Newbury May 2006

Today is the Bachelor / Stag party of John Voyle, starting off at the Maindy Con in Ton Pentre and moving onto Newbury Races and finishing off in Chepstow Town Centre. There were around twenty of us in total, and you will recognise the faces below from previous Jolly Boy's Outings...

Leaving the Jockey Club (Maindy) for a day at the races with our "Champion Jockey"

Sorry chaps for the lack of interesting captions below... just didn't have the time!

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The 121mile journey from Ton Pentre to Newbury

Also apologies for the serious lack of "Red Eye" reduction...

...Oh and "Red Face" reduction too!

Bubbled

The halfway house, the Queens Hotel Newbury

Jockey's colours

The rider's silks differentiate one mount from another, and are crucial to viewers desperately trying to work out which horse they have backed. The variations can include spots, hoops, stars and stripes. A more recent innovation is the use of sponsors' logos

The Bookies!

Jake, Choc, Nodge, Oz, Bubble and Neil

Apparently a bachelor is a man who believes in life, liberty and the sheer happiness of pursuit... so there we are then! I just though it was "Freedom"

Lambert Walk

Grandstand

Newbury is one of those courses with both top-class flat and jumps action. It is a big, galloping course and with its close proximity to the large Lambourn training area it rarely fails to attract the best horses under both codes. The main flat race of the year at Newbury is the Group One Lockinge Stakes in May but it also plays host to decent racing throughout the summer season, including classic trials, strong maidens, group races and competitive handicaps. The story is much the same during the winter. The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup in November is the most prestigious handicap chase of the season and the course also plays host to the hurdle equivalent – the Tote Gold Trophy in February

Address:
The Racecourse, Newbury, Berks RG14 7NZ

Tel: 01635 40015 (Office)
Fax: 01635 528354

Course - Flat: Left-handed oval course with a slightly undulating straight course of one mile. The round course is level on the whole and galloping in nature

Course - Jump: Set inside the flat course, the circuit is around a mile-and-three-quarters long. Left-handed and renowned for being fair, there are few undulations. Set inside the flat course, the circuit is around a mile-and-three-quarters long. Left-handed and renowned for being fair, there are few undulations

Kevin & Barry betting their way to riches

Newbury Races

The heroic Reading Football Club were at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday, 20th May to celebrate the great accolade of being the most successful team in the clubs 135 year history; including setting 12 new club records and three Football League records in a season. The successful team have been looking forward to relaxing and enjoying the first class racing being held on this Saturday, which includes the Group One, Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes and the London Paddy Power Gold Cup.The team which has reached the Premiership for the first time since the club entered the football league in 1920 were proudly showing off their newly acquired trophy and were available on the day at the racecourse for photograph and autograph signings

Farmer with Bowler and Moonie, then Carl & Oz, Billie and the Youngsters

Thinning Out

The "Champion Jockey" at Newbury riding... Bombardier Bush!

There was a bit of a coincidence on the big day concerning the silks worn by our very own Stag and a jockey riding a horse in the last race of the day named "Bombardier Bush" trained by J L Dunlop and ridden by S Sanders. But this was not to be the only coincidence, as the horses name comes from the nickname of the current President of the United States... George W Bush! And as most of you will be aware, having known Farmer for a number of years... some of his statements (Classics) fall right in line with that of the Presidents!!!

Amazingly too, is that it was Bombardier Bush's first ever outing on Saturday...

...Just as it was Farmers last!