New Posts For Thread: Old ITV programme The Racing Game where was "Seabury" racecourse?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourseJust wondered if anyone remembers which racecourse was used for Seabury? Just ask as currently watching the series on dvd. Thanks.The same at Beverley foxy, main road right along the 5f striphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=557446079#557446079The same at Beverley foxy, main road right along the 5f stripWed, 26 Jun 2019 08:36:58 -0500Started watching this yesterday, haven't seen it since it was originally shown on TV.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=557445831#557445831Started watching this yesterday, haven't seen it since it was originally shown on TV.Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:04:17 -0500Inspired by this thread, I've bought the DVDs and watched the first programme. I'm beginning to understand why there was no second series.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551690427#551690427Inspired by this thread, I've bought the DVDs and watched the first programme. I'm beginning to understand why there was no second series.Tue, 18 Apr 2017 02:24:59 -0500His son Felix has carried on the writing with the same racing theme.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551582069#551582069His son Felix has carried on the writing with the same racing theme.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:38:01 -0500Yes, Francis's wife actually wrote the books. And very good they were too.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551582009#551582009Yes, Francis's wife actually wrote the books. And very good they were too.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:33:49 -0500pretty sure one was filmed at catterick bridge i seem to remember the reflection of a car mirror throwing him off a horse, catterick would be the only course in yorkshire where a main road runs along [close]the home straight.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551581941#551581941pretty sure one was filmed at catterick bridge i seem to remember the reflection of a car mirror throwing him off a horse, catterick would be the only course in yorkshire where a main road runs along [close]the home straight.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:29:34 -0500wasnt there a story a few years ago that his wife was actually the author & they used dicks name because he was well known in racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551581887#551581887wasnt there a story a few years ago that his wife was actually the author & they used dicks name because he was well known in racingWed, 05 Apr 2017 10:26:10 -0500I think I have every single Dick Francis thriller; read them as a teenager.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551581777#551581777I think I have every single Dick Francis thriller; read them as a teenager.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:18:13 -0500I still have a copy of the book "Odds Against" at home.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551580587#551580587I still have a copy of the book "Odds Against" at home.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:36:44 -0500Sid Halley was played by Mike Gwilym in a six episode television series, The Racing Game. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and aired between November 1979 and January 1980. The first episode was a brief adaptation of Odds Against; thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30840573/old-itv-programme-the-racing-game-where-was-seabury-racecourse?post_id=551580575#551580575Sid Halley was played by Mike Gwilym in a six episode television series, The Racing Game. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and aired between November 1979 and January 1980. The first episode was a brief adaptation of Odds Against; theWed, 05 Apr 2017 08:35:35 -0500