Varsity Horse Race

The UK's Channel 4 is today breaking new ground by showing the first ever Oxford v. Cambridge University horse race.  

Set up along the lines of the annual Boat Race on the Thames, this year for the first time 10 riders will compete on Newmarket's mile long course, the event being the feature last event in an action-packed 7 race card.  14 riders, 7 from each university, have been in serious training at the town's British Racing School and at Oaksey House in Lambourn, to prepare them for the rigours of this afternoon's race over 8 furlongs.

The start time is 4pm (UK time), the previous race being run at 3.25, so there should be a reasonable build-up to what's happening - and a chance to phone in (or click on) the odd wager... 

Hi Val

Hope the above will fill a corner on TAG this morning. 

xC

Val says  quite how it fits into French life I struggle to see, but perhaps there is a French horse running and C and K do so much for TAG and the readers I would put it on regardless and it is interesting to quite a few readers.
Malc says there maybe a French student riding.

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