Reflections

 David Outside Our Cheltenham Marquee

Kauto Star got a tremendous reception when he came back into the unsaddling enclosure after pulling up in the Gold Cup.  I have never seen so many people waiting to greet a horse that has not finished a race.  It just shows you what a superstar he is and how many fans he has got.  Ruby Walsh did the right thing in pulling him up and I think great sportsmen always know when it is time to call it a day.  The problem is that horses cannot talk so it is up to connections to make the right decision for the best chaser many of us have ever seen.  I don't think its a decison they should rush and I am sure they will make the right one.  He has been fantatsic for our sport and for raising horse racings profile we owe him a lot.

Winning Gold Cup jockey AP would have done a few quid on Saturday.  The winning jockey always buys all the champagne for all the other jockeys and I can tell you the noise coming from the wieghing room after racing tells me they were enjoying quite a few bottles!  AP does not drink but he does like to keep an eye on the money.  Someone told me he has still got the first white £5 he ever earnt!

The had a record crowd of 70,458 people on Gold Cup Day and most of them seemed to be in our marquee!  Our marquee was once again a great success and full to capacity everyday.

      Inside the Marquee after Salut Flo's Win

Three short football bets for today, Chelsea, Man Utd and Newcastle.