On Saturday. Good to be racing. After a hiccup or three, and a bug in the Brighton grass…
Sunshine and an excellent card attracted a healthy crowd. I still hanker after the old stands and their dated charm – the “new” iteration looking as if they plonked a Lidl or Ikea warehouse amidst these fine Berkshire acres. Times change…
Although the race that Fizzy Bear contested was a throwback for sure. A 26 runner maiden. Loaded with great skill by the stalls handlers. Our lad missing a beat as the gates opened. And with the cavalry charge concertinaing its way over to the stands side, Fizzy was stuck behind the proverbial wall. As were many….
There will be plenty of winners to come out of this race for sure…
The Classic Trials following this spring’s pattern. Muddy and waters…
With Epsom postponed for a week, we will be light again on runners for a few days. But plenty of visitors in the diary. As was the case last week. Which is exactly how it should be…
Good to have the Jockey Club Senior Steward Dido Harding and Chief Executive Jim Mullen with us. The Derby Festival is not going to be reinvigorated and revived overnight – but the groundswell of positivity is very tangible, and a real sense of purpose and intent. A couple of years until the 250th running of the great race. How cool would it be if that landmark running of the Classic takes place in front of packed stands and a heaving Hill…
Weather Gods, please take note that your assistance will be gratefully appreciated on the first weekend in June henceforth…
Arsenal played well, but the lead disintegrating. A draw would have been fair. But sport is so often not fair. City are now favourites. And they have the momentum whilst Arsenal will be racked with “what if” and “if only….”
Sport, Bloody Hell…
