FA Cup semi final followed by Monk then the Grand National and Doctor Who...

for scheduling reasons will tape Monk and watch it this evening instead of awful audition shows.

So why are we all hooked on the National?

Us non interested in horse racing types.

I think it's the length of it (a hefty 4.5 miles)... the frightening looking fences... the strange things that happen in it (false starts, dodgy moments (Devon Loch)...

A great deal more than horses.

I've backed 4 horses - Hedgehunter (I like Ruby Walsh and he sounds like Hedgehoppers), D'Argent (Zombies, Rod, the trainer is King), King John's Castle (obvious) and Tumbling Dice (Rolling Stones gather no moss).


Let's see. One thing is for certain. I never back a winner on the horses (just music).