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Barber Shop Bullshit

Hello everyone! Is this the worst blog on the planet? Probably. By its very nature a WEB-LOG should be a series of life observations or even just updates surrounding interesting subject matters. However, this is always off subject and hardly … Continue reading

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AVIAN AWARENESS ON THE ROAD TO KEMPTON PARK

I was driving to Kempton which, as with most journeys to racecourses that surround the M25, requires me to savour the delights of driving through Bracknell. There are two good things about Bracknell. 1. The KFC drive-thru. 2. Bracknell Leisure … Continue reading

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Telecommunications: The Apprentice, The Assistant & Nine & A Half Weeks of Hell

“Far too many placed horses”. That was my observation to The Trainer at our end of season meeting. It was terse, certainly to the point and quite possibly uneccessary. But that’s what I felt and so I said it.  He … Continue reading

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PRESTBURY PARK, A POLICE HORSE AND A HEAD LIKE AN ELEPHANT

Not the sexiest title I’ll grant you that, but I’ve been trying to “sex things down” since I accompanied my great, great grandson to the Justin Bieber concert last week.  He was miles away from my veiwpoint – I was … Continue reading

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THE OLYMPIC FLAME BURNS BRIGHT FOR CHANNON & BIDDLECOMBE IN WEST BERKSHIRE

Months of excitement reach boiling point this afternoon as the country’s biggest secret is let loose like a big angry rhino or something. Whatever it resembles, it’s big. Very big. The Olympics have been big news for what seems like decades … Continue reading

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THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE

America – it’s brilliant. Everything about it is terrific – You’ll not find a single soul in these parts that has a bad word for the place or it’s great sporting people. Go Yankees!

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A FETE WORSE THAN DEATH AND FRAUGHT FILMING AS FAT ALI’S SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE YEARLING CONTINUES…..

It’s been a while I know, but a cruise around the Aegean is not to be scoffed at, especially when one has the chance to live the highlife courtesy of a beast by the same name. Highlife Dancer’s five timer … Continue reading

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ASCOT REHAB, CAR PARK CAPERS & JUNIOR’S NORTH EAST NIGHTMARE

It’s been a while, but I’ve been locked away in rehab for the past fortnight. When you reach three figures you see, the sheer scale of the finger food on offer means that The Royal Meeting is a tough course … Continue reading

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ROYAL ASCOT DAY 1

Things that were not witnessed on Day 1:

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COMMISSIONER GORDON ON STANDBY AS PARANOIA PREVAILS AT HQ

They’ve all been here this week. Whilst walking the grounds on Monday the Irish lilt of former crash test dummy Mick Fitzgerald was clearly visible behind the shoulderless frame of Luke Harvey ahead of the Oaks contest. It was the … Continue reading

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