Cheltenham

[LGTrotter]

I can't quite believe that such an erudite forum has never had a thread on this, one of the greatest weeks of the year.

I shall give my considered (pinched from someone else) opinion on this as time allows. The inevitable precession of winners at favourable odds to follow.

[djewesbury]

Precession?

[djewesbury]

I look forward to this. I presume the festival is in the third week of March as usual..?

[DRT]

The inevitable precession of winners at favourable odds to follow.

Will these be winning horses or hats? I am so much better at predicting the latter.

[LGTrotter]

Why isn't Sizing Europe more fancied? And Sprinter Sacre has rather overshadowed the rest of the field.

[DRT]

I'm going to sell all of my Real Vinicola 1983 and put every penny on Desert Orchid.

[djewesbury]

I sincerely hope that more than one person on this forum knows something about horses.

[LGTrotter]

I'm going to sell all of my Real Vinicola 1983 and put every penny on Desert Orchid.

Oh, wasn't it the best, the only...

Apart from Arkle.

[DRT]

I sincerely hope that more than one person on this forum knows something about horses.

I owned horses from the age of 19 to 35, but never had more than four at one time. I assisted the birth of one of them, James Herriot-style, up to my armpit in horse at 4 am on 28th April 1988.

I am also one of the few people on the planet who has left a racecourse with more money than I went in with. Once. I won £400 from £50 at Musselburgh about ten years ago whilst there with some friends from work. I did the right thing and took them all for a curry and some drinks, which cost me £500.

I am as close as you are going to find here to being an expert in horses.

[LGTrotter]

I sincerely hope that more than one person on this forum knows something about horses.

One of them will not be me. No really, never believe a word I say about horses.

[DRT]

I'm going to sell all of my Real Vinicola 1983 and put every penny on Desert Orchid.

Oh, wasn't it the best, the only...

Apart from Arkle.

Shergar tasted better.

[djewesbury]

I sincerely hope that more than one person on this forum knows something about horses.

One of them will not be me. No really, never believe a word I say about horses.

Ooh. He's playing you Derek. Be very careful.

[djewesbury]

I once made a lot of money at the Irish Derby but I used to prefer the dogs. Lovely evening out.

[djewesbury]

And it was less money than I made by correctly predicting the Labour majority at the 1997 Election, at 16-1.

[LGTrotter]

I once made a lot of money at the Irish Derby but I used to prefer the dogs. Lovely evening out.

Ah, all those nights in Great Yarmouth, happy days.

[djewesbury]

Harold's Cross in Dublin was wonderful. Ballyskeagh in Belfast was fun too before they knocked it down and built a new one and turned it into a "fun day out for all the family".

[DRT]

I once made a lot of money at the Irish Derby but I used to prefer the dogs. Lovely evening out.

Ah, all those nights in Great Yarmouth, happy days.

Surely a step down in class from Whippet racing at Wallyford or Trotting at the Appleby Fair?

[djewesbury]

I once made a lot of money at the Irish Derby but I used to prefer the dogs. Lovely evening out.

Ah, all those nights in Great Yarmouth, happy days.

Surely a step down in class from Whippet racing at Wallyford or Trotting at the Appleby Fair?

Don't know what you mean I'm sure. It's a gentleman's sport. Are you finishing that Woodbine?

[DRT]

I once made a lot of money at the Irish Derby but I used to prefer the dogs. Lovely evening out.

Ah, all those nights in Great Yarmouth, happy days.

Surely a step down in class from Whippet racing at Wallyford or Trotting at the Appleby Fair?

Don't know what you mean I'm sure. It's a gentleman's sport. Are you finishing that Woodbine?

I have known many people in the dog/horse racing game. "Gentleman" is not a word that readily springs to mind. Is that a Sovy ring you are wearing?

[djewesbury]

I was wearing it. You appear somehow to have swallowed it.

[DRT]

I was wearing it. You appear somehow to have swallowed it.

I'll give you it back tomorrow.

[djewesbury]

Yeah no bovva. Jus run it under the tap. Sorry baht yer teef.

[DRT]

Yeah no bovva. Jus run it under the tap. Sorry baht yer teef.

That sounds like Geordie to me, or perhaps Cockerny. Or possibly Bangalore.

Am I close?

[djewesbury]

I forgot. You don't go south of the river.

[DRT]

I forgot. You don't go south of the river.

Do you mean saaaaff of the river?