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RACING POST SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24th 2013

WEEK MONDAY FEBRUARY 18th TO SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24th 2013

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2013

PUNTERS ZONE MEET UP WITH EQUUS ZONE

Tuesday March 12 to Friday March 15

Cheltenham Festival Betting Odds

http://www.cheltenham-festival.co.uk/
http://www.cheltenhamfestivalinfo.com/index.php/en/






Martin Dwyer riding work learning his trade
with Ian Balding
What will the outcome be for Martin today in India?
Will it be a bloodhorse literate decision?
Or will it be a bloodhorse illiterate decision?
Is Martin to be condemned unjustly by bloodhorse illiterate Indian regulators?
Indian regulation rules in which the British horseracing regulators comply without exception?

Rodney Masters reports:

(RP 23.02.13)

 

Dwyer backs police chief's involvement

"MARTIN DWYER yesterday gave his support to the unconventional  addition of a senior policeman in the investigation launched into a losing ride that sparked angry scenes among racegoers in India.

"The Lambourn-based jockey has commitments in Dubai over the next few weeks but will return to give evidence at the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) inquiry into his ride on 6-4 favourite ICE AGE, who finished a close third.
 

"The hearing was due to take place tomorrow but has been postponed until March 17, when the local director general of police has asked to participate.

"Dwyer said 'While I categorically deny the allegations made against me by the stewards of the Royal Western India Turf Club that I did not allow ICE AGE to race on her merits, I welcome the decision of the director general of police, Raj Khilnani, to involve himself in proceedings and that he will be in attendance at the hearing.
 

"I'm confident I will be exonerated of any wrong doing, due to the simple fact I'm entirely innocent of the allegations, as is clearly made evident by the video of the race alone.

 

"Dwyer reportedly had to flee Mahalaxmi racecourse after racegoers formed what was described as a "lynch mob" as they protested against the ride he had given ICE AGE.
 

"RWITC chairman  KN Dhunjib-hoy told the Mumbai Mirror: "Mr Khilnani called the club's stewards and insisted on being present when the stewards' body deliberates on the report submitted by the stipendiary stewards on their investigations into ICE AGE's los last Sunday."

"Khilnani is reported to have told the same newspaper:  "I decided  to step in  because I'm concerned about the reputation of the Turf Club. I want to play a positive role in preventing any wrongdoing.

"Racing is a sport and money should not take it off track."

PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

DAVID ASHFORTH
Saturday's musings from a retired racing enthusiast.

David Ashforth:
twice voted journalist of the year

PICTURE: Dan Abraham

DAVID'S SATURDAY MUSINGS
23.02.2013

Stay awake by cooking up your festival theory

Pic: Fanny Cradock: inventing the prawn cocktail

 

"I'M THINKING of setting up an insomniacs club' We could meet at 2am and one of us would keep repeating the recipe for horseradish sauce from Mrs Beaton's Cookery book and see whether any of us fall asleep. If that doesn't work, reading out the form at Wolverhampton should do the trick. No-one could stay awake through that .

Wondering if David always makes Mrs Beeton's horseradish sauce? (practice) Photographs of food on a plate beside each recipe (theory) were not used  in Mrs Beeton's day like they are now.

 

Horseradish can be found sometimes growing wild in the country side.  Its a little bit like a carrot, but instead of being bright orange it is a creamy white sort of colour. It can be too strong tasting when old. At present we have some truly great TV programs showing cooking in practice live on screen.

Have you noticed the mouth watering photographs displayed beside a recipe (theory) in all the cookery books on sale in 2013?

"I bet you didn't know that Mrs Beeton was only 28 when she died, even though you may know her stepfather, Henry Dorling, was Epsom's clerk of the course and that the family 
lived for awhile in the racecourse grandstand. Eventually, Mrs Beeton became a racehorse herself winning a maiden race at Salisburyin 2009. It's a pity there isn't a racehorse named after that other cook, Phyllis Pechey, better known as Fanny Cradock, a dreadful woman but an interesting one, who invented the prawn cocktail. There was a horse called Prawn Cocktail. Cradock's father, Archibald, went bankrupt gambling and Fanny not only married four times but did so twice while still married. It seemed to work quite well for her.

J Margaret Clarke
Turfcall Comment

 

David brings to mind two cooks from the past Mrs Beaton and Fanny Cradock. Wondering what will be the menu's available at the Cheltenham Festival 3013 in 16 days time? Various levels no doubt as to quality of food and service available. Perhaps Champion Racing Post photographer Edward Whitaker can take a peep with his camera to show us the variety on offer .... from a quick seaside snack from the legendry brilliant Sea Food Stall; to a top table sit down meal. These Sea Food Stall's always look a picture have you noticed?

(or not as the case maybe.)

Since the days of Beaton and Cradock photography has played a major part in the art of presenting fabulous food to the world and all the people in it, on a plate.

The author, Isabella Beeton, was 21 years old when she started working on the book, and she died at 28. In 1866.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_Beeton's_Book_of_Household_Management

http://www.lovefood.com/journal/features/11662/the-celebrity-chef-factor

Fanny Cradock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng6i4IdtC4w

 

 

 

A ROYAL CONNECTION

 

Major Peter Cazalet * The Queen Mother * Albert and Michael Roux

 

* a passion for horses * a passion for food
 

Albert Roux from France to Britain and the Cazalet Family Fairlawne

 

At 18, Albert travelled on his own to England where he began work as a scullery boy at Cliveden; he later worked as a chef for several distinguished families including that of Peter Cazalet, who trained the Queen Mother’s horses. “I have very happy memories working for the Cazalets,” he says. “One day when Michel was small he went missing and there was a knock at the kitchen door. The Queen Mother had Michel and said, ‘He must be yours!’”

While working as a private chef, Albert fostered an ambition with his younger brother, Michel Sr, who was then based in Paris, to open a London restaurant. The brothers felt that England was “in the culinary stone age”, the food was poor and service was bad. They planned to pioneer a change in the eating habits of the English.

  http://www.louisejohncox.com/roux_boys.htm

 

 

The Queen Mother's Passion for Horse Racing

 

In 1949, when Monaveen won at Fontwell, the Queen Mother became the first Queen of England to win a horse race in Britain since Queen Anne in 1714. In a career spanning over 50 years, she had 449 winners, in her blue and gold colours, her last being One Love, who won just 222 days before she died.

http://h2g2.com/approved_entry/A735798

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbourne

 
 
 

 

JUBILEE MEMORIES OF ROYAL CONNECTIONS

WITH FAIRLAWNE AND SHIPBOURNE

Sir  Edward Cazalet

 

"In this Diamond Jubilee year of Queen Elizabeth II, our beloved Sovereign, I

have been asked to write something about the Royal Family’s connections with Fairlawne and Shipbourne over the years.

http://www.shipbourne.com/jubileememories.pdf

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Roux

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Roux,_Jr.

 

 

Albert Roux

Alibris Books

http://www.alibris.co.uk/booksearch?author=Albert+Roux&cm_mmc=sem-_-google_uk-_-authors-_-na&gclid=CK6XwdmXz7UCFUbKtAodyWgAyQ

 

 

"Anyway, neither Mrs Beeton nor Fanny were running at Taunton on Tuesday (splendid course, friendly, big screen, sunshine, Admiral Black wins the 4.15pm, etc) but a lot of other horses were and, during the first, I took out my notebook, or would have done if I'd got one, and made a (mental) note of Upswing, for whom I predict a successive future. If you've got a notebook, I suggest you make an entry.

 

"After the last race, I gathered with the rest of the true enthusiasts (or sad cases) in the Betfred shop in the hope it stayed open for the bumper at Wetherby, featuring a rare Mark Johnston runner. The good news was the shop was still open, the bad there were no pictures from Wetherby - Betfred are in dispute with TurfTV and evidently the earlier pictures from Wetherby were on the screen by mistake.

 

"We could hear Stewart Machin's commentary, study the result from Vaal and Toulouse, and watch the dogs parade for the 5.07 from Crayford, so all wasn't lost. Trap 2 was popular in the betting but finished second to Trap 4. Meanwhile, Machin suggested Jason Maguire would ride few easier winners than Diamond King, who won the bumper by 16 lengths. I'll take his word for it.

 

"Soon after that, it was Wednesday and now it's Saturday, which means there are only 17 days to go until Cheltenham. Like a war, preparation for the festival is vital - if you haven't already armed yourself, mentally and financially, you should. Try to steer clear of shopping, which has a damaging effect on the amount of cash available for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle and the following 26 races, and try not to loose it all before Cheltenham arrives, difficult though that is. You'll need plenty of money to lose once it gets under way.

 

"IF YOU'VE already started studying the form, remember that, on the first day, the going will be good to soft . It doesn't really matter  what the weather's like between now and then, it will be good to soft. It's a rule.

 

"A while ago, a friend recommended a rather clever system for the festival , which was to appose all Paul Nicholls' and Nicky Henderson's runners in handicaps. The theory was that, by mid-March, all their candidates for handicaps have already done well, are no longer well handicapped and will be shorter priced than they should be. When it comes to Cheltenham, it's the non-handicaps for Nicholls and Henderson and the handicaps for everyone else.

 

"It's rather appealing theory and would be even better if confirmed in practice. Last year,  Nicholls didn't win any of the handicaps - so far, so theoretically good. On the other hand, he didn't have many runners in them and Elgardo Sol did finish second in the County Hurdle, at 25-1.
 

"Henderson had more runners and two handicap winners, Une Artiste at 40-1 in the Fred Winter Hurdle and Bellvano at 20-1 in the Grand Annual Chase, in which Henderson also trained the runner-up, Tanks For That, at 9-1 and the fourth, Anquetta, at 33-1. Earlier in the week, Owen Glendower was third in the Cross Country Chase, at 33-1 and Veiled finished third in the Coral Cup, at 25-1.

 

"It's a pity the theory turned out to be so expensive - well, disastrous, really-but there is a lesson to be learned (apart from, don't follow the theory). It's that it's worth paying close attention to Henderson's second string in handicaps, and his third one, and fourth, and fifth-Bellivano. This year he's got 13 entered in the Coral Cup, so perhaps his sixth string, or seventh? I hope that helps. Taunton again this week, I think."

CLIVEDEN

"At 18, Albert (Roux) travelled on his own to England where he began work as a scullery boy at Cliveden."

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden/

 

J Margaret Clarke
Turfcall Comment

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

DAYTIME STARTING MONDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 25th

BBC1

9.15am to 10am Monday to Friday this week

Jane Rackham "Operation Hospital Food New series 1/5 Series 2 James Martin tries to improve NHS hospital food, beginning in Birmingham.

 "James Martin attempted  to improve the quality of food served to patients in Scarborough General Hospital.

"After the initial shock of seeing all the tinned and packet food on offer (remember the frozen omelettes?), he managed to introduce a new menu that  met patients' nutritional needs.

 

"Now he plans to improve hospital catering across the country, starting with Birmingham's Royal Orthopaedic Hospital where kitchen staff face loosing their jobs thanks to a growing overspend and shocking levels of waste. Martin is horrified to discover that nobody seems to know how many people they're cooking for, but it's the custard that sparks the first row. "

 

 

JAMES ASKS "HOW DO YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE?".

In general James has found demoralised staff,  with demoralised attitudes, unable to communicate within a severe hospital government dictate, that couldn't care less about anything.

 

We have a failed British Political Government System racing neck and neck upsides the failed National Health System, the failed Bloodhorse Illiterate Horseracing Government, the failed British Legal Justice System the failed Banking System and now the failed Meat Marketing Regulators, we see animal sufference whether attempting to live or die of no account to any of these mentioned above,  hell bent, racing to Rip Off Britain and all the people in it, in every which way they possibly can each and every day. 

 

Is it any wonder workforces' in general feel so badly demoralised?

To stick at any job in 'Demoralised Rip Off Britain'  is an achievement in itself.  

 

 

 

 

  

Model of the year Cara Delevingne makes her Vogue cover debut for the March issue, one bursting with all of the new season's fashions - from graphics and fantastic plastic to Sixties remade and the new flats. Catch up with Cara, photographed by Mario Testino,

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/06/march-vogue-on-the-ipad