I was going to The Dukes the week before Christmas for some “work experience” It was all arranged… except it wasn’t because my mum and myself had not told school I was going. I’d been to Nicholson’s for a fortnight the previous August and didn’t expect any problems, The Duke had already offered me a…
Careers class at Adams School, I think were maybe added in 3rd/4th year and the teacher(s) that did them sort of doubled up… they taught normal stuff too We were maybe kept in our forms not streamed classes ONLY one day in careers stands out in my memory and that was the day the teacher…
1981 Cheltenham Gold Cup Little Owl Night Nurse Silver Buck As I remember the maths lesson at school was non-existent that afternoon… I blame it on Mr Rowley (by the way, he never asked me what would win). Look at the concrete uprights of the running rail I once had a ride for Jim Wilson…
At school I wasn’t much use in English lessons, although in my first year at Thomas Adams School the end of term essay I wrote was picked second best of the First Year pupil’s (of about 200) As I remember a girl beat me to first spot and both our essays were read out one…
The only book I had in my school bag that was interesting to me was The Winter Kings by Ivor Herbert… its the only book that seemed to make any sense. Some time after leaving school I actually got to speak to Ivor Herbert (only once) and asked him why Charlie Mallon was recorded as…
Mum leading Guinea Hunter Ridden by Stan Mellor (no chin strap) Thursday February 23rd 1961 Edwalton Hurdle Division II (Maiden 4yo) 2m 80y £170 Dad leading Gold Pride Ridden by Ivor Markham Monday October 15th 1962 Upton Selling Handicap Chase 2m £186 Both horses were trained by Roy Whiston at Herne Farm, Hodnet