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Van Morrison
‘takes his holidays down at the bookies
well he surely knows how to pick a horse’‘Lester Piggot won at 4/1’
"Mid table there’s nothing much on my fork
It’s alright though ‘cos I can go for my walk
Around Cartmel, mathematically safe
With no alarm bell, we’re mathematically safe"– "Mathematically Safe", (c) 2000 Half Man Half Biscuit
"I blew my Giro
On debt and essentials
Cosi Fan Tutte
I’ll miss you again
I asked for water
They sent me a final demand
Placepot Uttoxeter
Down by one thirty-five"– "Split Single with Happy Lounge Labelmates", (c) 1998 Half Man Half Biscuit
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Just for Tom:
They shoot horses don’t they? – Racing Cars
The punters’ band, never more appropriate than when a rag pips the jolly in the John Smiths Cup:
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Off James’s ‘Laid’ album there was a song called Sometimes(Lester Piggott). Don’t think it had much of arcaing theme other than that though.
There is ‘Campdown Races’ of course. Doo Dah.
And, closer to home, ‘Blaydon Races’.
And who can foget the immortal ‘Best Mate, Best Maaa-ate, Be-est Mate, Best Mate’
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