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When you’re there, could you make sure that everything is running in the races they should be? Last week’s meeting in that area was a complete debacle. Just coz they are in the middle of nowhere it doesn’t mean they can get away with flagrant rule-breaking (or maybe they’re just thick…)
I missed that, HJ. Bother at Cilwendeg and / or Llanfrynach, was it? What happened?
They didn’t get everything quite right at Ystradowen today. Running out of racecards by the first race looked a bit of a miscalculation, and the commentator’s position would still be better placed inside the track (and at a greater height – the first in the straight remains very hard to view as things stand).
Can’t comment on them getting every horse in the right race, but having three Confineds in a six-race card will have helped a bit, e.g. "Entries for the next race close in five minutes. Kindly p*ss off out of the tent if you’re not from round here", etc.
Uniformally low-grade stuff on the whole, but it was great to see Longstone Boy find another small contest at the ripe old age of 15.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
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.
hey hey, i’m back for a breif visit! I’ll prob be at Newmarket or Newbury for the start of the seaon proper!
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Just had a brief gander at the BHB fixtures list and may show up for any of the following:
Towcester 24th April<br>Chepstow 27th (unlikely)<br>Market Rasen 28th<br>Leicester 28th<br>Towcester 30th<br>Cheltenham 2nd May<br>Huntingdon 3rd May<br>Newmarket – 2000 Guineas<br>Fakenham, 9th May
<br>Then again, might not
I never have been very decisive. <br>
I’ll be moseying on down to the Perth Festival next week, will take in the Thursday and maybe one other day.
Cheltenham next week for me too. I’ve had it pencilled in ever since….errr…..Cheltenham Hunter Chase day 2006!
Following that, Towcester on May 14th for Volkswagen Touareg Final day, the same track eight days later and then Stratford on the 25th for John Corbett Cup evening.
Also hoping to squeeze in a few P2P fixtures before the season is out, and will definitely be at Umberleigh for the end of season bash on June 16th. Everybody welcome – strong livers recommended.
Might take in Towcester tonight.. And another P2P meeting somewhere before the season is over.
Possibles later on next week if they run with Nottingham on Wednesday for Taj and Wolves on Thursday for Teddy.
I was going to go to the point-to-point at Parham tomorrow (hard ground, low-flying aircraft), but have been re-routed to Laleston, nr Bridgend now. One of few courses with a stretch of something other than turf to traverse, this – the woodside section of the course involves running over wood chips. Sounds interesting!
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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.
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