Hi everyone. Brand new member. Have been reading for a few months and really pleased to have been given the opportunity to join. I am very impressed with the quality of this forum. Well done to you all. A few bits and pieces about me. Firstly it is fair to say Horse Racing is a passion. I love both codes but nothing can compare with Cheltenham and it’s pretty much an obsession. Just to illustrate. During quiet times at work I used to get the calculator out and work out how many seconds to Cheltenham and then record the answer in a little book. Many things have impressed me about this forum, but let me just call out a few. Firstly it was a thread started by either Quevega or Istabraq I think giving members a safe place if they were struggling in these difficult times. Total class. Then someone posted something completely inappropriate and it was jumped on immediately and the member removed. Again total class. I have Been at this game for years and still make rookie mistakes like not realising Chatham Street Lad was a novice until I had wasted half a point. But after nearly 25 years of doing this the mistakes are slowly reducing. This forum will definitely help. While I have been lurking until now I have been making silent contributions as a fair number of the specials highlighted brilliantly by eggs have been requested by me. I plan to be an active poster but believe there is room for all ends of the posting spectrum. I couldn’t have Rooster Booster as my name as it has been taken. But good to see old adversaries such as Rhinestone Cowboy and Hardy Eustace ably represented. Rhinestone .... I have an apology.... I backed Pizarro in the bumper but please don’t hold it against me.
