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Jim has raised £2.5k with money still coming in.
Sore calf muscles for a few days, but no blisters.
Thanks to all who supported this.Jim made it in 23 and a half hours.
Scafell he started out at 0400 in the pouring rain.
Got to snowdon at 13.30, back down, about 16.15;did the three inside the 24 hours . Superb effort. Hope he raised enough to give retired Stable Lad Vince Kelly the specialist holiday.
Thanks also to Richard Farmer who went 24 hours without a drink to drive them , and will be out with first lot tomorrow.good call.
This is a class horse, had its training problems. With a little bit of give can improve still. The stable is returning to some form too. Cesarwitch could be interesting.Jim completed Ben Nevis yesterday at 16.45 in 2 and a half hours.
Did Sca fell this morning, Richard Farmer is then driving them to Snowdon. A tight schedule hope the traffic’s clear on the M6.Very sad.
But praise to John Gosden for the way he used his post race interview. Have always thought John is a good ambassador for racing, showed real class on Saturday.I Am A Troll.
Fol de rol; was a particular favourite.You’re a pink toothbrush, I am a blue toothbrush
made me cringe when I was seven.Goodbye children……everywhere,
as Uncle Mac used to say.I had some dealings wth Ivan Allen many years ago. Can only speak as you find, and I know he had some bad publicity over the years, but always found him very pleasant, friendly; and an exceptional judge.
At the time he had horses with Easterby; i think Ivan was instrumental in bringing Terry Lucas over from Australia to ride for Easterby.
Rumour had it that Terry was particularly involved in Ivan’s horses , it was a long time ago now but I remember a horse called Cherry Corner that we had a few touches on. A few years later Ivan told me to I could have what I liked on Commanche Run for the Leger.
In my experience a very shrewd operator, and a nice man with it.
