Which Racing Celebrity ate “ALL THE PIES”

Which racing celebrity ate all the pies……..No it is not John McCririck

Well the way he jumped in the Aon Chase and given that he is sympathetically named “The Tank” you might think it was Denman……….or was it his vociferous and eloquent trainer Paul Nicholls……….or was it the horse’s loud, ebullient and colourful part owner Harry Findlay?

You could be forgiven for thinking it could be any one of the above suspects and I am sure the culprit lies somewhere there.

“Ruby……..get out of the Kitchen!!!”

One person it DEFINATELY WAS NOT is Richard Negus from Racing Wefare who has openly admitted that he has stopped eating all pies……even that great British favourite – The Steak and Kidney pie.

As punters we always see the bright and glossy side of racing…… the commercial side. But behind the scenes are organisations like RACING WELFARE where Richard Negus is responsible for their fundraising activities.

Now Richard has decided that he is going to raise money for the charities supported by Racing Welfare by running the London Marathon and has been training for his day with destiny by giving up cigarettes and also the aforementioned PIES.

Now I don’t know the guy but am following him on Twitter and his daily diary of getting ready for the marathon is just great fun to read and he is funny with it.

But the key thing is that this guy is doing something for a cause he truly believes in and as racing fans we can support him by making a donation.

I am not going to put a link here for his donation page but I will add a link to Racing Welfare so you can see the good work they are doing behind the scenes of a sport we all love. You will then be able to find a link there if you wish to donate.

Now Richard has also decided to penalise himself…………if he does not finish the London Marathon then he will be making a personal appearance at Huntingdon Racecourse on 30th August wearing a dress and hoofing a sandwich board on his shoulders apologising for blowing up and having to be pulled up.

If this happens………..which I hope it does then he will be carrying a collection bucket which racegoers can drop a few quid into.

Well if that happens we should all make a pact to get to Huntingdon on the 30th August and donate a pound. All in ONE PENNY pieces as well as a gift of a Steak and Kidney pie.

Let’s really make him suffer for not competing. I dont know if he is a 100/1 shot to compete but I am sure he won’t be running on as strongly as Mon Mome in last years equine equivalent of the marathon.

DISCLAIMER: Any reference to any racing personality was only used for the purpose of writing an article to help Racing Welfare and not in any way to infer that certain racing celebrities stole all the pies.

Oh before you go, dont forget that the Cheltenham song is released on 8th March. You can see a preview of it here on the blog at Cheltenham Song.

All the best

Richard “The Longshot King”