hoof hearted

Blast from late 60s early 70s northern chaser TETRAHUMPTYDUMPTY

jamilla

Confused - not me! Sp unk won at Sandown last year (in running notes - ran in snatches, came late, squeezed out near finish, etc)

Bottom and Gay Man were running at the same time in the mid-1970s.

Going back to the Foinavon Grand National, Flying Wild was not in the race and Popham Down (66/1) was brought down at the first.

Xerophyte...Thanks i think you confirm what i said...I said Flying Wild was innocent and Popham Down was the loose horse that ran across the fence taking out The Fossa,Rondetto etc.

the white shadow

simon_c   

KYBO was owned by Isadore Kerman and trained by Josh Gifford

Tartatartufata
Colnel Rayburn

There's a French horse running at the moment called BIG TITS!

A neighbour of ours owned a horse that ran in the English Grand National in the 70s  called Gay Bucaneer

u sure it s not AGHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR slippy? i posted a link, tome durkin, here comes aghrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yep, that's the one ilikewavingatbuses , Arrrr. I'm old, I get confused sometimes!

Twice in Bundoran ...This is True it was actually take from an Irish census form. Where one of the the questions was, What S E  X were you? M/F....someone put Twice in Bundoran

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Good call AD

Mrspurplepeopleater,circa 1976?

That O'Briens horse was called F A G  E N D

Correct Slippy, i remember it well.

Cheers for that Anaglogs, I did the forecast Mrs.P to beat the winner. Funny what sticks in the old brainbox, that must have been about 30 years ago. I can't remember what I had for dinner last Thursday but remember that race

Heres a nice story about Colin Tinkler..Or Geega

HE IS a legend from Aintree to Ascot, famous for his fearless gambling and head of a horse racing dynasty.


So there's no doubt that the sport of kings is his main passion, but houses come very close second for Colin Tinkler.

"I've always loved houses and I adore renovating. If I go to someone's home I sit there thinking how I'd redesign it," says Mr Tinkler, 83, a former trainer.

He has "Tinklerised" quite a few properties including his beloved cottage in Huttons Ambo, near Malton.

He bought it 11 years ago after downsizing from his stud farm at Wombleton.

He is now selling it for £285,000 and it represents a very good bet for any buyer given that it cost him £85,0000 and he's spent well over £200,000 on it, including £40,000 on the garden.

"I tore it apart. I've done everything from a new roof to moving the staircase to importing conifers from Italy.

"I've also spent money quite unnecessarily because I am a bit of a perfectionist. I felt the ceiling downstairs was slightly high so I spent a fortune having it lowered just one inch and a leaf daren't fall off a tree in the garden. I like it to be immaculate," says Mr Tinkler, who, when he lived at a hotel for a year between houses, had his room re-carpeted and brought in a joiner to saw down the legs on a couple of the dining tables because they were too high for his 5ft
frame.

His characterful period property is certainly on top form and boasts a living room, fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor and a large bedroom with balcony and bathroom on the first floor. Outside are beautifully landscaped gardens.

The surprisingly spacious home, which comes with potential to extend, is named Geega's Place.

"Geega is my nickname and I got it when I was 24. I'd organised a race for a pony club and there was a pony that wouldn't start.

"I shouted and shook my stick and it went off like the clappers. The rather skinny 11 year old girl riding was dumped in a pile of manure. She was so angry she shouted that I was an old Geega. She meant geezer, but the name stuck," says Mr Tinkler who is selling to move to an apartment closer to his son Nigel, a well-known trainer.

His eldest son Colin is also a trainer and horse dealer and his grandson Andrew is a top National Hunt jockey.

Mr Tinkler is famous for starting Full Circle in the 1980s. It was the first ever members' club allowing ordinary race lovers to have a share in a string of thoroughbreds.

He also had a reputation for picking winners.

A well-known personality on the country's race courses, his biggest win was £43,000 on 100/1 outsider Norton's Coin in the Cheltenham Gold cup in 1990.

His biggest loss was £11,000 on a footballing bet.

"People thought I bet heavier than I did, but I was never a feckless gambler. If I went to the races I knew which horses I was going to back and that was it. I took calculated risks and rarely backed outsiders. One exception was Norton's Coin."

His poor sight means he hasn't been to the races for years and he no longer bets.

"To be honest my nerve's gone with betting and with Andy racing I don't want to compromise him.

"Plus people tell me it's not the same. There are no characters now and no chalking up by the bookies. It's all computerised," he says.

"I have a big TV and I watch Andrew. He's a big part of my life and I would love to see him win the Grand National."

Although he has retired from the course and is downsizing Colin Tinkler isn't putting out to pasture just yet.

After writing his autobiography A Furlong To Go, he has just finished a novel and is planning a complete revamp of his new apartment: "I'm not past it quite yet and moving is just another adventure," he says