Should have laid the double
Betting shops may be allowed to open on April 14. The Grand National is April 12.
Foreign holidays may be allowed from May 19. My trip to Greece is booked for May 17.
Goodbye Sheikh Hamdan
Slightly odd post this because it will primarily be about Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum (sorry if I have spelt any of that wrong). When I going racing (it seems a long time ago now) I am an avid paddock watcher. Of course that is mainly at Plumpton, Fontwell and Brighton but just occasionally it includes York and Goodwood. And when I have gone to the latter smarter tracks Sheikh Hamdan has been in the paddock, race card in hand watching the horses (including the ones he owns) as avidly as me. He smiled and took notes, as some rather muscular men with short haircuts circled nearby with a finger on their ear talking into their sleeves. It seemed to me from my small observations that Sheikh Hamdan, for all his wealth and other responsibilities, was a genuine racing fan. I was sorry to hear today that he has died and only hope that Shadwell Stud (and everyone who worked there has only praise for their boss) can carry on the great work he started. Having been saddened by news of Sheikh Hamdan...
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