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It's not a question of Roofe's attitude or ability, him giving his all and all the rest of it. Everyone apart from you can see that the problem we have is that he's out injured more often than he isn't.

This is very diplomatic of you.

There was a woman at Cheltenham the other day spotted drinking out of the left eye of the binoculars she took in. Suppose you never see anyone at the football with binoculars right enough. Needs a bit of thought this.

Racing Post Cheltenham pages for tomorrow: RP 15.03.2024 Cheltenham Day 4.pdf

Sat about there for a game years ago. Two wee guys in front of us kept shouting, "Andy! Andy! Andy!" at The Goalie. He turned round and went, "Aye what is it you're wanting?". Shat it and stayed quiet for the rest of the game.

FFS, you don't get that at Royal Ascot. But I'd like to see it happen.

Racing Post Cheltenham card and stats for tomorrow: RP 14.03.2024 Cheltenham Day 3.pdf

RP have stuck all those stats I posted last night on the one page for Wednesday. Happy days. Wednesday 13.03.2024 Cheltenham Day 2_62.pdf

It's pretty simple really. They need us and we don't need them. No need to worry about it. Let them stew for as long as they want to. And mind and laugh at them as well.

See they had the balls heated correctly for leighton there.

Selection box from tomorrow's Racing Post: Trainers: Jockeys:

Thought his goal was brilliant. Was up shouting at the telly, "You've seen you won't beat that marshall from a tight angle tonight, why are you still trying?" Silva saw that and came inside to get a better angle to get his shot off. Great player.

No way. Really?

Am sure they said in commentary that benfica have sold on players for more than €1.5bn over the last ten years. If that's right then fuck me. Get their guy in.

Didn't mind the guy before tonight in all fairness. Cheating bastard.

Tia Maria to get sent off next week.

Have always looked at the festival as wondering what trainers are going to do, but it's stopped working. The top Irish trainers have too many horses out and I've not been following most of them. Might be looking for a GB-based trainer to turn up with a good one in a low-profile race out of the blue. Henry Daly or someone like that. NTD, Fergal O'Brien or Jonjo. Looks like NJH has all but chucked it imo. Nicholls seems to be doing the best out of all GB trainers just now and probably a good one for a price against the Irish lot. Stats for Cheltenham over the last 5 years attached, but this is trainers when what I think we're looking for now is horses. Haven't a clue anymore to be honest. This is for all meetings, not just the festival.

When they start about Boyd a part of me wants to phone in and remind them that we had to listen to charlie nicholas on Sky for about 20 years. But I wouldn't do that because I'd like to think I'm not a sad bastard.

There was a question on Tipping Point yesterday, which UK racecourse is the busiest in Europe. Answer they wanted was Lingfield. It's the only track in Europe I can think of that does Flat Turf, AW Flat and Jumps but still can't work that one out. Apart from that Easter thing they started doing, anytime you see it on the TV there's no cunt there. And they're the only track that doesn't have floodlights for AW night meetings. Not obsessing over a question on a daft quiz show right enough...

Sincere condolences mate. Remember Brett taking the time to support a fan who had lost someone, he ended saying, "I hope you can find a way through." Can't help but echo that, it having come from someone who's obviously much better at words than I am. Thoughts with you and your family.

My backseat moderating shift finished at 2am. Don't know what to do tbh.

Catch a breath here my man. What kicked this off was FAE saying that you shouldn't not abuse mods if you feel like doing it.

Talk to me in 2000 years and I'll be all ears. We haven't even established a colony there yet.

Everyone's just been having casual chit-chat waiting until you come on after finishing your dinner.

Aye but you just don't know where the line is. Best to be one the safe side imo. Was going to end by saying, "Ya fucking dick". Shat it.