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For a couple of hours I was convinced it was something to do with being trained by Harry Dunlop! Back later with a question..
9th December..
Donny Osmond was born 9th December 1957
Smallpox was finally officially eradicated on 9th December 1979
Sir Patrick Moore died 9th December 2012It was also my late father’s birthday!
PS We love Bury St Edmunds – our shopping town and where our daughter goes to school. I have to do the A14 school run between Bury and Newmarket every day and it does get busy!
By the way if you come in Spring time then I really recommend doing the bus tour of the National Stud (next to the July Course) where you can see the Stallions, mares and foals. A nice and informative outing.
I work in Newmarket and live 10 mins away so bounce any ideas off me.
You’ll be fine if you stay at B&B in Birdcage Walk – it’s a walk to the Rowley Mile but a 3 min drive to the July Course.
The good value hotel in Newmarket is the Premier Inn – next to the Clock Tower so excellent location and new and clean (if basic).
The Bedford Lodge is the best hotel in town although the brand new (opened at Christmas) Paddocks Hotel in Six Mile Bottom is very smart and London boutique hotel style.
The Heath Court is very well placed for the gallops and is a nice modern(ish), unpretentious hotel. The Rutland has probably seen better days but does have heritage.
In the morning you’re best bet is to drive up the High Street, turn right towards Cheveley and then immediately left up Moulton Road. This will take you between the Long Hill (on your left) and Warren Hill (on your right gallops). Park at the top on the left and get out and watch the horses working from dawn until after 10am.
You’ll have time to go to the Racing Museum and this is very worthwhile – much bigger than it looks from the outside. It is in the High Street – next to the statue of Hyperion which is outside the Jockey Club Rooms.
Pop into Tindalls Bookshop for your Racing Post and walk to the back to see their fantastic range of racing books.
As regards racing you can’t really go wrong. The Friday nights are fun – they will be announcing the bands soon – but hotels are pricey those nights. The Saturdays after a Friday night meeting are often very quiet but often have a nice race or two on the card.
The Rowley Mile has a very different – more professional – atmosphere than the July Course which is more of a party course. You can drive round and have a look at both of course.
I’m sure you’ll have questions nearer the time so fire away.
Well done Drone – it was Thirsk.
The 1940 running of the St Leger was won by Turkhan, run at Thirsk over a mile and 7.
The 2001 Carlisle Bell was, at Thirsk, by Tim Etherington’s Kestral.
Over to you..
Not Ayr either (although of course they did famously host the St Leger when Doncaster had drainage issues).
Jerry Glanville when he was at the Oilers..
Great coach with a quick temper who used to chastise referees – remind you of somebody we know here?
Yes – Scatter Dice (2013) and Aaim to Prosper (2012) both won the Cesarewitch at rewarding odds of 66/1.
Over to you Venture to Cognac…
Yes I love those little statistical nuggets as well MV.
Here is an easier one..
Which historic race has been won, in the last couple of years, by horses which both started at 66/1?
MV – that horse was Threadbare, in August 1973 – the flat race was at Wolverhampton. He was trained by Roy Cambidge, nr Shifnal. It was a remarkable performance and Roy had a picture of him hanging in his dining room depicting each of the wins.
Yes to Sixties Icon (Galileo/Love Divine) and yes to Lammtarra (Nijinsky/Snow Bride – the latter on disqualification).
Getting the other St Leger winner wins the prize. Here is a hint – his parents didn’t win British classics..
I will give it a little while longer. One won the Derby and two won recent runnings of the St Leger..
Thanks Hoofhearted – that was a very entertaining question.
In the last 20 years there have been 3 British classic winners "Bred in the Purple" ie by a classic winner out of a classic winner. Can you name them?
