[1] He retired as Burmah's chairman in 1983.[2]. not being able to stand or put weight on your leg . "I wouldn't be talking to you if it wasn't for Paul and Clifford Baker, who is simply class. News of his death came in a call from my one of my daughters, Clare. True TYF, I met AD at last years Oaksey House Quiz, he was in great form then and wrote a wonderful piece about it in the Racing Post afterwards. In part two Alastair talks about not missing a Cheltenham Festival since he was 19. Never been a Down fan, but then I wouldnt be I wasnt a fan of Jeffrey Bernard or that whole raffish, rakish, persona he seems to style himself upon. He only ran in that race and he became a sort of cult horse and quite rightly so! From 1962 to 1975 he was managing director, and from 1969 to 1975 deputy chairman. Her television work had not dried up, exactly, but was more sporadic outside of the series with Jason. I'd taken a teddy bear in with me a very old one with beans in his bottom, which had gone very saggy. "Now she wants a wooden floor in the kitchen," she laughs. Thank you so much for sparing the time to chat and I'm sure The Festival will not disappoint, providing it's usual dose of wonderful fairytales. This article section only contains champion skins. On graduating she changed her surname to Pagett, then spent several years in repertory theatres, including the Glasgow Citizens and the Connaught, Worthing, before making a London debut in A Boston Story (1968) at the Duchess theatre, adapted by Ronald Gow from Henry James, and starring Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan. Down joined the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in 1938 in London and was posted to Mandatory Palestine. Mulching and Watering It didnt make for easy viewing; you wouldnt be able to have it now, the public wouldnt stand for it. She has an affair with his publisher and conceives a child. They love having her force and vitality about the place and the girls in Nicholls' office describe her as "fantastic". Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Ian_Davies_ He endured mixed relations with his mother in law, who he habitually referred to as the Reptile. Its incredible.. That was an argument when we were in opposition [in the 1980s and 1990s], Campbell says. Patrick McCann. I said yes, thats why I take them! Amongst the people there, was a vast gentleman from Samoa - who went on to make millions and millions of pounds in the computer industry in America. So I went back to hospital and they said I must have pulled a muscle and I told them that the pain had to be more than that. For Jenny most of all. Willie Robinson, rider of Mill House, at his home near Kilcullen. It's a great place with peacocks, poorly chicks staying warm on the Aga and lots of guinea fowl. Take a trip down memory lane as. Still, he does have his moments. Ranvir Singh, political editor of ITV's Good . So they told me I would have to go cold turkey for three or four days and that was what tripped my mind. She is survived by her daughter, Eve, from her marriage, and by her sister, Angela. Moving from our house in London to a cottage in Surrey in 1997, Alistair hoped to make a fresh start for our marriage. Mac, deep into the 90th minute, told her where to go. I messed up the start at Fakenham on a favourite and when I rang him on the way home he said 'there was no point in effing talking to you this morning as you weren't effing listening'. Its mind-blowing that these people are way ahead in the polls. It isnt like that, you are in competition with every other so-and-so out there and you are looking for all the camaraderie of the weighing room (which is genuine and intense) and then they are out there to assassinate each other on course. Alastair Down pays tribute to his former colleague and friend John McCririck. Carol Routlege is not someone, like me, you can imagine sitting on a beach with a load of hippies getting stoned. People assumed he was a bigot but that he never was. You must be logged in to reply to this topic. But John never wanted a funeral. Later on at school I would get that rare disease Hunteritis every Tuesday. She first burst to prominence when giving Pacha Du Polder a notably ballsy ride down the inner to win the Foxhunter Chase at last year's Cheltenham Festival. The fact is that his replacements on Channel 4 are now so poor that they cannot really be described as journalists. She stood out, too, in Pinters Party Time on a double bill with Mountain Language at the Almeida in 1991. In response, it has been made shorter and with a smaller field, so therefore it has removed some of the ferocity but it has made it safer, a bit like the Grand National being made safer; fallers are kind of a rarity in the National now, whereas they were literally all over the place before. It's all about repaying that faith and I know I can. Grapevine is a trusted network of private members, linking kindred spirits from town or country. Describe all the feelings the Festival bound jockeys, trainers and owners experience as this week approaches? My lurcher Marie brought down her first six-point roe deer the other day. From 1922 to 1927 he attended Edinburgh Academy, and from 1927 to 1932 attended Marlborough College. I dont really have major fancies for the big races, I tend to play in the handicaps, and every runner remember, has been planning to win these races for eight or nine months. Sponsored, of course, by Specsavers. He was loaded with both. And it was a chance. We are a passionate community of over 55,000 horse racing fans, commentators and industry professionals. Macdonald said 97 words. He also explains his love of Cheltenham includin. Ruby will watch six horses in a race and will know exactly what the workings are and he will know their position and pace the position is crucial at Cheltenham, if you lose it that is it because you wont get back in and if you make a mistake, making ground and choosing when to do it, is extremely difficult. So Im now in a better place and I would argue the medication is probably part of that not the only part of it but a part of it. "Dad stopped riding in 2002, so I don't remember him in action, though the videos of his Champion Hurdle and Grand National got watched endlessly. Tied to the stake as the rifles were raised, he was unblinking and, trenchant to the end, would have told you where to stuff your blindfold. Mum and Dad weren't going to spend the whole day legging me up endlessly, so on him I stayed. UNEXPECTED WINNER 2009 FLAT 10 TO FOLLOW COMPETITION! Tomatoes are a great choice for beginners as they're easy to care for and c, Fighting Fungal Diseases on Plants - Exploring the Use of Copper, Daconil & Copper Fungicides, The use of copper to fight plant diseases is an intriguing concept that has been around for some time. She says: "Granny has now got my old car, a bright red Peugeot 306. The plays territory of power games in a sexually ambiguous, dream-like atmosphere was one she inhabited as of right. The footballer turned respected pundit and businessman talks to Alastair Campbell about self-belief, sport and politics By Alastair Campbell Alastair Campbell Meets Eddie Jones Eddie Jones is. But the manner of John McCririck's slow fade to grey was also the stuff of inspiration because this most singular and underrated lover of racing died as he had lived drenched in bravery. Over the last couple of years I have watched an oh-so-steadfast friend corrode and erode from the inside, a man dying before one's very eyes. Copper has been known to kill tomato plants if placed directly into the stem or base, but placing copper wire around the wound may not have the same effect. Ive known an amateur to be champion jockey there, Jim Wilson in his prime! When she won her first 10,000 race she bought Mum a new Aga. Was he sexist? He was awarded a Military Cross for his actions in the battle. And of course, I would keep an eye on all of Henry Dalys runners for the week because they are not there in order to have a glass of champagne and enjoy the scenery! In 1962 Down returned to London and obtained several senior positions with BP. I lacked his utter passion for the cause and moved away from him in the throng. She has bought herself a "bolthole" in Shepton Mallet and hopes to have another by the end of the year. Her book suggested a recovery of sorts. On the table in a bucket of vast proportions, a magnum of champagne. Upon the creation of British Petroleum in 1954, he was sent to Canada to set up the company's subsidiary, BP Canada, in part because of his experience on the general staff in the Canadian Army. After the outbreak of World War II, in 1940 Down was placed on active service, seconded to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and ordered to report to the regiment in Egypt. Nicola Pagett, who has died suddenly of a brain tumour aged 75, will not easily be forgotten by anyone who saw her on stage or screen over a career of 30 years. Theres a very good reason that that cheer goes up when the tapes go up; because people have been waiting for the start of the meeting or a particular race or the Gold Cup and they love it. Perhaps the bleak time then was a brutal apprenticeship for the massively exciting now. Brilliant writer and orator of reviews at his best. Ive grown to trust him, so Ill probably take them. $19.00 - $99.00. People without a sense of humour need not, Moderators:Rowan, johne5knuckle, jennywales, V sad to hear of Alastair Down's battle with Alcoholism after spending 28 days in US booze clinic, but what a true man to write such an open piece about this his illness in his columnin the RP, i personally would like to wish this truly gifted racing journalist and presenter the very best of luck in the battle ahead and to say that takes a real man to own up to their demons and lets hope he comes back better than ever. "The whole experience taught me a lot about pain and made me harder. Alastair Howells (26) is now in the clear, after receiving a specialist procedure to remove the lymph nodes from his abdomen after fears the cancer had spread from his testes. He was knighted in the 1978 Birthday Honours. In Scoop (1987), a two-hour film scripted by William Boyd, based on Evelyn Waughs great 1938 novel, she was Julia Stitch alongside Michael Maloney as the hapless war reporter William Boot and Denholm Elliott as the chaotic newspaper editor. Whether you live in Las Cruces or Atlanta, there are a few steps you can take to ensure your tomato plants survive the heat and continue producing. 41.9K subscribers Sam Hanson meets up with Alastair Down to find out where his love for Cheltenham and in particular the Cheltenham Festival all stemmed from. Down was a member of the Bath Club, York Club, Toronto Club, Mount Royal Club, and Ranchmen's Club. Dad's mum, Granny Glynne, is a legend. Although admitting he is someone with a traditional view of drugs, Campbell told her he is open to trying the treatment himself. Disappointingly, especially for those awaiting the second coming, into the Festivals ever expanding file marked beaten at odds-on, we drop the horse with the high hopes, the big engine and the grace of a drunken two-day-old fawn. I spent a few weeks in Stow-on-the-Wold last year, quite close to Alastair Downs home. ", This article is available free as a sample. I have one or two people that I talk to and some people that I listen to - including Patrick Mullins whose son is a great friend, so we will have a con flab. With the right planning and dedication, anyone can have a successful garden this summer. I have enjoyed Alastairs broadcasting and journalistic contributions to the sport over a fair few years. But it was only partial. After the company became operational, from 1957 to 1962 served as its first president. You might think that Corm, I couldnt possibly comment. One is a marginal decision, the other a post-pub rite of passage for over-thirsty youngsters. But I don't see it as being about my career because at Ditcheat we're all in it together. He was to an extent the prisoner of his own carefully cultivated persona, but those who chose to look beyond the superficial found their own reward. He invented it. Colonel Sir Alastair Frederick Down OBE MC TD (23 July 1914 22 October 2004) was a Scottish army officer, accountant, and oilman. ?2019) at All Saints Church in Crowborough, Sussex. Nicola was born in Cairo, where her father, Herbert Scott, was a peripatetic Shell Oil executive who had met her mother, Barbara (nee Black), in Egypt, where she had been stationed with the Womens Royal Naval Service during the war. As he once exultantly explained a definition he had read: "A dim, flightless bird ridiculously easy to catch.". I was just wandering hopelessly around going 'where is the f****** car?' Well I love jump racing in particular but my favourite four days of the year is definitely Cheltenham. But without the slightest side to her. Andrew Marr made a documentary about post-war Britain and they shot some footage at the Festival and he came out with the line that, there were as many nose studs as trilbies, which is not strictly true, but it does embrace all society; a great sporting democracy of people from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the north and the west, down to the Home Counties. Award-winning racing writer and broadcaster Alastair Down talks about the early days of his life falling in the love with the game. I turn to him for everything and he has looked after me perfectly. You get so frustrated, you can see what the problem is, its so clear to you, but as I know from when I was drinking too much, other people telling you thats the problem isnt really the most helpful thing you can do. A film career that began with the small role of Princess Mary in Anne of a Thousand Days (1969), starring Richard Burton and Genevive Bujold, included Roy Boultings Theres a Girl in My Soup (1970) with Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn, Michael Blakemores Privates on Parade (1983) with John Cleese and Denis Quilley, and Mike Newells An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), adapted by Charles Wood from Beryl Bainbridges novel and starring Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman as unequivocal theatrical types. Alastair Frederick Down, businessman, born July 23 1914; died October 22 2004, After a career with BP, he rescued Burmah Oil in the 1970s, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Interesting comments but I still rate Alastairs journalistic skills and thought he was excellent on the RP chat the other night.Nobody uses War analogies to describe Horses racing round a field quite like Mr Down himself. Not a bit of it. Then at 15 she fell off and the sky fell in. She has great charm but it is genuine and not of the calculating sort. Alastair Down talks to the young jockey riding high after her Grade 1 success Bryony Frost: Paul Nicholls' conditional rider has been one of the stars of the jumps season Edward Whitaker 1 of 1 UPDATED 12:38PM, JAN 15 2018 Came the day when Bryony Frost was running a touch late getting to Taunton to ride one for dad Jimmy. On and off. Later on at school I would get that rare disease Hunteritis every Tuesday. And l knew two pushes on the green button would get me through to Dad straight away. That vast flamboyance stuttering inexorably to the conclusion universal to us all, like some once unassailable ocean liner declining from the regal to a rusted hulk. I imagine either Willie Mullins or Gordon Elliott which is hardly big news, I mean Gordon is running 60 horses and Willie will probably have 50. Now they are back and being used in several trials that could change the way clinical depression is treated. It took ages. I really miss the days of skulduggery! Was there ever a word of complaint? I tremble for her now without the mad rock of her incarnation, but if any consolation can be found she might turn to the words of the great Philip Larkin, whose extraordinary poem An Arundel Tomb closes with the climactic line: "What will survive of us is love.". Or, as the person in question would put it, Which great equine wordsmith, scribe if you will, was noticed at the start of those four glorious days in March at the epicentre, in the place of refreshment named for Willie Mullins great mare, imbibing one of many and certainly not the first of the great continental drinks. But honestly, if Id have said then and and been the first person to tell Jeremy I think you should go for the leadership and I think youll get it, I mean nobody thought that was possible. We do quite rightly regulate it against it these days, but it is still a question of trying to get there with 7lbs less on your back and that is becoming much more of a skill. I thikn we would all wish Alistair, just as we would wish anyone seeking to beat their demons of whatever kind, the very very best of luck, Start Gardening This Summer and Reap the Rewards | Successful Harvesting for Beginners, Gardening is a rewarding experience that brings with it many benefits, from improved physical and mental health to the joy of harvesting fresh produce. He will soon tell you if you f*** up but if you listen to him you'll learn and he wants to teach. [1][3], "Sir Alastair Down, Industrialist who masterminded the rescue of Burmah Oil in the 1970s and steered it back to financial health,", Last edited on 14 February 2023, at 16:17, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alastair_Down&oldid=1139335883, This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 16:17. The smoke drifted across all these tweedy folk in the box next to us and I think they were all out of their heads by the end of the day! He has tales to tell on owning legs in horses and opinions on several aspects of horse racing. Views expressed are those of TRFs admin 18+ BeGambleAware https://t.co/BY1D8iuhyx, If you are not lucky enough to win the Eider comp (see earlier tweets) all of Sean's books are available to purchase on Amazon or via http://writesports.net, All you need do is name winner of the Eider Chase today (3.25pm Newcastle) before the off + the winning distance (tie-break) and e-mail your answer to writesports0@gmail.com adding Racing Forum in the subject line to be in with a chance of winning. So, I suppose from the age of five, when I had my first bet on the Grand National (there was a grey horse; almost white, called Nicolaus Silver) and I put two old pennies on it and then 20 minutes later I had half a crown. In all I had 12 operations, mainly keyhole surgery, and six different stents inserted into my tube. He knew that the bookmakers regarded you and I as cannon-fodder but nobody else stood up to the red resentment of the guns like John McCririck. The debate is in a much better place, but services are a mixed picture. For years and years and years as soon as I got onto medication I struggled to get off it. Can they take part in votes? The conclusion was that I'd bruised the membrane around my kidney. Yes, probably. She has fizz, frankness and a fine facility with the spoken word, although she confesses disarmingly that spolling is not her string point. The only problem is that it was a hands-and-heels race. He won the Pertemps three times aged 11, 12, 13 (i think) and he was an absolute legend - partly because of his silly name and partly because he was locally trained and wanted ground like Passchendaele. He's found me the right horses at the right time and had the backbone to put me up on horses and fought my corner, telling owners 'she'll show you what she can do'. The 24-year-old, who is Britains youngest MP, said she has been advised by her doctor to take several weeks off for her health to improve. When I came out I couldn't for the life of me find the car. Alastair Down is the author of Cheltenham et Al (4.17 avg rating, 24 ratings, 3 reviews, published 2014), Cheltenham Et Al (4.83 avg rating, 6 ratings, 1. In 1945 he resumed working for Anglo-Iranian and was based in Iran until 1947, and then in London until 1954. Campbell was also able to challenge Health Secretary Matt Hancock over the Governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic and social care, while health minister Nadine Dorries was grilled over the lack of mental health support for children and adults over the last 15 months. A gamble that went astray at Leicester Races. Tales from the Betting Ring. Hadden got there first as the handicapper has clobbered Dad with a few more pounds round the hips mind you, he has put on a couple of pounds as his diet used to be just an apple a day.". The period leading up to that forms one of the most personal and painful sections of his latest diaries, Rise and Fall of the Olympic Spirit, his eighth volume covering 2010-15, with Campbell breaking down while talking to his sons friends or waking up crying after barely sleeping due to the huge stress. Home Forums Horse Racing Alastair Down gone at the game? I think the Government would be wrong to stand in the way [of licensing psychdelic treatments] if the trials prove successful.. When Alastair had his breakdown in 1986 and I was told that he was in a police cell in Scotland, it was almost a relief to understand that there was actually something wrong with him, not me.. Somewhere in the maddening, magnificent maelstrom that was Mac there thumped out a belief in ordinary folk and that he was beholden to stand up for them through tremor and tempest. We can paraphrase the exchange quite simply. As Alastair is unwell, I have pre-written his race report for the Supreme Dunguib became Dungubbed in just over four minutes on turf described as 'virgin' by Mr Simon Claisse though few of the jockeys, unsurprisingly perhaps, recognised the chaste element underfoot. "I had a 10hh pony called Rosie who would jump anything. I spoke to him often on the phone as the sand ran through the timer. Greene's guest appearances include those with Eric Burdon, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, Savoy Brown, John Nmeth and Debbie Davies. "That's why they got me a mobile aged six, so they could find me. "I can read a hill," she says, "but not a signpost." We had reached that stage. I reacted very badly to tramadol and other drugs intended to wean me away from it. I dont get the sense that Johnson sees this as a priority at all. ("Chezza" to the proletariat) Stage and screen actor best known for playing Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs. 2/2. He was off the wagon then, drinking red wine. There were no tears at that moment, but I write these sparse words through a hopeless mist. It was quite a drizzly day, a very weird day. Folk failed or fabulous who were in thrall to the thing he loved above all horseracing. He encouraged me to start an upholstery business and began work on a studio. ", She laughs: "It should have been a ten-day ban but I pleaded ignorance and everything else I could think of and it was reduced to seven. Follow, Join The Racing Forum in discussion about all aspects of horse racing. You learn a lot just watching them. She was just 17 when she went to Rada in 1962. Alastair Clarkson has defended his temper after a clash with a reporter earlier this month, saying he cannot guarantee it will not flare up again. He asks me if I feel better on balance taking them. "When it got to my lungs I was basically rotting. Nobody else can. Down left British Petroleum in 1975 and was appointed chairman of Burmah Oil, which he rescued from the verge of bankruptcy. More Joe Maplin than racing`s finest wordsmith IMHO. Perhaps more than any man I knew he abhorred racism in its every form and was light years ahead of society. Hes got style. I was put on a morphine pump but wasn't pressing the button often enough because deep inside I was desperate to get out. You only realize how good both he and Mac were when you see the viewing figs go down faster than a Thai brass! She says: "What's the point of living a life if not to create memories?". But as things got worse which he loved of course I thought "grow a pair Down" and cleaved to his side. Er, no, he laughs. 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