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Quick question, on Aston’s system if I’m reading it correctly Double Agent in the 2:15 at Folkestone and Flight Command in the 4:55 at Wetherby should qualify? Am I looking at it wrong?
1 – Red Rum. I nearly wept when I saw that he had died on the cover of a newspaper in my local Sainsbury’s. Right there in the shop. His record speaks for itself.
2 – Seven Towers. Beat Lord Gyllene by 7 lengths in the year he won the National. Most memorable race when he won over 3m6f at Newcastle in soft ground, he was 3rd jumping the last yet you could physically see the horse put his head down and run on to beat horses far younger than him. Pure guts! Shame his career was chequered by injury.
3 – Willsford. My mates went to see Oasis in Sheffield and I stayed behind because I couldn’t afford it, (I didn’t like Oasis either) put a quid each way on my favourite racehorse of the time in the Scottish National and he led from start to finish steamrollering the others into the ground. I nearly wept again when he collapsed and died on the track at Cheltenham.<br>I know I’m not supposed to have 4 but I have to shoehorn in One Man. Beautiful horse. I listened on BBC radio that fateful afternoon, the commentator was distraught and didn’t even want to commentate on the rest of the race…I’m just glad I didn’t see it on TV.
All this and I haven’t included Dessie or Anzum winning the Stayers Hurdle, can we pick 10 instead?
Native New Yorker was taken away in the horse ambulance as well poor thing. Why is it that all this had to happen now when it is thrown into such contrast with the victories of Best Mate, Baracouda and La Landiere? Even though I backed 5 winners at Cheltenham today it still feels like a pyhrric victory. God only knows how the connections and stable staff feel. At least I hope they are as drunk as I am now, it may not make them feel better but at least they’ll be a bit numb.
What must RB’s previous Owner/Trainer be thinking now? From an ordinary handicapper to Champion in the hands of P Hobbs. Ooops!
