FINISHING POST

This is my last post for a while. Once the flat season is over & I get more time I will start posting again. To-day is Goodwood & there are double meetings to-morrow. The Bismarck to-day is Thought is Free in the 2.10 at Lingfield.
Bye for now.

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STRUGGLING TO BLOG

Sadly, posting my blog every morning takes a while for an old boy like myself so I've decided to suspend blogging for a while from the end of this week. In order to put the Bismarck on my post I need to write this in the mornings & there is just not enough time to fit everything in.
Over the weekend there were two family days, Kempton & Fontwell. There were clowns, face painters etc, etc. There were good crowds at both but Fontwell was the more successful. At Kempton the bookmakers dropped out like flies (myself included) as no one was betting. I had a good day at Fontwell which is not one of my favourite courses.
To-days Bismarck is Trees of Green in the 4.30 at Newcastle.

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BISMARCK ONLY

Bismarck only today - busy weekend - Bismarck is Olympian Odyssey in the 2.40 at Haydock. Day-off tomorrow, back on Monday.

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GUTTED

I am gutted that my Bismarck yesterday beat my selection in a photo finish. Back to the drawing board & to-days Bismarck is Ceka Dancer in the 7.20 at Kempton.
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THURSDAY

The week is going OK so far apart from Frankie winning on the Bismarck yesterday. He led by 3 lengths all the way. It's about time he retired or stopped riding my Bismarck's! To-days Bismarck is Fashion Rocks in the 4.10 at . Look out for Vive les Rouge in the same race. it was very impressive last time out at Lingfield.
I'm ready for a hard week ahead as Danny has flown off on his hols this morning. No rest for the Old Man.
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BISMARCK ONLY

The Bismarck was correct yesterday, maybe that's the start of a roll. To-days Bismarck is Echo of Light in the 3.35 at York.
The talk amongst on course bookmakers is the fact we are being shafted by the new gambling commission rules. They want on course bookmakers pay more to bet & many feel that they can't afford it & that they shouldn't have to pay more than they do already.
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TUESDAY

It's Tuesday & all is quiet. My son Danny is off on his holidays to-morrow so the firm will be a man down for the next week. Means I will have to work harder. Yesterday was a surprisingly good meeting at Lingfield. Only 6 of the potential 30 bookmakers turned up. Maybe that has something to do with the new gambling commission rules for bookmakers. Now when I turn up at the track I have to produce my passport or driving licence every time to prove who I am! Some rules are obviously done to the letter.
The Bismarck was correct yesterday. To-days Bismarck is Dunelight in the 3.45 atGoodwood.

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SCHOOL IS BACK

It's Monday morning & the schools are back. That means more traffic on the road. Marian is busy doing the school run for the grand kids. A word of advice having children means that when you think you are finished doing school runs, dropping & collecting in general you then have to do it all again as a grandparent! No rest at all!
Yesterday I was at Folkestone. It was a family day & the sun shone. The course was full of Sunday outing people having their 50p each way bets. Nevertheless I won so things weren't too bad.
Congratulations to my son Joseph. Over the weekend he went to Monaco & took part in an Iron Man Race, 2km swim, 50km bike ride followed by a marathon run. He finished in a time of 5hrs 40 mins. He qualified for the World final in Miami next year, so well done to him.
To-days Bismarck is Altitude in the 4.50 at Wolverhampton. It is the short priced favourite.
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SANDOWN TO-DAY

Off to Variety Club Day at Sandown this afternoon. Its full of z list celebs giving it large(that includes the Fat Lump of Lard). As long as the weather holds up it should be not a bad day.
The Bismarck was correct yesterday. To-days Bismarck is Bauer in the 2.50 at Chester. Not posting to-morrow am having a well deserved day off!
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