Ex-Timeform Jim McGrath, Dave Nevison, our own Alan Potts, they’ve never been trainers or jockeys yet know their horses.
It’s not so much a question of knowing their horses, Gingertipster, just knowing who trains them and how; who rides them; what instructions they’ve been given and by whom. That’s why I think it helps knowing what goes on in the racing industry if you have been a jockey or trainer.
I’ve never been a punter. I like watching a race. If I had a lot of money on one horse I’d be mainly watching that horse instead of the whole picture, and then feel sick if it lost.