Couple of nights in Annan booked this weekend then off to Carlisle for the races on Tuesday. Hopefully don’t get too much rain. No softer than soft will do. 🏇🏇 Not been to #Annan but it looks ok. Bit of sightseeing along the Solway. 👍🦆

Top 4 finish for Initial Blue will land a nice profit👍🏇 Wolves 9.00 🤞

Cracking Sunday. 90 min walk with girlfriend, a few weights/punchbag. Couple of bets at #Thirsk Off to pub. Good afternoon with the lads.Home, checks results 14/1 winner thanks to Jim Goldie. If Carling did Sundays 👍🏇🍻💷

Hot at Redcar.

Off to Redcar races today. Friend has a horse running so blagged an O+T ticket. Strangely enough given it’s only 50 miles south I’ve never been to the course before. Nice day for it ☀️☀️☀️🕶️

New hip is working, been for a couple of walks. Green and pleasant land. These sheep will soon be fat on the lush grass we have. #Consett

York Races

Mallard. Fastest steam train. 126 mph in the 1930’s

Duchess of Hamilton the best looking train we saw today. Restoration work is incredible.

Eden Camp yesterday. V1 on display, surprised how big it is.

Wetherspoons have excelled themselves in York. 😊

Redcar tonight Looks Fantastic EW won ok LTO 13/2 seems fair. Good luck. Off to York Sunday for a few nights. 👍🏇🏰🍻🚂

Hexham races yesterday. Looking good as usual. 22/1 winner helped the day along. 🏇👍💷🍻

Week in #York booked. Races Wednesday 🏇🏇 and some sightseeing now the hip is fixed. 👍 Castle Howard, Eden Camp and the Railway museum on the list. Just over an hour down the road so handy for travel.

Durham today for food/beers. First trip since the hip op so hopefully life getting back to normal. Uptown Harry is the EW fancy today 5.15 Perth 6/1 Good luck 👍🏇🍻🍻🍻🍻

As an aside. Holly is a bit of a celebrity and spent time doing selfies and autographs.Still found time to give us a comprehensive debrief and her opinions which were greatly appreciated. Hopefully get her NTO wherever that is. 👍🏇🏿

Thirsk for racing. Idyllic is the outsider of the field 4.32 and if she hits a place we’ll be over the moon. I think I might have found a possible EW option in the 2.47 looks like it’s had support already. Good luck 🏇👍🍻

For some reason I can’t get access to my timeline on this platform anyone else having issues. I can post but not follow what’s happening in the Bluesky world. 😳

I’m old enough to remember the Dash for Gas UK made in the 80’s that, like many other Thatcherite decisions has come back to bite our arses. Privatisation, council house sales etc all politically motivated and now proving to be almost impossible to put right. Old cow has much to answer for.

Aintree was a disaster for me. Luckily yesterday Mark Usher had a 7/1 winner I’d been tracking which levelled the day.😥 Might be better suited to Golf betting. Have both Young and Reed EW for the masters hopefully one of them gets the Green Jacket. 🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️

Crikey having a disastrous Aintree so far. Not even landing the EW. Monty’s Star in the big one and this top 10 place option will hopefully turn the tide. 🏇😳

Well if Co Pilot has this right then the Greens are off my Xmas list.I’d only vote for them now to keep Reform out. Hopefully neither of them will be near the levers of power. They might influence some policies but being in charge ? No thanks.

Each Way Patent on these today and some EW singles as well. Bit of a long shot but small stakes do sometimes reap big rewards. One winner or a couple of places covers the day. Good Luck 👍🏇

Speculative shot on Take All 3.30 Aintree. Now 28/1 was 40/1 last night 👍 Down in trip which should help and cheekpieces back on. Good Luck 🤞

UK media ‘You can’t take the winter fuel allowance off those poor pensioners they’ll freeze to death’ A few months later ‘Ditch the triple lock it’s unaffordable, lots of pensioners are millionaires’ Any decision the current govt make gets pilloried absolute no win for them. 😳

Interesting day good mix of flat/jumps. Ciotog Bath 5.25 should go well 4/1 listened to the Inside Track blog with Jim Delahunt and Robert Thompson (always worth a listen) Robert has a fancy for Soleil D’Arizona 4.05 Plumpton (Dan Skelton) currently28/1 4 places. Had an interest. 🏇👍💷 Good Luck

Few EW places on the AW yesterday but no luck with winners. 4.45 Musselburgh Thecoffeepotdotco (stable in form) is a decent EW shout. Ran really well for 5.5 furlongs before losing out,drop in distance might help today.I’m on at 12/1 Good Luck 🏇👍

Don’t understand why the AW finals meetings are on the same day. FFS Split them over the weekend!! Small stakes in most races today. Bragbor 4.10 Newcastle EW and away from the AW Chica Guerrera 4.17 Curragh are both possibles. The 10/1 I got for Dramatic Star 4.42 is looking good 👍🏇 Good luck

Sun is shining so off out for my first day on the drink since the hip op. Caution is the watchword a few zero Guinness and a couple of proper ones. Girlfriend/nurse/chauffeur/chef is coming so I’ll be fine.She’s been fantastic I’m really lucky to have her in my life.❤️ Might tell her sometime. 😊

Adam Nicol has been in rare form recently and has a some fancied runners at Kelso. Small stake singles/ multiples is the bet. AW Finals tomorrow at Newcastle might just be a few longer priced shots in the frame. Hopefully I’ll identify a couple. 🏇🏇

Starship Trooper 7.30 Kempton. Cracking little race with 5 runners. Money Back option Bet365 currently offers 9/4 for 3 places (was 11/4) so I’m on that. Murphy/Balding have a decent record Kempton they have a couple of others running and this horse could show improvement. Good Luck 🏇👍

Hells fire the Royal visit is going ahead.Why send the monarch to the US right now is beyond me. 250 yrs of national development has led to the #Trump #Epstein shit show. Just send a video from Buck House instead.Trump will milk the visit and we are just feeding his vanity. OR send Andrew 😀

Maid in Devon is interesting 8.30 Wolves. Been some overnight money for her 5’s from 8’s so still an EW option. 1/2 sister to the beautiful Adaay in Devon although not as good. Opening handicap mark looks very fair if she’s ready to go then I’d hope for a good run. 🏇👍

Couple of possibilities for tomorrow but both in the same race. 😳 I’ll have to have another look although I’ve backed them both as they might shorten overnight. 🏇🤔🤔

Couple of LTO winners that might run well again today. Moe’s Legacy 7.30 Wolves. Won after a break LTO and might have more to give. Wedontrellthetruth 5.10 Kempton. Improved for the rise in distance LTO and has Billy the Kid steering. Couple of EW singles and a double both about 6/1 Good Luck

Back at hospital for physio revue and hopefully removal of the 31 stitches. 😳 I’m able to get about a bit without the crutches even though it’s only 14 days since surgery. Girlfriend says I’m going too quick and to be more patient. She’s probably right. 🩼🩼 I’d like to be limp free again soon.

Harvey could have run in the Spring Mile yesterday but trainer has chosen 10 furlongs at Donny 4.05 today. Currently 4/1 I’ve backed him with 365 on money back option 4 places at 5/2. Star Cast 20/1 to 10/1 could run well in the first. Good luck

Busy racing day today. Stand out for me is Whitcombe Rockstar 2.42 Kempton at 5/1 or 11/2 EW 4 places is a bet to nowt. Distance is fine and has a good course record. 👍🤞 Greek Order/Orandi/La Trinidad EW shouts in the Lincoln 6 places. Good Luck 👍🏇

In 1975 at 16 I started work in a Refractory brickworks. Closed in 1991. Reunion today not sure who’ll turn up many not here now. One lad in this photo is dead now. It’s a job I did for several years, got the arthritis to prove it. Hot dusty dangerous, badly concussed one morning back in kiln pm 😳

Don’t want to push my luck too much but have a quiet fancy for a regal EW double at #Newcastle Havana Prince 8.00 18/1 Almarada Prince 8.30 7/1 Both 4 places. £2 EW double pays over £300 🤞🤞💷 Good luck.

Might be giving this horse the betting elbow by putting it on here but Shades of May 8.00 Chelmsford looks way overpriced at 25/1 (from 33/1) as an EW bet. Drop to 7 might suit and a run from the front might pay dividends. EW extra on 365 pays 12/1 5 places so had a reasonable interest. 🤞

Guinness Zero 👍 first trip to the pub since the operation hopefully I’m getting back to normal and the worst of it is over. 👍🩼

Sun shining if I’d been fitter we’d have gone to @hexhamraces.bsky.social still need a warm coat up there but the views today will be fantastic. Some real competitive racing as well. 🏇🏿🏇🏿

Think the grey haired lass is having a bit of a moment giving big Brobby the eye.

Who knew this song would be so fitting after so many years 😒

Didn’t think much of the racing today. Patent at Wolves Mythical Isle 7.30 Trust Sergei 8.00 The Flying Seagull 8.30 Good luck. Hip improving can get about on 1 crutch but still very sore at times.Keeping as mobile as I can,been to Home Bargains in Durham today,excitement for the day is over 😀

Saw this from a SAFC fan on X Love the post derby craic especially when we’ve won which is most of the time.

These images come around after each derby game. This is my favourite (so far) #SAFC

VICTORY AT ST. JAMES' PARK 😍

Derby day. NUFCvSAFC I’d be happy to avoid defeat. Not our first choice team which makes things difficult,but they were hammered in mid week let’s hope they are shell shocked and we get at them quickly. #hawaythelads #SAFC