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TODAY IS THE 21st  BIRTHDAY OF C4 MORNING LINE AND LIVE RACING AFTER. WISHING YOU ALL MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF YOUR DAY, AND ALL YOU DO TO BRING HORSERACING TO OUR HOMES.

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Let the C4 Morning Line Team guide you along an exciting, intriguing and fascinating path into the world of horseracing.

Today’s racing from Newmarket on Cambridgeshire Day.

THROUGH THE KEYHOLE THE CLUES ARE THERE.

An interesting and entertaining program providing previews of runners and riders racing this afternoon, key current news, review and updates, relevant to this afternoon’s C4 live action coverage from  NEWMARKET. REDCAR. AND  EPSOM .

TODAYS MEETINGS COVERED BY THE MORNING LINE TEAM ARE:

NEWMARKET (Flat Turf) 7 races £1,204k First race 1.55 – 5.25

C4 Show Live 1.55. 2.25. 3.00 and 3.40 Cambridgeshire .

REDCAR  (Flat Turf) 8 races £238k First race 2.10 – 6.15

C4 Show Live 2.45 and 3.20.

EPSOM (Turf) 7 races £68k First race 2.05 – 5.35

C4 Show Live 2.05.

C4 TOTESCOOP6 SATURDAY’S BIG TV BET RACES ARE:

You could be the next racing million for just £2

Leg 1 1.55 Newmarket

Leg 2 2.25 Newmarket

Leg 3 2.45 Redcar

Leg 4 3.00 Newmarket

Leg 5 3.20 Redcar

Leg 6 3.40 Newmarket

C4 MORNING LINE HORSERACING TEAM TODAY ARE:

LESLEY (Posh Bird) GRAHAM

Hostess Presenter/Broadcaster/ Bloodhorse Illiterate

OUT AND ABOUT
GUEST STAR PREVIEW WITH JOHN GOSDEN, WHO WELCOMES JOHN (the greatest jockey) FRANCOME, BRINGING US TO HIS HOME AND HIS HORSES. PREP READY FOR THE EXCITING CHALLENGES OVER THIS WEEKENDS RACING. A DELIGHT.

JOHN GOSDEN bloodhorse literate a professional licenced flat race trainer, horseman of the highest caliber. One of the best this world has ever seen. John’s father, Towser Gosden, was a renowned horseman and trainer of racehorses.


John never considered an alternative career. He describes training racehorses as something that was ‘in the blood’ and a career that he naturally progressed into.

He first began training in the USA and enjoyed much success between the years of 1980 and 1988. He then returned to England to continue his career under a British license.


The fastest horse John ever trained was Oasis Dream. The horse had several Group 1 wins, including the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes and the Darley July Cup, both at Newmarket in 2003.

John’s favourite horse is Ryafan. After a successful early career in Ireland, the horse went to America to campaign in 1997, where he won three top-class races in succession.

These were: the Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Santa Anita, the Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park and the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.


John has trained many awkward horses and says, “like people, many horses have mental problems”. It is the trainer’s job to get the horse mentally, as well as physically, fit for racing.


John’s favourite memories are winning the 1983 Santa Anita Handicap in America and winning the 1997 Vodafone Derby with Benny The Dip.
His most recent Classic win was the 2007 St. Leger Stakes with Lucarno

2008 was a fantastic year for Gosden as he won the QEII Stakes and Breeders Cup Classic with Raven's Pass, as well as well as the Fillies Mile with Rainbow View, and trained nearly 100 winners. His good form
continued in 2009 with 4 Group 1 victories in the year.

Those whom he respects most within the racing industry are former champion trainers Sir Noel Murless and Vincent O’Brien. John was assistant trainer to both before he began training racehorses in his own name.

Other Hobbies and Interests

John is a keen follower of a range of other sports including rugby, cricket, football, polo and skiing. He particularly enjoys skiing.
John supports Ipswich Town and Blackheath football teams.

His star-sign is Aries.

He enjoys listening to classical music by Mozart and Verdi, as well as songs by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springstein.
His favourite film is ‘Citizen Kane’.
If he were not so busy racing, John would like to dedicate more time to wildlife conservation.

John has great admiration for Nelson Mandela.
He describes his only bad habit as a tendency to suffer from the anxiety of training horses!

OUT AND ABOUT
GUEST STAR HISTORIAN LAURA THOMPSON MEETS UP WITH EMMA (M’S) SPENCER IN NEWMARKET’S HIGH STREET BRINGING US SOME FACINATING HISTORY FROM THE HOME AND HEART OF BRITISH HORSERACING; WHERE THE HORSES HAVE PRIORITY ON ALL THE ROADS IN AND AROUND NEWMARKET.  A DELIGHT.

TANYA (Tipbits) STEVENSON
Form Specialist/Broadcaster. Up to the minute betting stats. Email Tanya racing@channel4.com

Bloodhorse Illiterate. Tanya's 'Grumpy Old Men' problem! Give them a little kiss Tanya  x 

JOHN (Mac) McCRIRICK THE PUNTERS CHAMPION.

JOHN (The Greatest Jockey) FRANCOME BLOODHORSE LITERATE

JIM (Gentleman) McGRATH BLOODHORSE ILLITERATE

Form specialist, broadcaster.

BARRY (Baby Face) DENNIS GIVES US HIS BISMARK

Form Specialist/Bookmaker/ Over the phone Barry names the horse that he believes will not succeed in winning this afternoon. Bloodhorse Illiterate.

PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

REVIEW TRUE STORY FROM LAST SATURDAY’S MORNING LINE GUEST 

DR MARWIN KOUKASH LAST SATURDAY’S (25.09.2010) MORNING LINE STAR GUEST, OWNER OF REDFORD, WHO WON THE AYR GOLD CUP FOR HIM ON SEPTEMBER 18th. PARTNERED BY FRANKIE DETTORI , WITH NEW TEAM, DAVID (Dandy) NICHOLLS.

FIVE YEAR OLD REDFORD ENTERED TO RUN AGAIN SEVEN DAYS LATER (25.09.10) AT ASCOT IN THE Totesport.com Challenge Cup 7f handicap, AND YES WINNING AGAIN 7/1 f.

Within seven days REDFORD partner FRANKIE DETTORI Team David (Dandy Sprint King) Nicholls won two of the biggest handicaps of the season, and £200,000 – in prize money, carrying the colours of new
owner Marwin, who recently purchased Redford for £130,000gns out of Michael Bell’s stable. Following a disappointing four-year-old campaign.

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