Wednesday and its race day but first there is breakfast to have and chores to do. I take a leisurely muesli breakfast and coffee on the patio before taking the car to the garage to refuel. A casual stroll to the village shop gets me todays paper and a copy of the Racing Post. So I am quickly back on the patio doing the crosswords and then studying the form for tonight’s race meeting. The whole process is quite complicated and it is easy to see how people can become obsessed with the racing scene. Having done my homework I have lunch, soup, and then get myself geared up to train for the first time since before going on holiday. I decide a half hour at my usual level on the rower will be enough in this hot weather.
Metres 
Time & Calories
A refreshing shower and I am ready to be picked up at 4 o’clock to go to Leicester Race course. Our friends pick myself and my partner up and drive us to the course. We have been booked into the restaurant so we find ourselves at a table that over looks the race course.
Its a lovely summers evening so we have a drink and go to look at the horses in the parade ring. I’m none the wiser in terms of there ability to win and, they all have a leg at each corner, head at the front and tail at the back.
We return to the restaurant balcony and sort out a bookie to go to. We place our first bets and then eat the melon starter before the race. We do not win and look to find a better selection in the next race. We are served our main meal, a huge roast with trimmings. We have chosen wisely for this race and our horse wins at 20 to 1. The evening progresses and we get paid out in four of the six races. The bottom li ne was that we paid for the extras on the bill at the end of the evening out of our winnings, so goodies for free.
The Racing Post information 
Our papers and winnings.
The last race of the evening see us pick up second place. Then its time for home feeling very satisfied with our evenings endeavours. Our friends seem to have done well as well. There is time for a beer on the patio before I start the blog and head for bed. I notice that my 28 day jab is feeling less sore, perhaps winning at the horses helps.
