Tag: Illness

  • Gosden launches incredible defence of Murphy but will anybody listen?

    Gosden launches incredible defence of Murphy but will anybody listen?

    It would be wagered that it would be universally accepted that John Gosden is one of the nicest gentlemen in horse racing. Yes, I will admit that when Kieran Shoemark lost the role as ‘first jockey’ in Gosden’s yard I was highly critical of the trainer and his son and joint licencee, Thady, but, the…

  • Only a game? It is in my a**e

    Only a game? It is in my a**e

    On the morning after his brother Tom was laid to rest, da met his namesake the Meath manager in the shop. Meath were playing Dublin in a ‘regulation’ National League match in Croker later that day. Initial inclinations here were for there to be no family representation in GAA HQ that afternoon. Until the herbalist…