Tag: King Charles III

  • Selections for Down Royal – June 23rd 2023

    Selections for Down Royal – June 23rd 2023

    4.50: GUNZBURG (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 5.25: HAVANNA NOTION (HUGH HORGAN (7)/JOHNNY FEANE) 6.00: HALLOWED TIME – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/EOGHAN O’NEILL) 6.35: ESCAPING THEJUNGLE – EW – (JOEY SHERIDAN/EAMON DELANY) 7.10: TAIPAN (SCOTT MCCULLAGH/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 7.45: VICTORS CHOICE – EW – (LEIGH ROCHE/ADRIAN MURRAY) 8.15: KRATOS (SIOBHAN RUTLEDGE (5)/JOHN MCCONNELL)

  • Truss throws in the towel as political chaos continues

    Truss throws in the towel as political chaos continues

    BREAKING NEWS In one of the biggest political undressings in history, Liz Truss has bowed to the inevitable and resigned as British Prime Minister just 44 days after getting her seal of office from Queen Elizabeth II in the latter’s final official duty before her death. The erstwhile Conservative Leader was beset by controversy and…

  • Sorry Ma’m – there doesn’t appear to be any racing on the TV in the Royal Box

    Sorry Ma’m – there doesn’t appear to be any racing on the TV in the Royal Box

    When you hear the words ‘Barbers Shop’, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Haircuts, obviously. Or possibly musical quartets. Though not necessarily those including Homer Simpson on the roof of Moe’s or Peter Griffin going around hospital wards. In this corner, mention of Barbers Shop evokes memories of what I think was Queen…

  • Poisoned chalice for Potter but he’ll need plenty of clay to mould safety

    Poisoned chalice for Potter but he’ll need plenty of clay to mould safety

    How often have you heard the phrase ‘It’s not a nice job but somebody has to do it’? Somebody should suggest that Graham Potter set it as his voicemail. The affable and burgeoning coach was, more or less, parachuted into the Chelsea job with the same rapidity which saw Thomas Tuchel dumped. Potter has done…