Janet Evans, Stable Lass/ Travelling Lass
FULL NAME: Janet Anne Evans
JOB TITLE: Groom
WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE AT WEST ILSLEY?:1989
FAVOURITE HORSES AT WEST ILSLEY?: Kasseiopia - she used to beg for polos
BEST ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN?: Never sleep in the afternoons
FAVOURITE RACECOURSE?: Salisbury
LEAST FAVOURITE RACECOURSE?: Goodwood
WHICH RACE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO WIN?: Epsom Oaks
WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET?: Jamie Redknapp (ooh young man!)
FAVOURITE SPORTS?: Racing, football & extreme ironing
LEAST FAVOURITE SPORTS?: Golf, rugby
FAVOURITE FILM?: Any serial killer type film
FAVOURITE BOOK?:Black Beauty
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME?: Hustle
WHAT/WHO REALLY ANNOYS YOU?: Lazy people
GIVE US A TWO YEAR OLD FOR 2012: Graphic Guest
WHAT IS THE BEST DAY OF YOUR RACING LIFE: Leading up Harmonic Way to win Stewards' Cup. Keith used to ride him every day and my son used to come up to evening stables and brush him every night.
WHAT IS THE BEST BET YOU’VE EVER HAD?: I don't bet
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SPECIALIST SUBJECT ON MASTERMIND?: ironing
FAVOURITE NIGHT OUT?: A meal with kids and parents
FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION?:Mexico
BEST/WORST SUBJECTS AT SCHOOL?: Best maths/ Worst needle work - cant even sew a button on
WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT?: A cold nose in my face and its not Keith's!
WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING THAT YOU’VE SEEN IN RACING?: When 1 of Lord Huntingdon's apprentices got ran away with up the woodchip at a steady canter. He couldnt pull up and went down Gilbert's Gallop the wrong way came along the bottom of the shoots. He then went up the five but all at a really steady canter - we had got fed up waiting and were walking home!
FAVOURITE MRC MOMENT?: Shouting at Tommy Tickle up at the collecting ring and throwing his flat cap at him. It just missed the horses head who promptly whipped round, Tommy nearly fell of so the boss started shouting at him again!
