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I know it’s a bit childish but I still get a giggle when I hear presenters and especially commentators saying this horses name.
I think it’s a very clever way of getting a laugh and what harm.
I know there have been other examples of names that slipped under the radar, ‘Mary Hinge’ springs to mind….alot actually.
Any other funny examples or names ye like post below.
I just wish I get the opportunity to call a horse "Tip Pop Top Pip", wouldn’t you love to hear Thommo trying to say that at speed.Yah, I don’t get it either.
Though I would love to call a racehorse something like ‘Brings up the rear’ or With the leaders’.
Would get boring pretty quickly though
think "sweet red-light district denizen."
Anyone remember "Selosra" ? Jockey Club made owners change name although it had run under that name.The Kew Tour
Say it quickly
‘The Cute Whore’.
As such it doesn’t mean a ‘pretty prostitute’.
It’s an Irish expression, used as a description of someone who is very clever or sly, especially with money ……
The most common expression is "The cute Cork whore".. Cork men are sneaky feckers. (bait)
Cute= Clever/Sly
Whore= Scally Wag
The Cute Whore=The skeeming, sneaky,two faced,double crossing, basta…..
I hope this explained it for ye.
Fascinating to think that ye never realised the significance of the name.
It’s a bit like MacGowan and ‘Pog Mo Hoin’…….Yah, I don’t get it either.
Though I would love to call a racehorse something like ‘Brings up the rear’ or With the leaders’.
Would get boring pretty quickly though
We had one called Back And Wide – and that’s where it generally was
I think it’s in Hong Kong now. Another one was Down The Wicket.And there I was thinking it was a jaunt around my local demesne:
And there I was thinking it was a jaunt around my local demesne:
I used to live in The Avenue, Kew about 10 years ago – it was a lovely place!
I was working in Richmond at the time and I used to walk to work on the nice mornings and we’d go to Kew Gardens on the weekend for picnics Yep, KT, I moved here from Kensington (Yorkshire before that) at Christmas and do like it immensely. I am on Kew Road itself, about 600 yards further out of Richmond than The Avenue.
Rather sleepy, and the planes can be a nuisance, but really well placed for striking in or out of London and with plenty of amenities nearby. We have a 24-hour bus service, every 10 minutes, from almost outside the door!
The Gardens themselves are like The Garden of Eden on a sunny day (not that there have been many of them recently!).
What made you leave?
I was only there for 2 years before heading back to Australia. I was working at Northumberland Company which had offices opposite Richmond Green.
I loved my time there. I remember the first winter it snowed (not that heavy ) but heavy enough for me to sprint onto the green with all the others and throw snowballs!
If I had to work in London again that’s where I’d live, beautiful place and as you say very close to everything without being in the centre of the city.
I remember walking into work and seeing Concorde nearly every morning coming into land – never tired of that sight.Any other funny examples or names ye like post below ……………………………………………………………………
wouldn’t you love to hear Thommo trying to say that at speed.
A few other names from the early 80’s specifically designed to discomfit racecourse commentators were:
SHY TALK,
PISTOL KNIGHT, …… and, of course, I have to include the one-and-only
HOOFHEARTED(You have to say the above names out loud to appreciate the mischievous intent of the namings.)
Subsequently, Wetherby’s tightened up their naming approval procedures.
must be too sweet and innocent!
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