This is Brilliant.When The BBC and ITN Showed the Finish of The Day on the Evening’s News.HRL.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Peter Bromley, John Penney and Raleigh Gilbert good commentators. Sadly the BBC ignore racing now..

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes amazing.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I have the infamous distinction to be the only punter on that day in 1981 who thought Shergar was overrated 🤦‍♂️.. and backed my judgement by putting my last £5 e/w on Chris Thorntons Shotgun ridden by The Long Fellow … which proceeded to goad me even worse by finishing 4th…. Sigh .. 🤦‍♂️ 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stephenholmes1036]

Please can you get some film of John Rickman, I knew John fairly well as a young man.

[@HorseRacingLegends]

It’s very hard to get as there is practically nothing.There is one Video I have done on John.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Jeez Ardross wasn’t slow was he ! Bloody awesome horse 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Unbelievable.Toyed with Cut Above who won the Leger a few weeks later.

[@digeme69]

This was very well put together and must've taken a while to do so. 1 question of interest: Did you record full episodes of Grandstand back in the day when racing was on or just the racing part? If you did have full episodes of Grandstand, I'd be keen to know. Many thanks

[@HorseRacingLegends]

No it’s just The Racing I have.

[@digeme69]

@@HorseRacingLegends OK, thanks for replying

[@HorseRacingLegends]

@digeme69 Thank you so much.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Go on Diamond Edge ! Top weight in the Hennessy !! I know I backed Fulkes Horse .. 9/2 Fav sticks in my head somehow ! 🤷‍♂️ Did it win it twice ?.. 👀 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ( I seen after I typed it that it was 9/2 Fav 🤦‍♂️.. weird the things you remember )

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Just the once I’m sure.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

No one will ever convince me that Aldaniti would still have won if Spartan Missile hadve had a professional jockey on board ! Controversial yes , but that’s my belief 🤷‍♂️ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

No it’s well possible.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Fook me gently , I’ve seen it before and I backed Wayward lad in the race itself .. but even though I know what happens there’s still no way Artifice can get caught .. wtf ? 😬 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Just shows how steep that finish really is Jay.He jumped the last and landed running as well.Bonkers

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I thought Desert Orchids Gold cup win was magnificent .. but after id read the book on his life by his owner Richard Burroughs describing how Dessie Hated Cheltenham and running left handed pinched nerves in his back during the race AND he hated heavy ground made him winning it that day utterly joyous and incomparable 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes he battled on amazing Jay.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Best vid you’ve done yet imho .. lovely ending hearing that marvellous WOS theme tune too .. takes me right back to. You’re a true legend sir and I tip my 🎩to you 👏.. genuinely loved every minute of it 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Thanks Jay glad you enjoyed it.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I had a proper tear in my eye watching Time Charter win the Oaks .. believe it or not I’ve never seen that race .. 🤯.. genuinely thank you for posting this vid .. lovin it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes took a bit of digging to get it done but was worth it.Some picture quality not great.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Great memories - I backed Star of a gunner that day AND Geos .. Star of a Gunner ran well in that race again after that I recall 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes he was a good old handicapper

[@herberthartwig8544]

Don’t you just like the world of sport theme music 🎶 I certainly do 👍

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Love it.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Backed Silver Buck in all his grade 1 wins inc this , he beat Jack of Trumps the year before , loved that old stalwart 💖 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes a Great Old Horse.Done nothing in front either.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@HorseRacingLegends yup ! I was an apprentice brickie working on a post office building somewhere in Glasgow at the time and listening to the 1982 Gold cup from the roof of the unfinished building 😀.. as SB had won 2 King George’s for me and being a tit when it came to comparing form etc I saw no reason why I shouldn’t follow it off a cliff like a right stupid punter 😳.. Foreman liked a punt too so he allowed me to get down the bookies near the bus station in Buchanan street as long as took his bet too and the brickies I was working for too 😆.. I was paid £23 a week as a wee slave to they F#%^*#s and had the bright idea to put £15 of that on Silver Buck at ( can’t remember if it was 8/1 or 10/1 - just remember thinking I was super clever to be stealing money cos it had won the King George twice 2 years previously 🤦‍♂️) … of course it won and I was the richest but luckiest and dumbest apprentice in Scotlands history 🤯… and a gambling problem began 😝 Long since stopped gambling but it took a toll for a long time .. and it was all down to a big Black splendid chaser and and a lucky hunch fae a right divot with a wee trowel and nae sense 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Damn that Birds nest 🤬 That 1979 1000 guineas is a fav for me , I backed the unbeaten at the point Cecil fav , One in a million but it also contained a fav of mines called Topsy bit more importantly it also contained Devon Ditty who was the 1st horse I ever put money on when it won the Cheveley Park among others as a 2yo , it had no chance at a Mile , it was a 6f sprinter through n through , still wonderful to see it though 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes that was a great field that Jay.Picture quality not great but at least the footage exists.Yes Topsy in same style as owners Amaranda who barely stayed 5 Furlongs.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@HorseRacingLegends if I can see it .. then the picture is great 😃 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I was in stitches watching the finish where Earthstopper won , I would’ve no doubt backed the faller Approaching from Josh Gifford stable - the length of stirrup and patent lack of athleticism is startling ! I’m no jockey I should state .. but I’ve been spoiled by AP , Ruby , old Scudamore , Richards Johnson and Dunwoody since that time . If approaching was in the race it must be 79-83 ish . 😃 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

It’s 1983.The Year after Night Nurse Won it Jay.Yes Not the most stylish finish.lol.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@HorseRacingLegends 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MickKedian]

Approaching won the Hennessy in ‘78 with Bob Champion doing his lightest weight…

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@MickKedian brilliant remember btw .. 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

The Secret Ballot race , all of them I was familiar with , great memories , was that The Swinton hurdle , in the spring ? 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Yes that’s the one The 1982 Royal Doulton.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@HorseRacingLegends I knew it had a different name but it just wouldn’t come to me 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

Great race back in the Day.Not as good now.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@HorseRacingLegends agreed , it’s like the Scottish champion hurdle nowadays , just a mid talent handicap where it used to be the haunt of Sea Pigeon et al 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@HorseRacingLegends]

@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Agreed.