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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?
DAVID'S SATURDAY MUSINGS
23.02.2013
While working as a private chef, Albert fostered an ambition with his younger brother, Michel Sr, who was then based inParis ,
to open a London England
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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
"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.
Saturday's musings from a retired racing enthusiast.
David Ashforth:
twice voted journalist of the year
PICTURE: Dan Abraham twice voted journalist of the year
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 .
"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 atSalisbury
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
J Margaret Clarke
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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.
Fanny Cradock
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
While working as a private chef, Albert fostered an ambition with his younger brother, Michel Sr, who was then based in
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
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.
Albert Roux
Alibris Books
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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 Taunton
CLIVEDEN
"At 18, Albert (Roux) travelled on his own to England where he began work as a scullery boy at Cliveden."
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
To stick at any job in 'Demoralised Rip Off Britain' is an achievement in itself.
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
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,
