Entering into the Dunkirk spirit; THE DIKLER The talk of the festival CHELTENHAM 2008.IT'S an ill wind that blows nobody any good, as Huntingdon discovered when they were inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with racing fans yesterday. Estimates of 50 coachloads of punters led to the bars running dry, and staff were sent to the local Tesco to replenish supplies. At Southwell, the bar was crowded with punters two hours before racing, and a box was hired out to a 26-strong party from Nottingham, who had reached Tamworth when they discovered Cheltenham was off and promptly rerouted. Group leader Richard Sutton, who booked the trip to the festival many months in advance, said: "It is one of those things that you can't plan for. But it is very exciting to come here, it's the Dunkirk spirit Dunkirk spirit is a phrase used to describe the tendency of the British public to pull together and overcome times of adversity. It came into use following the evacuation of allied troops across the English Channel when Royal Navy ships were augmented by flotillas of pleasure . The people at Southwell have been absolutely fantastic." .CONGRATULATIONS to trainer Tony Martin for keeping a straight face when, as he returned from exercising today's Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir challenger Newbay Pop on the course, he was stopped by Channel 4's Derek Thompson Derek Thompson (born on April 4, 1948) is a Belfast, Northern Ireland-born British television actor, most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long running series Casualty. during the Morning Line broadcast and asked: "Do the horses know that it's postponed?" |
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