My Father was a racing fanatic, he regarded backing horses as a science and used to spend days studying the form books and devouring The Irish Field.

I really don’t know if he would have horrified or delighted with this piece written by one of his sons about another in last weeks Irish Field .
The Irish Field were delighted with it and gave it nearly a full half page of their paper on Grand National day- and I rather think my father would have forgiven me my unscientific approach and been delighted too with my win.