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I was there first and foremost to do some paddock-spotting / feeds for the radio, Ginger; but you’re right, I also did a recce on how many bookies’ pitches were offering one quarter or one fifth odds each-way, and what the minimum permitted bets were with each.
That data did get fed back, along with that for a couple of other racecourses I’d visited around the same time, but I think the subsequent departure of the presenter on whose behalf that was done stalled the project. Possibly something for someone else there to take up, as they see fit.
I’ll let you know in good time if a repeat attendance at the Newbury thingy is likely. Annoyingly, Stewart Nash’s invitation to me this year got impounded by the bloody spam filter, so the first I’d heard of the event was a few days after it had taken place…
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Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
I think you will be crowned the TRF socialite of the year Jeremy – an impressive list.
One of the real boons of TRF for me has been meeting up with like-minded people from the forum. Safe to say meeting up with people from TRF has changed my life in some significant ways. For one thing if I’d never met Daylight in person (a lovely guy) I doubt I’d be doing this now. I’ve also had some fantastic opportunities to indulge my passion for racing in ways I never thought would be possible (e.g. I’ve patted a Derby winner and almost had my arm bitten off by an Oaks winner in the last 12 months alone!) and for those and many, many other great experiences I’ll always be grateful to TRF and, in particular, to LRM who took the brave decision to pass the reins to me after DL’s very sad passing.
Anyway – here’s my ‘list’.
Adrian
Rob North
Jim JTS
Ozie
Daylight
Dungheap
Richard Hoiles
Lydia Hislop
Clivexx
Colin Little
Irish Stamp
Jim JTS
Leemac
Lekha85
Mully
Paul Ostermeyer
Prufrock
Rory
Seabird
A.L.Brookes
Salselon
Grasshopper
Silvoir
Grayson’s Column
Wallace
Tete Rouge
Underscore
RayH
SteveH
Roger Hunter
Maxilon
John (Southwell afficionado – not sure of TRF username)
Llanrumney Boyand of course James Haycock and Charles Dalton Moore who help run TRF
Crikey there must be some more I’ve missed. I’ll be so embarrassed when I remember them!
And I can honestly say it’s been a pleasure to meet each one in different ways.
I’ve talked on the phone to a good few more also and have had correspondence with an innumerable number. And there are loads more I feel like I’ve met and whom one day I hope to meet up with.
99% positive (but oh that 1% have been hard, hard work!)
I think you will be crowned the TRF socialite of the year Jeremy
I’m the it girl of TRF. With a silent prefix of "sh".
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
woo i can contribute to this :p
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TuffersIf anyone’s at Sandown tomorrow come and say hello, I’m tall and have a huge camera
I’ve met Graysonscolumn and Adrian (although he did fall off my Facebook
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I don’t thinkkkk there’s anyone else although I may have met others who were cunningly disguisedThought I’d bump the thread up
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Quality not quantity, eh
I’ve only met Nat, Paul and gc but I did meet Lydia at one of our racing club meals.Who said "too many?" That’s not very nice! A few.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Moe, we were saying today that maybe Newbury for the Hennessey Gold Cup could be a goer. You should ask TAPK for a lift.
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I think Moe mentioned Exeter in the Autumn not too long ago.
Not far, on both counts.
I’ve done the Hennessey Nat; went with my dear departed friend Pete; we used to do a couple of meetings a year. Stood next to Robin Cook [and the Queen Mum was there]. Yep; Dartmouth and Exeter are the plan for this coming season; my friend from Cheltenham [the lady one] might be there as well.
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