Auditioning For New Jockey?!

I didn't realise that Paul Nicholls was looking for another jockey!  Did anyone see the drunk who tried to get his leg over the Nicholls trained Escort'men in the winners enclosure at Chepstow on Saturday?!  To be honest, the enthusiastic race goer looked to be in no fit state to get his leg over anything!  I am sure that if he wanted to ride out there would be a few trainers that could easily find something a bit keen to put him on.  There is nothing worse than getting carted up the gallops - I know, I have seen the lads and lasses  faces from the safety of the Range Rover...mind you, it's not that safe when MCP is driving - he ranks just behind Hadden and Johnny!  On a serious note though, there is a real need to tighten up security - when you see people as drunk as those football supporters were, they really do need throwing out.  How do I know they were football supporters?...they were singing football songs and chants.

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Don't forget that it is free entry to the races at Salisbury this afternoon.  The meeting is sponsored by Bathwick Tyres, so I hope that Sarah and Wayne Clifford get a good turnout - they are great people who really love their racing and deserve plenty of support.

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Finally, it was nice that David's new website received a resounding thumbs up from the Racing Post in their "Surf & Turf" section of yesterday's paper.  Internet editor Robin Gibson called the new site "swish, classy...a cracking site...and absolutely representative of the new generation" - so far, so good and while I agree with Robin's assessment of James as "a bit dull", he is nonetheless completely wide of the mark when he refers to David's assistant trainer (me) as a "wrinkled retainer" - how rude!  James is none too pleased either and tells me he is considering altering the items he takes to a desert island from a machete to a Swiss army knife - wild and crazy guy!