Rob North
@scotracing.bsky.social
Horse racing nut, member at Kelso and Musselburgh as well as regular attender at the other Scottish tracks.
Exiled #ReadingFC fan now living in Dunfermline.
Re-arrange the Fife turf on a semi regular basis under the guise of playing golf.
Exiled #ReadingFC fan now living in Dunfermline.
Re-arrange the Fife turf on a semi regular basis under the guise of playing golf.
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Sorry Quizzers, I've been out and about today, with no phone! I forgot to put up a message telling that there would be no quiz, until now🍻.
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sorry Quizzers, I've been out and about today, with no phone! I forgot to put up a message telling that there would be no quiz, until now🍻.
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Today marks nine years since Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right extremist, a terrible loss to those who knew and loved her and to politics. Zero lessons were learned though and the far-right continues to be pandered to. With more political assassinations in the US it all feels too familiar.
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today marks nine years since Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right extremist, a terrible loss to those who knew and loved her and to politics. Zero lessons were learned though and the far-right continues to be pandered to. With more political assassinations in the US it all feels too familiar.
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Trump promised to:
1. Immediately lower prices
2. Immediately end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza
3. Cut taxes
Trump actually:
1. Increased prices
2. Failed to end the war in Ukraine of Gaza
3. Unilaterally implemented one of the largest tax increases in history
1. Immediately lower prices
2. Immediately end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza
3. Cut taxes
Trump actually:
1. Increased prices
2. Failed to end the war in Ukraine of Gaza
3. Unilaterally implemented one of the largest tax increases in history
April 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump promised to:
1. Immediately lower prices
2. Immediately end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza
3. Cut taxes
Trump actually:
1. Increased prices
2. Failed to end the war in Ukraine of Gaza
3. Unilaterally implemented one of the largest tax increases in history
1. Immediately lower prices
2. Immediately end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza
3. Cut taxes
Trump actually:
1. Increased prices
2. Failed to end the war in Ukraine of Gaza
3. Unilaterally implemented one of the largest tax increases in history
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@mcyeeehaaa.bsky.social has just provided an update on Broadway Boy & Celebre d'Allen...
Fingers crossed for good recovery.
##GrandNational #HorseRacing
Fingers crossed for good recovery.
##GrandNational #HorseRacing
April 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
@mcyeeehaaa.bsky.social has just provided an update on Broadway Boy & Celebre d'Allen...
Fingers crossed for good recovery.
##GrandNational #HorseRacing
Fingers crossed for good recovery.
##GrandNational #HorseRacing
Dilemma for the jockeys here. Big question is whether card or coins will add less weight?
April 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Dilemma for the jockeys here. Big question is whether card or coins will add less weight?
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‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
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Why is a British national living in Turkey an "Ex Pat", but a Turk living in England is an immigrant?
March 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Why is a British national living in Turkey an "Ex Pat", but a Turk living in England is an immigrant?
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Your regular reminder about opinion polls...
youtu.be/6GSKwf4AIlI?...
youtu.be/6GSKwf4AIlI?...
Yes Prime Minister - Sir Humphrey shows poll rigging
YouTube video by British Comedy
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Your regular reminder about opinion polls...
youtu.be/6GSKwf4AIlI?...
youtu.be/6GSKwf4AIlI?...
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Please help save Reading Football Club from their awful ownership and sign this petition.
✍️ t.co/0U9qcChMqz
#SellBeforeWeDai #ReadingFC #FansUnited
✍️ t.co/0U9qcChMqz
#SellBeforeWeDai #ReadingFC #FansUnited
February 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Please help save Reading Football Club from their awful ownership and sign this petition.
✍️ t.co/0U9qcChMqz
#SellBeforeWeDai #ReadingFC #FansUnited
✍️ t.co/0U9qcChMqz
#SellBeforeWeDai #ReadingFC #FansUnited
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
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Today’s beautiful cricket ground is the home of Englefield CC in Berkshire
#cricket #cricketgrounds #cricketground #villagecricket #clubcricket #beautifulcricketgrounds #cricketuk #cricketuk🇬🇧 🏏
#cricket #cricketgrounds #cricketground #villagecricket #clubcricket #beautifulcricketgrounds #cricketuk #cricketuk🇬🇧 🏏
January 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Today’s beautiful cricket ground is the home of Englefield CC in Berkshire
#cricket #cricketgrounds #cricketground #villagecricket #clubcricket #beautifulcricketgrounds #cricketuk #cricketuk🇬🇧 🏏
#cricket #cricketgrounds #cricketground #villagecricket #clubcricket #beautifulcricketgrounds #cricketuk #cricketuk🇬🇧 🏏
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This week in 1993:
QPR and Man City gave us the most appalling 20 seconds of association football since records began.
These men are heroes. We thank them for their service.
QPR and Man City gave us the most appalling 20 seconds of association football since records began.
These men are heroes. We thank them for their service.
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This week in 1993:
QPR and Man City gave us the most appalling 20 seconds of association football since records began.
These men are heroes. We thank them for their service.
QPR and Man City gave us the most appalling 20 seconds of association football since records began.
These men are heroes. We thank them for their service.
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Keir Starmer: “If this trial had collapsed because I or anyone else had revealed crucial details while the police were investigating,... then the vile individual who committed these crimes would have walked away a free man. The prospect of justice, destroyed for the victims and their families.”
January 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Keir Starmer: “If this trial had collapsed because I or anyone else had revealed crucial details while the police were investigating,... then the vile individual who committed these crimes would have walked away a free man. The prospect of justice, destroyed for the victims and their families.”
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🚨 Tree Planting Crisis 🚨
Planting 11,500 trees next week and our usually reliable supplier cannot come through. We have no wooden stakes or guards.
Does anyone have a few thousand spares knocking around? Can pay and pick up.
Site is north Wales (Nannerch).
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
Planting 11,500 trees next week and our usually reliable supplier cannot come through. We have no wooden stakes or guards.
Does anyone have a few thousand spares knocking around? Can pay and pick up.
Site is north Wales (Nannerch).
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚨 Tree Planting Crisis 🚨
Planting 11,500 trees next week and our usually reliable supplier cannot come through. We have no wooden stakes or guards.
Does anyone have a few thousand spares knocking around? Can pay and pick up.
Site is north Wales (Nannerch).
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
Planting 11,500 trees next week and our usually reliable supplier cannot come through. We have no wooden stakes or guards.
Does anyone have a few thousand spares knocking around? Can pay and pick up.
Site is north Wales (Nannerch).
@northwaleswt.bsky.social
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Enjoyed this lighthearted update ahead of Wetherby on Saturday...
January 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Enjoyed this lighthearted update ahead of Wetherby on Saturday...
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Happy New Year from the @thetdn.bsky.social cartoonist Remi Bellocq!
January 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Happy New Year from the @thetdn.bsky.social cartoonist Remi Bellocq!
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Happy New Year everyone!
I'm aiming to make as many people smile this year as I can.
So here's day 1 of 365 days of smiles.
It's a panda playing with a snowman.
#365DaysOfSmiles
I'm aiming to make as many people smile this year as I can.
So here's day 1 of 365 days of smiles.
It's a panda playing with a snowman.
#365DaysOfSmiles
January 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Happy New Year everyone!
I'm aiming to make as many people smile this year as I can.
So here's day 1 of 365 days of smiles.
It's a panda playing with a snowman.
#365DaysOfSmiles
I'm aiming to make as many people smile this year as I can.
So here's day 1 of 365 days of smiles.
It's a panda playing with a snowman.
#365DaysOfSmiles
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Afternoon all, hopefully all of you good people are fully prept for crimbo and are not out last minute shopping. Today's xmas feast is made up of 2 closed 2 current of which 1 is Irish. The answers will be at the normal time of 6.30pm all your Likes Guesses and Reposts are very much appreciated Thks
December 23, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Afternoon all, hopefully all of you good people are fully prept for crimbo and are not out last minute shopping. Today's xmas feast is made up of 2 closed 2 current of which 1 is Irish. The answers will be at the normal time of 6.30pm all your Likes Guesses and Reposts are very much appreciated Thks
The most overused combination of words in horse racing commentary, "already they".
December 21, 2024 at 3:37 PM
The most overused combination of words in horse racing commentary, "already they".
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As another #farmersprotest takes place today in London, I thought it would be useful to create a "damage to UK farming" timeline, from 2016 to 2024:
2016 Tories Boris Johnson & Michael Gove win the Brexit referendum, meaning UK will leave the Common Agricultural Policy.
No farmer protests.
1/9
2016 Tories Boris Johnson & Michael Gove win the Brexit referendum, meaning UK will leave the Common Agricultural Policy.
No farmer protests.
1/9
December 11, 2024 at 8:49 AM
As another #farmersprotest takes place today in London, I thought it would be useful to create a "damage to UK farming" timeline, from 2016 to 2024:
2016 Tories Boris Johnson & Michael Gove win the Brexit referendum, meaning UK will leave the Common Agricultural Policy.
No farmer protests.
1/9
2016 Tories Boris Johnson & Michael Gove win the Brexit referendum, meaning UK will leave the Common Agricultural Policy.
No farmer protests.
1/9
Do TV presenters who say "we'll see you again..." know something we don't?
December 9, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Do TV presenters who say "we'll see you again..." know something we don't?
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Full time, and absolutely not one for the purists, but a 1-1 draw away at top of the table Wycombe and the points tick up. Thoughts using #EPR3
December 7, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Full time, and absolutely not one for the purists, but a 1-1 draw away at top of the table Wycombe and the points tick up. Thoughts using #EPR3
Can someone please tell Coral that a 'barraca' is a shed? Presumably they mean 'marraca' which is shaky thing...
November 30, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Can someone please tell Coral that a 'barraca' is a shed? Presumably they mean 'marraca' which is shaky thing...
For the majority of my life I don't remember it. Then commercial operations in the UK 'discovered' it and proceeded to ram it down the throats of the population.
November 29, 2024 at 8:57 PM
For the majority of my life I don't remember it. Then commercial operations in the UK 'discovered' it and proceeded to ram it down the throats of the population.