Whilst we were banging in the winners at Kempton (stop showing off GB…!!), Farnham Town were smashing up Gloucester City in their Promotion Final. Well done the lads…
A league below Aldershot now. Loyalties could be tested…
Headlines in our trade paper, the incredibly good value Racing Post (£5.70….?!), swirling back and forth between Affordability Checks and Ascot’s decision to leave the Racecourse Association (RCA). The former topic taking up paragraph upon paragraph. Paragraphs that are also filled with the words “Black” and “Market”. The Gambling Commission is scarily silent – because they are on the cusp of lucid realisation, or because they are just going to blunder us over the precipice…??
Ascot leading. Others to follow ?? Whatever calls other tracks make, Ascot highlighting once again the need for major reform amidst the governance of our sport…
Holding of breath. Hoping for common sense. We shall see…
Back to Kempton later. London first for lunch with great friends..
And then on that silly train from Waterloo to Kempton that takes two days and seven hours to get to the racecourse. I could ride across the Mongol steppes faster…
Stopping at every commuter station. Passing back gardens aplenty that are straight out of the Good Life and filled with Terrys and Junes…
PERDY IN PARIS (Hollie Doyle) on seasonal debut. Plenty of encouragement in her two runs last year when 3rd at both Lingfield and Chelmsford…
Wednesday. Work Morning. Must dash…
Up The Town – “the atmosphere absolutely electric….”
