Biography: Graham is a reporter for the Irish Independent newspaper and is based in London. He presented on the Raceclubs/Getminted horse racing TV show in Britain a number of years back and is the former sports editor of the Irish Post newspaper. Also he has been a broadcast and print journalist for the last decade working in the U.K., Australia and in his native Ireland. He presents a show on local BBC radio in the South East of England and claims to have Psychic powers. He once worked as a body double for Johnny Vegas and represented Slovakia in last year’s Eurovision song contest with the song “random factor blues”!
Quietly as you go!From Brown Willy to Kill and on to Bell End there are some weird and wonderfully named places on these Isles. When I was young our Gaelic football side at home used to play against a team from a place called Spa, just outside Killarney – very politically incorrect I know.The winner of the £10 in bonus credits on offer this week is the Gedgeys Top Guns stable who told us “Here in Norfolk when we go to Wells on Sea we have to be very quiet as pass by Little Snoring and then Great Snoring” – yes there were funnier and ruder place names but I like the context! Incidentally I used to work for Western Union money transfer as a teen and once had to ring an agent in Bald Knob, Arkansas to sort out a money wire for someone, could hardly talk to the person involved without giggling like a little school girl on the phone!Nail-biting time ahead of Euro 2012 drawAs you’ll notice this week’s View From the Stands is slightly off topic and with good reason. If you haven’t seen my Challenge Series reviews check out the Race Articles section of the forums. Every word in every article is completely and utterly true! After writing the reviews I thought I was seeing horses in my bedroom, in the lift at work, in Church! As I write I’m sitting in a café in Dublin. Ireland is on the edge of its metaphorical seat as we await the draw for next summer’s European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine. We’re allowed to get over-excited, these will be only our second Euros ever! Who will we get!!! I had a dream last night and here’s how I think our group will end up…wonder if I should find a bookmakers?GROUP AHollandEnglandSwedenRep of IrelandThe Night Before Christmas (the alternative version!)Twas the night before Christmas - Old Santa was pissed. He cussed out the elves and threw down his list.Miserable little brats, ungrateful little jerks I have a good mind to scrap the whole works.
I've busted my ass for damn near a year, Instead of "Thanks Santa" - what do I hear? The old lady bitches cause I work late at night The elves want more money - The reindeer all fight.
Rudolph got drunk and goosed all the maids Donner is pregnant and Vixen has AIDS And just when I thought that things would get better Those assholes from IRS sent me a letter
They say I owe taxes - if that ain't damn funny Who the hell ever sent Santa Clause any money? And the kids these days - they all are the pits They want the impossible ...Those mean little gits
I spent a whole year making wagons and sleds Assembling dolls...Their arms, legs and heads I made a ton of yo yo's - No request for them They want computers and robots...they think I'm IBM!
Flying through the air...dodging the trees Falling down chimneys and skinning my knees I'm quitting this job...there's just no enjoyment I'll sit on my fat ass and draw unemployment
There's no Christmas this year...now you know the reason I found me a blonde.. I'm going SOUTH for the season!Season’s greetingsAs we enter a new season I’d like to wish all our wonderful trainers the very best for the weeks ahead. May your horses do you proud and may Charlie Saxon be a regular visitor to your door.
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