Bobby Shaftoe.

5f to 1m4f seems versatile on trip

"they" must be SEETHING,

they were waiting for the fav to get beat so they can crucify the jockey and reiterate how bent he is

Lol

I've seen the horse a few times and he never looked the most straightforward, gave trouble at the start or slow away but the step up to 12f seems to have transformed him and yes a decent ride

They didn't go much pace did they, won easily, but not one you'd back on breeding over this distance.

Probably not one you would back full stop SR,

It's a strange track for pace, you very rarely see a truely run race at any distance

Jim can get them to stretch out in trip, nearly won a Cesarewitch with the 'sprinter' La Vecchia Scuola

Must be the Scottish air

He's run horses over hurdles that were mainly campaigned as sprinters eg Geojimali, who placed over sticks.

Dhaular Dhar another, 5f winner, ended up winning over middle distances and hurdles.

Bobby Shafto's gone to sea,
Silver buckles at his knee;
He'll come back and marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shafto!
Bobby Shafto's bright and fair,
Combing down his yellow hair;
He's my love for evermore,
Bonny Bobby Shafto!

Bobby Shafto's tall and slim,
He always dressed so neat and trim;
The ladies they all kick at him,
Bonny Bobby Shafto.
Bobby Shafto's gettin' a bairn,
For to dangle on his arm;
In his arm and on his knee,
Bobby Shafto loves me.

Jim's stepping one back up in trip here - St Andrew's Castle, 0-3 at a mile so far

Jim's stepping one back up in trip here - St Andrew's Castle, 0-3 at a mile so far

he'll have to get some more interval training into that one

And Nicolas T was running over 10f for ages then he won the Plate ?

Good call, howard

When you see all those examples, it does seem a well-worn path for him. I'm not sure how much he takes to do now on the training side especially at the races. You see him a lot socialising with owners etc

Tiger Tiger - Thanks for that. Used to be one of the songs in our singing classes in my village primary in the late 50's. 

Along with that "Oh don't deceive me, oh never leave" followed by something about a poor maiden who may or may not have been in the valley below.

Early one morning,
Just as the sun was rising,
I heard a young maid sing,
In the valley below.


Oh, don't deceive me,
Oh, never leave me,
How could you use
A poor maiden so?

Remember the vows,
That you made to your Mary,
Remember the bow'r,
Where you vowed to be true,


etc etc

You must be as old as me Tiger        Thanks!

Not quite you cheeky bugger.

I remember them as well,

A couple of right joly tunes to get the blood racing at primary school !!!!

some fascinating tales about this fella including the mystery about the young girl that the rhyme was supposedly written by.

And there is something very eery about Brancepeth Castle if you ever get the chance to visit the place - a magnificent building by all accounts but theres deffo a very strange aura /vibe about the joint where local folklore will have you believe that the "wronged and heartbroken "young girl whos name escapes me unless i google it haunts the place to this day

I'm 71 next month, Tiger, and there is hope!!, my dad is 96 next week.

I've a bit to go to catch you up, just 63 here. Your old fella is doing well, fingers crossed for the ton!

Get yersel to Chillingham if you want a haunted Castle, and you can make a day out of it and get chased by the wild cattle while your there.

Bridget Belasyse was her name

60 here I'm the baby of the party.

Thats brilliant BB, best wishes to him

been b4 Tiger - as you know by your Northumberland flag monicker find me a better bit of coastline than up the North East coastline then ya doing well - always been fascinated by castles since a youngun and probs the main reason i cant get enough of history especially local stuff - im sure Freddie Flintoff and his sidekick Rob Penn stopped ova at Chillingham in one of their shows and Freddie absolutely shat himself all night

King Eddie had a night out there before popping up the road and battering that puffta Willie Wallace.

and ya will live till 100 Tom

Started me new chemo regime today and the new chemo side effects mean i cant drink anything below room temp - for 3-4 days afterwards so no ice cubes in me voddies for next few days and it effects your nerves in tips of ya toes and fingers and also gives you little electrical shocks from nowhere - also cant tekk anything outta the fridge wivout wearing gloves so im gona be like some of those overpaid premier league footy players wearing gloves alongside short sleeved shirts for forseable future.

Still i got my pass from oncologist for my busmans holiday - he always lets you do wot ya want within reason - so not all bad

aye he luvd a scrap did Eddy - died on his way back down dint he in your neck of the woods Sol area didnt he or was that anutha one of his jaunts up there and he also wrecked Norham castle on the way back - a small village nowadays that wudnt be out of place in some of the villages like Armathwaite etc around your neck of the woods

So glad you are still with us Smirnoff and that your sense of humour is intact. Keep ****in goin!!!!!!

Died of dysentery near Carlisle. Caught it of a foreigner

Solway  of Firth werent it - they are claiming it arent they

Blackbarn i always enjoy ya poasts (bf spelling) and i always enjoy real people - wazza gets loada pelters on ere but he calls the dreamers out and is a big wind up merchant - if ya met him in real life or Tom for that matter(the dealer) who discredits the Scots dna of being tight you wud thoroughly enjoy their company

Im sure you are from the South Coast and im planning on doing anutha tour October time taking in Plumpton and Fontwell for starters so i will be in touch as well as dragging Slippy Blue along wiv me who luvs Plumpton - so far nearest ive gotten is looking thru Window at Plumpton station on train from Eastbourne to Brighton/Hove dogs - who has had really poor health probs as well - need to contact him but confident i will get him to Plumpton at very least - come in slippy if ya reading

ps as ive said to Tom

PMA  is ya biggest strength - nee point crying ova spilt milk as they say up our way - you cant change the cards ya dealt with but ya can certainly react well to wot life throws at ya and enjoy it as much as ya can

come in blackbarn or slippy

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Jim Goldie pre race: "the horse has improved for running at the right trip".

I'm sure the handicapper will love that honesty Jim, only took the 24 runs to get it to a mile and a half!!

Did it well again, should get a quick hat trick in this grade.

Joins an elite bunch who have raced over 5F to 2 miles on the flat, within a year.

I see you have kept the faith stew,good luck to keep toftl run going pre compy,barstool hit a 4/1 nap today!!

won't stay. Freewheelin takes this for G Lee

Crawling along

didn't have to stay, the crawled and it was all bobbys ...

Good call

No pace what so ever, another sprint from the straight.

Jockeys race, Mul running a book in the jocks room....

you'd imagine at some point G lee has to be thinking this is playing right into Bobbys hands ??

Stewarts!!

Let's hope we haven't peaked too early, your selection won as well didn't it.

It did,got 13/8 but sp was skinny.