Very pleased to report that Geoff has come out of his race in great shape and will improve for the experience . He'll have another small race somewhere before raising the anti .
I see that George is a warm favorite for the Paddy Power in a couple of weeks time . He was a warm favorite for the RSA at Cheltenham last March and that didn't count for much ! But - if you haven't seen it already - have a look at DPs stable tour on The Racing Posts web site with George coming (flying) up the gallops - really good !
Bruce runs at Exeter on Tues . DP is really happy with him but having 18 mths off will need the race .
This week I took the opportunity - with no horses running and Nicola visiting her big sister out in South Carolina - to have a trip down to Gevrey Chambertin ! And what a great time I had ! I went down armed with photos of the two brothers and - of course - Geoffs win at Aintree . Now - much as I love 'la Francias' - I do find them - well , you know - to be a bit cool and arrogant - especially when it comes to their wine.
So - armed with this hard won knowledge - I took to my first cave with a certain panache - come trepidation . I told Monsieur that I was only interested - quite naturally - in Grand Crus Cambertin . 'ave u evrr triid such a bootifool vine, Monsieur ?' - 'na mate' I said (learnt that one from Mal) 'but would like to try'. Bless him - but he did - begrudgingly - open up a bottle of the famous stuff . I think his hands were trembling as he did . I was in no mood to be hurried - savoring the moment . Anyway - I thought it was about time to cheer him up - so I showed him the photos . His little face beamed ! He actually shared a glass with me . I told him that I'll be back next year - with The Gold Cup ! Nice thought ! CU
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