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April Showers; shoot at Cheltenham; Racy Rockabilly accessories; Welsh pt 2 pt National; jockey interviews; Super Ted, Super Greys &Superheroes

Sod the weather...   It has been an exceptionally busy April and May for me as I get prepared for amonth’s fieldwork in Greenland in June; and a couple of the race meetings I was going to attend were...

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Eliza interviews former motocross rider turned jockey Paul Sheard and partner Becky

Paul Sheard is a former motocross rider turned point to point jockey. He finished second in the Welsh Point to Point Grand National at Bonvilston on Gouranga Society at 20/1 which Eliza writes about on her latest blog. Paul's enthusiasm...

 
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Eliza interviews Rockabilly Jewellery designer Bete Noire at Cheltenham races

Beth like Eliza hails from the Forest of Dean. She designs in vogue rockabilly 'pin-up' style jewellery which sells to the burlesque, vintage and rockabilly crowd under the name Bete Noire. She and sister Rhiannon were having their first trip...

 
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Point to Point race Bonvilston...can Superted artist Philip Watkins' confident tip win?

Eliza has a hot tip from Philip Watkins the artists who originally drew Super Ted...but is he as good a tipster as he is an artist? Let's see how 16 year old Charlotte Pritchard ridden Nick Tamplin trained 'Wilkinson' does....in...

 
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Eliza interviews artist of 'Superted' ; Philip Watkins at a Point to Point

Remember Superted and Spotty Man? Philip Watkins was the artist who originally did the drawings of those characters of the award winning animation series. Eliza interviews Philip and finds out what he and his partner Rebecca are doing at a...

 
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co owner of Tickity Bleue Peter Gordon chats to Eliza at Cheltenham

One of Eliza's friends Peter Gordon is co owner in a small syndicate of 'Tickity Bleue' an exciting prospect for next season trained by Alan King . She was beaten on this ocassion by Glorious Twelfth from the Nicky Henderson...

 
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Tickity Bleue and Glorious Twelfth in the winner's enclosure Cheltenham

One of Eliza's friends Peter Gordon is co owner in a small syndicate of 'Tickity Bleue' an exciting prospect for next season trained by Alan King . She was beaten on this ocassion by Glorious Twelfth from the Nicky Henderson...

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Wild in the Country: The Grass Roots of Point to Point, the Passion, the Press and the Public, and ....Poker de Sivola

 One of the highlights of the year for myself and many jumps racing enthusiasts is the local Point to Point. For those unfamiliar with it; it is basically amateur jumps racing held on supportive farmers’ land and the season goes...

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The Start of the Flat Season: the Lincoln at Doncaster

Bright silks and dark skies I am a little wary of betting too much at the start of the flat season as one doesn’t know as yet what yards are in form. So when I was asked by my Facebook...

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Recycled school/track surface for horses made from discarded cables

Universal Recycling, who sponsor at Doncaster racecourse produce three types of surface for schooling areas, gallops, racetracks etc for horses. Eliza samples one of their surfaces and finds it to resemble sand; but does not freeze in winter: http://www.universalrecyclingcompany.co.uk/equestrian-surfaces.php...

About Eliza Cook

Hi! I'm Eliza. I am a Geographer by profession, and am currently studying for a PhD in Geography at Swansea University. I will be investigating ice core records from Greenland pretty soon. But you don't want to hear about those. 

On top of this, during a year out, I fell into working as an in-house model for Agent Provocateur. Strange but true! This experience heightened my appreciation of fashion - especially the eclectic and eccentric fashions of the races.

I've been a racing fan for two years. I love all racing, but a day at the jumps is where I really feel the most excitement. Having grown up in Gloucestershire, with two great racecourses on the doorstep - Cheltenham and Chepstow - it is a wonder that I didn't find racing sooner.

I've been privileged to be a part of some of the 'behind the scenes' elements of racing, from photographing frosty morning breeze-ups to attending the post Cheltenham Festival jockeys' celebration in the Weighing Room!

I am thrilled to be a 'Voice of the Races'. To me, the most striking feature of racing is the accessibility of participants - and the fact that everybody attending has a part to play. A day at the races has it all; wonderful horses, spectacle and fashion, in an adrenaline soaked atmosphere where people from all walks of life come together in mutual appreciation of the sport.

I can't wait to tell you all about my experiences at the races, the people I meet and the adventures I have, as well as the fashions I encounter and the stories I uncover.

I hope you enjoy it! 


 

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