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A few points to address from comments made by regular posters to this site. I'm getting confused by The Lemons. Are they related? We seem to have The Older Lemon and Lemon the Younger (the original Lemon). The former has mentioned John's welly-wearing, a source of constant nagging from me but, alas, he will not be persuaded otherwise. I can't think of another trainer who rides out in them but I did notice one or two members of David Pipe's string wearing them. John claims they are no less safe than any other form of footwear and will not be persuaded into anything else, despite a present from me of a lovely pair of RM Williams jodhpur boots last year. Ho hum.Onto Walrus the work-watcher. Here's Declaration Of War above (on the right under Adrian McCarthy) taken the same morning I was treated to an audience with Authorized (a few blogs below). Great to see him follow up his maiden win with a Listed win at Epsom. He's also the first winner for his sire Okawango, who hails from the same family as the mighty Derby winner.
The Cartmel Village Shop's Sticky Toffeee Pudding (available in Waitrose in Newmarket so no need to send a runner there just for the privilege) is right up there on my (very extensive) list of favourite puds. We're off to the Plough on Thursday to celebrate the welly-wearer's birthday and Aisling, an authority in such matters, informs me they have puddings to die for. So much for the diet.
The one thing I would love to hear before I die (probably from excessive pudding-eating) is for the clerk of the course at Cartmel to describe the going as: "Good to soft, sticky toffee in places".
Rode past Cockney Rebel over Racecourse Side this morning. Very beautiful horse indeed, looking an absolute picture of health and contentment. PP was not impressed at my verbal admiration of him but was in a bad mood anyway as he was being forced to walk behind Jack, who tried to kick him last week. Poor Panto, everyone picks on him. He's doing well though, slowly improving. Equine Gold and Alfa-Beet seem to be helping his gastric troubles. We're taking the ever so cautious route of giving him this whole year off (apart from his gentle hack duties, which he seems to enjoy). Hopefully he will continue on an upward trend and be back on the racecourse next season.
PS. I'm worried about Problem Walrus's constant mention of Night Nurse. Let's hope he's talking about the hurdler and not the bottled version.
8 comments:
I hope i can say that the lemons are not related, but i feel a bit like Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid as they are getting hunted down and ask the question, 'who are those guys?' i only hope the other lemon is not out to kill me!!
The original lemon is an imposter!
Emma, you could at least discourage John from welly-wearing by barring photos of him riding in them on your website
I would come out of retirement to ride out in a quality pair of RM Williams. Perhaps you should have given them to me Emma. How can the Wath say that wellies are no less safe than regular flat-sole boots? John, we all know you are a bit of a comedian at any time but surely this defies all logic.
now there is a right posse of lemons out there!! i think the older lemon should put 'bitter' in front of their name as welly-wearing should never be discouraged no matter what the event. best welly-wearing moment i have experienced was a gentleman wearing his in a night club up north!!
Best welly-wearing moment I had was in New Zealand on 40,000 acres
The best lemon I've ever had was in a large Bombay Sapphire and tonic while wearing wellies in the bath.
There is no imposter here....not on this side of the world anyway. PS: Do they allow riding out in wellies in America or Australia?
Go the Lemons!
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