Category Archives: Horse racing

Frankel you wonderhorse!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by henry tapper

I wrote my first post on Frankel towards the start of his career and I’m posting this on his last – well as a racehorse – what happens next is hopefully just as fun! Here’s another great video that pins together a … Continue reading →

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Come Racing at Windsor!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by henry tapper

All summer long we’ve been waiting for some sun, and whew- it’s come! London‘s best kept secret is Windsor races on a Monday night. Whatever racecourse let you arrive by boat? Where else do the stallhandlers bunk off from their … Continue reading →

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Savvy punters will drive down pension charges.

Posted on July 21, 2012 by henry tapper

Inefficient markets – don’t you just love ’em! We all love a bargain whether at the local boot or in the stock market. There was a time when I believed I could pick a stock or a horse and beat … Continue reading →

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Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain

Posted on July 21, 2012 by henry tapper

The River Thames is hammering past my patio delivering the rain that’s fallen in mid England back to the ocean, it curls under Windsor bridge and pounds down to Romney Weir past Minivet and on to Eton College. Years ago … Continue reading →

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The Regulator Strikes Back – Barclays, fund platforms and the FSA

Posted on July 2, 2012 by henry tapper

I quote some of an article by matthew.vincent@ft.com  which is quite brilliant (link here) – I won’t ever write this well! The Financial Times continues to provide the world’s best coverage of financial issues – thank goodness we live in a world … Continue reading →

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The day the world turned orange – Grand National 2012

Posted on April 15, 2012 by henry tapper

The Grand National of 2012 will be remembered for good and bad. Detractors will point to the shocking deaths of According to Pete and Synchronised, the shambles of Sychonised’s final minutes played out in the most desperate fashion. Others will remember it … Continue reading →

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Building an online community

Posted on March 12, 2012 by henry tapper

  The Kings Men I am sitting on a misty Cotswold hill in utter tranquility. Only the pad of the keys breaks the silence. The morning is still and there is a prospect of a beautiful day. I am alone. … Continue reading →

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Now for Cheltenham.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by henry tapper

Cheltenham‘s the start of spring- not the place or the racecourse or the horses but the decamping to the Cotswolds for a week of full throttle fun. The house gets cleaned out as binoculars and trilbies are hunted down, the car is … Continue reading →

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Join us for the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by henry tapper

Each year we (the Pension Play Pen) organise a week down in the Cotswolds and go racing for four days at the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. The racing takes place between 13th and 16th March and we have taken the house for … Continue reading →

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Controlling wealth is not the same as generating wealth

Posted on January 26, 2012 by henry tapper

IFAs Control £591bn of Britain’s wealth. That’s a whole lot of moley. Continue reading →

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