but I certainly did not expect such a proactive performance against Croatia. Could this be our 1966 ??? Fat too early to even contemplate, but a good start…
A fascinating Test Match at The Oval, and the US Open golf…
I need about 14 TVs at this time of year…
One hell of a lot of sport bloody hell…!!
