Back in Australia visiting friends and family. Not much time for racing but do watch the racing.com channel on free to air TV. Have similar gripes about the racing admin, but prize money far higher and full fields for all events. Need to refamiliarise with metric weights and distances - they're much more specific- e.g. a 1479m maiden flat at race. Plenty of gambling ads, but all followed by a reminder whether Ur really winning, and details of gambling support groups. All in all, in much better shape than UK, but focus becoming more now on footy, (Aussie rules) betting.

Waitnsee 3.35 Ayr

Congratulations Joe, great result and well deserved! In terms of the G's coverage and BTL commentary on the GN, it's a pile on and there's little point raising support for racing there. Be interested to know how many of the 118 arrested are eventually charged and brought to court. My ideal punishment is they all form part of 3 extra fences after the Elbow! What to do next year? Lower the number of runners lower the distance, lower the maximum weight? After this though, what kind of contest do you have? I think the protestors primarily contributed to the carnage at the first few fences, so first thing is to prevent that happening again. Look to promote the Aintree festival as Liverpool's "fun day in the sun", and allow scousers free reign to deal with "out of town" protestors, as they see fit. I think the protestors primarily contributed to the carnage at the first few fences, so first thing is to prevent that happening again. ook to promote the Aintree festival as Liverpool's "fun day in the sun", and allow scousers free reign to deal with "out of town" protestors, as they see fit.

Coko Beach in the Grand National

Newbury

Red Windsor 1.30

Fascile Mode 5.30 Cheltenham

Good Boy Bobby 2.50 Cheltenham

Uberrima Fides EW 2.00 Navan

Shining Flame EW 5.05 Fairyhouse

Spyglass Hill 3.45 Punchestown

Don't Go Yet 2.52 Gowran Park

Musaytir 4.50 Lingfield

Wetherby

Urbanist 3.55

Vazir - 7.30 Kempton

Mustaffiz - 6.30 Wolverhampton

Democracy Dilemma 1.30 Southwell

Elegant Escape 3.00 Sandown

Congratulations Pebbles and Happy New Year all. Hope it's a happy and profitable year. Not likely with 80-1 shots but will NAP Soldier Solid 11.55 Tramore. And thanks Joe for continuing to maintain this forum.