Anyone Know This Guy....

Jesus Christ.

thinking again, he was offering you free gifts, seeing the stars, and the age you say, probably a wise man.

Capt Birdseye

was he singing you gotta pick a pocket or two?

Foyleswar, he was exactly like a character from Oliver.....

Was it onlooker?

.. Sounds like one half of ZZ TOP.

Joking apart Workrider I saw a guy who matched this description at Doncaster races last month - the reason I particularly remember it is was because it was St Patrick’s day and they were doing a bit of a themed day - Irish Dacers etc and I actually said to a mate it looks like a leprechaun has come to the party.

He was holding a carrier bag

Workrider

Was he quite small and thin ?

You were talking to him Workrider, why didn't you ax him, save us all this wondering.

....

  ..  Did the guy mention Birchy and O Hehir. ??

If it's the bloke I'm thinking of he's called D.Warf although
people call him 'Doc'.Normally goes racing with his 6 brothers.

Jimnast - the bloke I saw at Donny was small and thin

Sounds like the bloke i use to see at Newmarket,
Binoculars with loads of badges around him and thinks he' Phil Bull

Thanks hoof

I saw him Wednesday about 3 hours before racing ,around where they unload the horses I got the feeling he shouldn’t have been there I actually had a laugh with him about having to limbo dance under the rail,it the first time I’ve seen him and I go racing a lot however my wife did say she’s seen him a few times recently.

Dambuster

That’s what I called this fellow although I saw no badges or binoculars.

Yes Jimnast, a real Fagin type character tiny even smaller than me..... He loved his racing and had a few mares he was breeding from, so very much more involved than most...Saxon was it onlooker . He'll hound you for that remark....

Jimnast, the guy i use to see was small slim in his early 80s,white beard, Smoking  a Lardie.
Very smartly dresses, certainly copying Phil Bull.

It would be very unusual for me not to have seen this character many times over the years workrider,people often pop up on the racecourse with interesting tales then quickly disappear.

I think this must be a different fellow Dambuster I didn’t think he was particularly smart although the age and Phil bull bit makes it a possibility.

Workrider

What did you think of bath ?

Workrider, were you a jockey ?

My third  time there but maybe the worst one of them all, I visited the Abbey and several other Churches of different denominations and ate in the Cornish pastry shop, loved the Cornish trad, then headed up to the race course armed with word for 2 horses, I was asked to look at a certain horse and note how it ran I had a word with the jockey after and got a honest response , the other horse I had word for blew out dramatically and was very disappointing so maybe that added to my poor view of the day. The rain didn't help either plus everything had to be paid by card. Brought a small pair of bins with me but really didn't need them as its easy to see most of the races without them..Train back to Cheltenham failed to arrive so miss my other connection as well and didn't get back to my hotel until after 11pm and was due to get the 7am train on Sat morning . Overall enjoyed my week though was very disappointed Newton Abbot was cancelled as I really wanted to go back there..

Dambuster many would say no ...

Apr 23, 2023 -- 12:26PM, workrider wrote:

Dambuster many would say no ...

Just wondered what was your favourite/Luckiest racecourse you rode at ?

You wouldn’t catch me at bath again it’s by a million mile the worst racecourse in the uk in fact it’s the Clonmel of the uk.

Jimnast I agree, food outlets were poor, and little to recommend it apart from the bus ride up from the City which I must admit I found impressive to say the least...

Oh yes that is interesting and bath is a fine city .

If wonky sat on one at Portman Park he would fall off

If Slick ever saw a horse up close he'd cry for his mammy he'd be that scared ....

Jimnast - just to get back on track I think you and I are referring to the same guy- I definitely wouldn’t say he was dressed smart - I’d go as far as to say the opposite not that I’m exactly the best to comment on sartorial elegance!

Hoof yes that would be my take on him, ragged would be a term nearer the mark...

Yes hoof /workrider sounds the same person I wonder where he popped up from he certainly had a sense of humour

The nearest I got to a horse was helping a friend tacking-up her horse and carriage. I was holding onto her mane and whispering good girl. I did not know what else to say.

You said the right thing impossible , Bill Smith would have took exception I think though...

Apr 23, 2023 -- 2:30PM, hoof hearted wrote:

Jimnast - just to get back on track I think you and I are referring to the same guy- I definitely wouldn’t say he was dressed smart - I’d go as far as to say the opposite not that I’m exactly the best to comment on sartorial elegance!

He was just on Sky Sports Racing at Windsor

Yes that was him, dambuster. Phil Bull type.