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BBC teatime quiz show….
Only 1 person out of 100 asked could name the knighted "Racehorse trainer of horses such as Frankel and Midday"
The PR people have a mountain to climb.
It’s probably about right that one in a hundred people are interested in racing and would know, of the rest some might end up at a racecourse for a party, works do or music night but more than 9 out of 10 people associate racing with gambling which they disagree with, corruption and cruelty.
Racing gets enough bad publicity from corruption and cruelty and problems with getting racing on, jockeys whipping horses etc and it is this the PR dept should be trying to deal with, not worrying about who does what.
I like the idea of being in an elite one percent of the population who knows of the talents of Sir Henry Cecil. It’s surely a sign of having the right priorities in life. Rather that than being in the eighty (?) percent who can name any entrant or winner of The X Factor.
I like the idea of being in an elite one percent of the population who knows of the talents of Sir Henry Cecil. It’s surely a sign of having the right priorities in life. Rather that than being in the eighty (?) percent who can name any entrant or winner of The X Factor.
hear hear
I like the show and saw this – i was gutted that the winning team didn’t go for the "Jockey’s" option in the final so i could feel smugly intelligent for once.
I like the show and saw this – i was gutted that the winning team didn’t go for the "Jockey’s" option in the final so i could feel smugly intelligent for once.
the jockeys option was picked today by the winning team the question was name any jockeys who won flat jockey championship from 1950 onwards there were five pointless answers anybody like to see if they can name any the jackpot was £9750
Michael Roberts, Kevin Darley, Seb Sanders would have to be low on most people’s radar.
Michael Roberts, Kevin Darley, Seb Sanders would have to be low on most people’s radar.
if you didnt see the show thats pretty impressive they where 3 of the five pointless answers
I dont have a television so I have only seen it on visits to my parents, though they much prefer to watch the Chase.
I think we were going to do a racing-specific version of it on TFR and call it
Point-to-Pointless
. Not sure why the trail’s gone a bit cold on that one since, though.
gc
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I got Sanders! Plumped for Sanders, Cauthen (sp?) & Ryan Moore. 1/3 ain’t too shabby and woujld hyave landed the wedge!
I knew Martin Dwyer hadn’t won one, but fair play to the fella for getting Seb.
I think we were going to do a racing-specific version of it on TFR and call it
Point-to-Pointless
. Not sure why the trail’s gone a bit cold on that one since, though.
gc
"Point-to-Pointless" … Love it
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