BEST of the BETS

now one or two of you may know im not his biggest fan and may have referred to him as a fat oaf on more than one occasion! i was beginning to think i had a "thing" about him and maybe i should cut him some slack....UNTIL i read his post in the Post about his runners for Chelt! what an arrogant buffoon he is! if you take him seriously he'll have about 15 or 16 winners and break every record ever made!

ive also noted theres been a bit of editing in his piece about Clan des Oblong! yesterday he said "...and it absolutely murdered terrefort" i see that has been edited to "thrashing Terrefort"...unusual to see something in inverted comas being edited as it must be exactly what he said". I think someone spotted "murdered" and thought it was inappropriate. Yes he did beat terrefort easily...a horse returning from an awful run and struggling to find any kind of form. Is that really top form?

thats the problem i have with him, he shoots his mouth off and has no class. Remember the wondergirl winning on Pacha de polder (with the dislocated shoulder)? Instead of heaping praise on her his interview after the race was all about him and how HE trained it and how HE allowed her to ride...me me me me me! The fist pumping in the stands when he wins but doesnt notice the fatally injured horse at the 2nd last...because he doesnt care. Daryl jacob called him an arse and so have many others. he was a bent jockey with Richard Holder and Baker...the Bristol Gangsters! He achieved nothing and this fell in his lap.

the mad celebrations at Sandown where he completely blanked Henderson after he offered his hand, instead ignoring him and dancing around the parade ring like a demented lunatic. i was 20 yards away and felt like chinning the useless specimen, as did many others.

Of course has has talent, but you cant buy class. Jump trainers know that glory is often followed by tragedy so its a Band of Brothers approach, the same as the jockeys. But that oaf is classless, selfish and all about him. apart from that hes a good bloke!!!!

He probably will have a few winners but ill laugh my socks off if it blows up in his face as long as no horses get hurt in the process). He should watch videos of Mullins, Elliot and Henderson and learn from masters of their art, but also gentlemen. of course, celebrate, but not in peoples faces.

disclaimer: To any legal entities, or research journalists, i would like to state I mean every word i say, except the bit about decent bloke, that was pure sarcasm!

that should do it!