I always thought Thady Gosden was Johns wife.

Anything goes these days.

Easy mistake.thought he was Mick Appleby's until he revealed his is named Jack!!

He is Thaddeus Gosden-Hood. John's wife is Rachel Hood.

Is she a friend of Robin?

A good friend and supporter of Matt Hancock

Lol

Thaddeus trivia.anyone on 'ere remember who Thaddeus jones and Joshua Smith were?

I always get confused with Edna Bolger being a man.

anyone on 'ere remember who Thaddeus jones and Joshua Smith were?...Alias Smith And Jones i loved that programme.

Pair of cowboys acey!! Btwdid you realise that Neil Callan rides "Acey Deucy"?

Acey has been trying to get him off his back for years to no avail, presume Acey must enjoy the ride and the whip action.

Crossed noseband,pr!cker bit,cheek pieces and spurs and that is him just getting ready for bed stew!!!

It's good to see some new blood working hard and earning their place in the top ranks on merit - most other walks of life are a closed shop, riddled with cronyism and nepotism, so the privileged few get all the top jobs - but not in racing!

Nothing wrong with nepotism if the "apprentice" has served his/her time alongside the wizard!!

Yeah, of all the people in the world, your son is always most likely to be the best person for the job on merit!

It is what made the world go round TM,sons learning from fathers/Grandfathers e.g Blacksmiths,farmers etc,racing like farming apprenticeships probably start at the point of learning to walk?

Good old working class name

I thought the same until eye seen Thady being interviewed. "Thady is a modern short form of Thaddeus, which has Aramaic roots and means "heart." While exceptionally rare, this name has a powerful story at its core. Thaddeus was a common choice among

Lets hope he never visits Rome