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STAR SIGN
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Sagittarius |
| WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE GREYHOUND RACING? |
I was a Department Manager for Sainsburys, left and
did Animal Science for 2 years at Brooksby College
in Melton Mowbray. Did a placement with Nicky Chambers
and Denis Beary then joined Nicky full time. |
| ANY HOBBIES OR INTERESTS? |
Cinema, horse racing (flat only) and a bit of running. |
| WHAT ARE YOUR MUSICAL TASTES? |
Varied! The Smiths were the best ever but love Bloc
Party, the Arctic Monkeys, the Zutons and the Strokes. |
| WHAT WAS THE FIRST RECORD/CD YOU EVER BOUGHT? |
4s 8d! From Chaplins Music Shop. The Last Time -
Rolling Stones. |
| NAME YOUR FAVOURITE FILM OF ALL TIME |
Oh dear! Can’t separate between Alfred Hitchcock’s
Notorious, his Vertigo and Spielberg’s Schindler’s
List. |
| HOW ABOUT ACTOR AND ACTRESS? |
Has to be Robert Mitchum and Mary Stuart Masterson. |
| WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD? |
Pasta |
| AND DRINK? |
Red wine . . . And Guinness . . . . And red wine
. . . |
| NAME THE BEST BOOK EVER READ |
A toughie! But if I have to name one it’s Salman
Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. |
| AND TV SHOW? |
The Simpsons. |
| WHICH TEAM(S) DO YOU SUPPORT? |
The mighty black ‘n’ whites! Hull FC! |
| NAME THE MOST MEMORABLE SPORTING OCCASION PERSONALLY
EXPERIENCED |
The 1985 Rugby League Cup Final in which the above
lost to Wigan 28-24 is shaded into 2nd by being privileged
to be present at Longchamps the day the magnificent
Dancing Brave swept past possibly the strongest Arc
field ever, to produce the greatest memory I have.
Awesome! |
| WHAT IS YOUR BEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT? |
Undoubtedly raising £6800 last November for
Great Ormond Street Hospital and the dogs by running
the New York Marathon. |
| WHAT’S THE BEST GREYHOUND YOU’VE
EVER SEEN? |
There are three candidates for triple dead heat!
Westmead Hawk, Blues Best Tayla and Balliniska Band.
If I was forced to name one, it has to be Balliniska
Band. |
| WHO’S YOUR
KENNEL FAVOURITE? |
Roswell Spaceman (Crash). He’s a veteran now
but he still thinks he’s a teenager! 100% every
time. A star! |
| NAME THE BEST RACE
YOU’VE EVER SEEN |
I think Maxie Rumble’s clawing back of Rapid
Best in the inaugural Prestige Stakes at Hall Green
will live long in the memory. It was a classic case
of catch me if you can. Unfortunately, he did. |
| AMBITION IN GREYHOUND RACING |
Help us to win the utmost prize - the Derby. |
| IF YOU WEREN’T
IN GREYHOUND RACING WHAT JOB WOULD YOU LOVE TO DO? |
Be a writer of some sort - racing journalist! |
| DOG TO WATCH OUT FOR |
Directors Wish. |
