Friday 27 July 2018

Bev Bevvy

16th/17th July 2018
The lovely East Yorkshire market town of Beverley has 7 GBG pubs and a 'Spoons to tick off, but unfortunately it wasn't possible to complete this task. The GBG listed Cornerhouse is closed on a Monday and opens late on a Tuesday, so it remained shut on our visit. 

1. THE MONKS WALK*
2. GREEN DRAGON*

 3. CHEQUERS MICROPUB*

 4. THE GAME BIRD (our digs for the night)

5. SUN INN*

6. TIGER INN

7. THE WOOLPACK*


8. THE WINDMILL INN

9. DOG & DUCK*

10. THE CROSS KEYS (JDW)

Wednesday 18 July 2018

Beverley Races

Tuesday 17th July 2018
Afternoon Racing
Admission £6
(course enclosure)
Programme £2.50





Beverley

2:00
7 Princess Power 20/1
3 Diamonique 6/4F
7 Ran
2:30
2 Arnold 9/2
9 Thornaby Princess 33/1
7 Etienne Gerard 7/2F
10 Ran
3:00
1 Highly Focussed 5/2JtF
4 Compton River 9/1
2 Imperial Legend 6/1
8 Ran

Non Runners: Funkadelic
3:30
3 Stormin Tom 11/4
2 Gabrial's King 14/1
5 Ran
4:00
7 Pepys 5/1
3 Mywayistheonlyway 2/1JtF
7 Ran

Non Runners: Equiano Springs
4:30
3 Ghayyar 9/2
5 Tight Lines 15/8F
5 Ran
5:00
10 Rock On Bertie 9/2
7 Bollin Joan 10/1
6 Kenmare River 100/30F
9 Ran

Non Runners: Johni Boxit
5:30
6 Island Song EvensF
4 Different Journey 11/2
5 Correggio 10/1
10 Ran

Non Runners: Polar Forest, Prosecute






The Camel Derby Winners

Winners - Deb 0 Shaunee 1 (from 6 races backed)


Friday 13 July 2018

Notts Landing

This time last week we landed in Notts for our annual bevvy and races beano. I was hoping to tick off a dozen GBG pubs, and with a lot of help from Wilko's taxi, we managed to achieve it. Overall we supped in a grand total of 21 Nottingham pubs, which included 19 previously uncharted. 

1. THE FAT & FIDDLE*
2. HAND & HEART*

3. THE THREE CROWNS

4. BELL INN

5. CRAFTY CROW*
6. THE EMBANKMENT*

7. THE ORGAN GRINDER*
8. A ROOM WITH A BREW*

9. THE BANK

10 BUNKERS HILL
11. WILLIAM IV* (PIC COURTESY OF MARK WILKINS)
12. THE PLOUGH
13. HORSE & JOCKEY*
14. THE SIR JOHN BORLASE WARREN
15. THE OLD VOLUNTEER*
16. WILLOWBROOK*
17. DOCTORS ORDERS*

18. LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER*


19. HOP MERCHANT
 Top 5 Bevvies
1. Lincoln Green 'Bowman' (4.3%)****+
(The Hop Merchant)
2. Blue Monkey 'Infinity IPA' (4.6%)****
(The Organ Grinder)
3. Brass Castle 'Rhubarb & Custard' (4%)****
(Horse & Jockey)
4. Magpie 'Happily Ever After' (3.8%)****
(Doctors Orders)
5.Flipside ';Stirling Pale' (3.8%)****
(The Old Volunteer)



Monday 9 July 2018

Colwick Park

Saturday 7th July 2018
Ladies Night
(oh what a night!)
Admission £28
(Premier Enclosure)
Racecard £3





5:40 
4 Bollin Ted 2/1F
5 Orobas 8/1
1 Swansway 5/2  8 Ran
6:10
8 Red Balloons 5/6F
1 More Than Likely 100/30
2 No More Regrets 6/1
8 Ran
6:40
6 Choosey 7/2
3 Born To Finish 2/1F
5 Nibras Again 9/2
8 Ran
7:10
3 Paddy A 7/1
4 Haroon 10/1
7 Strictly Art 11/2
10 Ran
7:40
7 Mushtaq 9/4
6 The Last Emperor 13/8
6 Ran
8:10
4 Oi The Clubb Oi'S 3/1
3 Make Good 8/1
7 Ran
8:40
6 Paddy The Chef 7/2
2 Chingachgook 9/4
6 Ran








None winners but still a champion day!
Nottingham Racecourse
Colwick Park, 
Nottingham 
NG2 4BE