Steve Tilley
@stevenctilley.bsky.social
Horse race bettor, interested in mathematics, statistics, programming, wildlife and escaping from the fruit bats on X.
View from the “Cloud”. The sharp eyed amongst you will have noticed the scene is enhanced by the two bottles thrown in the field some thirty yards from the path.
December 26, 2024 at 10:32 AM
View from the “Cloud”. The sharp eyed amongst you will have noticed the scene is enhanced by the two bottles thrown in the field some thirty yards from the path.
Breakfast at the Farmers Ulverston £11.95
Good and filling before the rigours of Black Eye Friday.
Good and filling before the rigours of Black Eye Friday.
December 20, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Breakfast at the Farmers Ulverston £11.95
Good and filling before the rigours of Black Eye Friday.
Good and filling before the rigours of Black Eye Friday.
A graph of google searches for "horse race results" in the UK. It does not look encouraging 🥲
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Google Trends
See interest over time on Google Trends for horse race results - United Kingdom, 4/11/21 - 12/4/24.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:45 PM
A graph of google searches for "horse race results" in the UK. It does not look encouraging 🥲
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Short aticle on what happens to horses returning to jumping after a long lay off
November 28, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Short aticle on what happens to horses returning to jumping after a long lay off
This is a table of the number of blunders and mistakes horses made when ridden by UK jockeys over chases and hurdles 2019-2023. (Thank you @proformracing.bsky.social) I look a limit of 800 rides to qualify and kept in retired jockeys for comparison
Redone correctly!
Redone correctly!
November 19, 2024 at 12:25 PM
This is a table of the number of blunders and mistakes horses made when ridden by UK jockeys over chases and hurdles 2019-2023. (Thank you @proformracing.bsky.social) I look a limit of 800 rides to qualify and kept in retired jockeys for comparison
Redone correctly!
Redone correctly!
This is a table of UK trainers 2019-2023 and how often their horses were reported to have made a mistake or blundered (thank you Proform) .
To qualify the trainer must have had 500+ runners in the period.
To qualify the trainer must have had 500+ runners in the period.
November 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This is a table of UK trainers 2019-2023 and how often their horses were reported to have made a mistake or blundered (thank you Proform) .
To qualify the trainer must have had 500+ runners in the period.
To qualify the trainer must have had 500+ runners in the period.
There’s a bit of discussion about the Welsh giving the official name Eryri to Snowdon.
This is not a big problem, Welsh is not a terribly difficult language and its spelling is pretty much phonetic.
I’ll never speak it like a native but I can say hello and order a beer.
Just learn some Welsh😀
This is not a big problem, Welsh is not a terribly difficult language and its spelling is pretty much phonetic.
I’ll never speak it like a native but I can say hello and order a beer.
Just learn some Welsh😀
November 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM
There’s a bit of discussion about the Welsh giving the official name Eryri to Snowdon.
This is not a big problem, Welsh is not a terribly difficult language and its spelling is pretty much phonetic.
I’ll never speak it like a native but I can say hello and order a beer.
Just learn some Welsh😀
This is not a big problem, Welsh is not a terribly difficult language and its spelling is pretty much phonetic.
I’ll never speak it like a native but I can say hello and order a beer.
Just learn some Welsh😀
So after walking 4000 miles non stop in 2022-23 around the Coast of England and Wales I had my right hip replaced in May this year.
Today is the first time since I did some rough walking over the local hills.
Good to be starting back.
Today is the first time since I did some rough walking over the local hills.
Good to be starting back.
November 6, 2024 at 4:55 PM
So after walking 4000 miles non stop in 2022-23 around the Coast of England and Wales I had my right hip replaced in May this year.
Today is the first time since I did some rough walking over the local hills.
Good to be starting back.
Today is the first time since I did some rough walking over the local hills.
Good to be starting back.
So is this a random number?
3.141592653589793238462643…
3.141592653589793238462643…
October 21, 2024 at 11:39 AM
So is this a random number?
3.141592653589793238462643…
3.141592653589793238462643…
Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weather - The Guardian
October 10, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weather - The Guardian
Glad you’re here?
Courtesy of Private Eye.
Courtesy of Private Eye.
October 10, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Glad you’re here?
Courtesy of Private Eye.
Courtesy of Private Eye.
Sunday Lunch at my local!
September 29, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Sunday Lunch at my local!
I’m glad I’m here 😀
September 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I’m glad I’m here 😀
June 2024
“If Labour win the election there’ll be nothing for the satirists and comedians to make fun of, they’ll be redundant”
September 2024
“Send out for more satirists and comedians, we can't keep up “
“If Labour win the election there’ll be nothing for the satirists and comedians to make fun of, they’ll be redundant”
September 2024
“Send out for more satirists and comedians, we can't keep up “
September 22, 2024 at 9:41 AM
June 2024
“If Labour win the election there’ll be nothing for the satirists and comedians to make fun of, they’ll be redundant”
September 2024
“Send out for more satirists and comedians, we can't keep up “
“If Labour win the election there’ll be nothing for the satirists and comedians to make fun of, they’ll be redundant”
September 2024
“Send out for more satirists and comedians, we can't keep up “
Decide to have a slow cook over the weekend. Get a swede at Tescos
Young lad on checkout looks at it suspiciously.
“what is it ?”
“It’s a swede”
“I’ll have to find the code”
He spends a little while typing into the system.
“I’m sorry I can’t find it, how do you spell swede?”
Young lad on checkout looks at it suspiciously.
“what is it ?”
“It’s a swede”
“I’ll have to find the code”
He spends a little while typing into the system.
“I’m sorry I can’t find it, how do you spell swede?”
September 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Decide to have a slow cook over the weekend. Get a swede at Tescos
Young lad on checkout looks at it suspiciously.
“what is it ?”
“It’s a swede”
“I’ll have to find the code”
He spends a little while typing into the system.
“I’m sorry I can’t find it, how do you spell swede?”
Young lad on checkout looks at it suspiciously.
“what is it ?”
“It’s a swede”
“I’ll have to find the code”
He spends a little while typing into the system.
“I’m sorry I can’t find it, how do you spell swede?”
Reposted by Steve Tilley
Working from Westminster today! Wish it’d stayed this dry….
September 10, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Working from Westminster today! Wish it’d stayed this dry….
Reposted by Steve Tilley
Paris intends to name a sports venue in honor of Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympian who authorities allege was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Kenya after returning from this summer’s Games, its city government said Friday.
Paris to name sports venue in honor of slain Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
The Ugandan marathoner was set on fire in Kenya by her ex-partner, police allege. “Paris will not forget her,” its mayor said, according to the AFP.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 7, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Paris intends to name a sports venue in honor of Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympian who authorities allege was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Kenya after returning from this summer’s Games, its city government said Friday.
Reposted by Steve Tilley
Everyone needs to understand that the biodiversity crisis isn’t just some vague academic concern for ecologists to flap about, it’s literally a threat to our continued existence.
Eg: bats die off, insect numbers explode, more insecticide is used, and babies die.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Eg: bats die off, insect numbers explode, more insecticide is used, and babies die.
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘My jaw dropped’: Bat loss linked to death of human infants
In places where bat populations crashed, farmers sprayed more insecticides, and baby mortality spiked
www.science.org
September 6, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Everyone needs to understand that the biodiversity crisis isn’t just some vague academic concern for ecologists to flap about, it’s literally a threat to our continued existence.
Eg: bats die off, insect numbers explode, more insecticide is used, and babies die.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Eg: bats die off, insect numbers explode, more insecticide is used, and babies die.
www.science.org/content/arti...
This is a Bechstein’s bat. They are rarer in the UK than rocking horse droppings. I found this one in bird box in my orchard
September 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM
This is a Bechstein’s bat. They are rarer in the UK than rocking horse droppings. I found this one in bird box in my orchard