Disappointing that 10,000 Labour voters either didn't vote or changed party. And if just one of the minor rep's hadn't bothered, that may have changed the result.

The shortlist, before race declarations

@narrowingthefield.bsky.social cheers Ben. Your stats paid off: 1st and 3rd

Starting from 2010, I now have 16 years #CheltenhamFestival results from the Racing Post Weekender

Your favourite bird, perhaps? The Chiffchaff

And the 1st selection of the day BLUEY wins at Wincanton - bit of a gamble there as it went off at 3/1 - hope readers took the 6/1 #horseracing

Haven't had time to check, but I think Djelo is only the 2nd winner to come out of the Grade-1 "Turners" at the last Cheltenham Festival

@hkspeedking.bsky.social just $8000 - bargain!

This is what I wrote on my blog this morning. I planned to have a few quid ew. Did I?
Absolutely not!!

Introducing myself with:
One book 📖
One movie
One album
One tv show

Statement by the ex-Archbishop. Not a single word of apology to the victims, but some bloke who may (or may not) have lived 2000 years ago gets a full mention.
Pathetic.

Interesting that property ownership for the 25-34yo age group peaked at 50.30% in 1989 - which, for those who remember, was when the Conservatives took away multiple MIRAS (mortgage interest relief at source). The Conservative Party have never shown ability to manage the economy.

Last Sunday, I returned from a trip to Toronto, Canada. A few miles east of Toronto is Oshawa, the location of Windfields Farm, home of the legendary E.P. Taylor - the man who bred Northern Dancer (possibly the most influential stallion of all time). The photo shows the abandoned studfarm today.