Cheltenham Et Al: The Best of Alastair Down

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PPB Counterparty Services Limited, Betfair Casino Limited and PPB Entertainment Limited are licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account numbers 39439, 39435 and 39426. uk has been a home to passionate debate and intelligent discussion for horse racing enthusiasts since the year 2000. Now a collection of his most evocative essays has been reproduced in a long-awaited book, The Best of Alastair Down: Cheltenham et Al, that is a faithful tribute to many of horse racing’s equine and human heroes. I have seen it grow up alongside me, heard its laughter, felt its tears, revelled in its affections and, as you do with those you love, forgiven plenty of shortcomings and the days it let you down. On Frankel’s last race: ‘There were tears speckling the cheers, because there is something almost inexplicably humbling about being in the presence of greatness of this magnitude.

Following his recovery, he was posted to the general staff of the British Eighth Army in North Africa and Italy, and then transferred to the staff of the First Canadian Army in the Netherlands. I met him a few times a very long time ago as I had horses with Jim Old in his glory days with Mole Board and Collier Bay and Alastair also had a share in one there. Cheltenham et Al offers a generous collection of his very best columns, providing the Down angle on the great horses, jockeys and trainers; the famous races which remain indelibly in the sport’s collective memory; the controversies; the laughs – in short, the highs and the lows of racing. He then switched to the Racing Post stable, his current employers, while becoming one of the faces of Channel Four Racing until being deemed surplus to requirements nearly two years ago when many of the ‘old guard’ appeared to be ditched in favour of more photogenic presenters. Lastly, one other thing that I wanted to say, if you have never been to Cheltenham, then you must go!Julians SPK1000 Malta, is licensed and regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority under Licence Number MGA/CRP/131/2006 (issued on 01 August 2018). As he passed the post, I hoarsely borrowed a few quid from a mate and we went to the bar to fusillade a few corks. In 1935 Down had qualified as an officer and was commissioned into the 7th/9th Battalion, Royal Scots. I was surfing through channels thinking "you never know" and suddenly I was looking at the holy grail and not believing it. This collection of articles from the Sporting Life and Racing Post are great memory joggers and add colour to back up pieces on old, famous and some obscure races and horses from Timeform and others.

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Well I love jump racing in particular but my favourite four days of the year is definitely Cheltenham. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. To be honest, we are talking five or six days ahead of the meeting, and I have learnt down the years that you get a flood of information from lots of people and you have to learn with people to separate the dreamers from the realists. Jim seemed to know most of the journos in those day and Colin McKenzie and Jonathan Powell were also part of "team Old".

Alastair Frederick Down was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife on 23 July 1914 to Frederick Edward Down (1872–1956), an officer in the Indian Police, and Margaret Isobel Hutchison (1884–1962). I’ve also seen the rise of Willie Mullins, who I have known for donkey’s years and when I met him first, he was just an amateur with the idea that he might train a bit and look where he is now! By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.The Racing Post is the UK's leading horse racing publication, and now we also offer a wide range of merchandise for horse racing fans. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.