Rolling down the M3 or the M27 or some traffic-packed British road on the way to Taunton Racecourse in Somerset. Raining. We have hours to go so not sure that makes any difference to the ground at the course. Sherminator is 4/5 in the opener. George Baker’s Eton Blue is 22-1 in the second (anybody betting the daily double?).
“Nervous, Clancy?” he asked as we climbed into his mud-splattered Range Rover.
“Yeah.”
“Well if we weren’t, we wouldn’t it be doing it.”
Exactly.
The Racing Post lumping on the nerves.
Harry Fry’s new recruit SHERMINATOR beat a good yardstick when scoring for Emma Lavelle at Newbury in January and might be good enough to overcome his penalty. Good For You and Red N Yellow (preferred in that order) are also likely to be in the shake-up.
Sherminator Delivered on promise shown in bumpers for Emma Lavelle when winning at Newbury (2m, soft) on hurdling debut in January; has penalty to shoulder on first run for Harry Fry but ought to play a major role.
Hopefully he can emulate the England rugby team who crushed Italy at Twickenham yesterday. What a day. What an experience. Nothing like sport.
“Tickets…who needs tickets…buying…or…selling…” We went old school and bought three at the corner of ticket and tout. Good seats. Good craic.
