They are under starters orders in the 2015 Election Handicap Hurdle...and they're off.
Leader of the Year is err... leading by two lengths from Demolish the Greenbelt, followed by Fifty Shades of Lyme Green and You Spent How Much and Who R U Kidding going neck and neck.
And as they come to the Adlington Road turn it's A. Travesty digging up ground on the stand side. Opposition is on the rails and heading for the water jump with Animosity and Political Manoeuvring.
And as they race towards obscurity Leader of the Year is coming under pressure from Tweetie Pie and Local Plan. Opposition is making up stories on the dark side with Who RU Kidding asking all the questions.
They are all safely over the newspapers and galloping towards Oblivion. Electorate is loosing out to Political Manoeuvring and Demolish the Greenbelt and we have a faller... Credibility is down. This could be the end of Credibilty, a rank outsider who simply had no chance.
Brownfield remains untouched as Demolish the Greenbelt blazes five acres ahead of Ombudsman and Doesn't Have a Clue trailing behind Reality.
They are into the final furlong with Leader of the Year leading by neck. All jockeys are using the whip. Tweetie Pie unseated his rider, Local Plan is fading fast with Opposition pulled up. It's a one horse race between err...one horse.
Leader of the Year is streaking towards the finishing line with Fifty Shades of Lyme Green making a last minute dash and at the line it's Leader of the Year from Fifty Shades at twenty-to one with Who RU Kidding at quarter-past-two.
Hold that result... Leader of the Year... is the subject of a Steward's Enquiry.
Following the recent announcement that the Wilmslow Express will shortly cease to exist, columnist Vic Barlow - who has been writing for the Wilmslow Express for over 16 years - approached us about continuing his column on wilmslow.co.uk. We are delighted to be publishing Barlow's Beef, as it would be a shame to lose the following he has built up over the past 16 years.
The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of wilmslow.co.uk.
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Mrs B was looking forward to shopping in Wilmslow without having to wear a bag over her head, reverting to her maiden name or telling people she found me at Wilmslow Humane Society jumping up at the bars.
I'm REALLY excited to be working with Lisa and wilmslow.co.uk. Please keep sending me your emails and texts (07590-560012).
We are family...
high spot of the Wilmslow Express has always been Vic's down to earth,
common sense perspective. How about a post or two on Dogs and Dog
ownership too? Vic's insight into dogs and their relationship with
their owners is truely inspirational and educational. I have learned so
much about myself and my dogs thanks to Vic. Let's not lose this
educational resource from the area. Well done Vic.
...maybe call it the Express?
Several different breeds in the CEC pack, all at diff levels in the pack pecking order, no overall electorate-nominated pack leader, only selected by majority breed. What advice/training would he offer to the various 'owners' of this disparate pack of 'dogs'?
Was Tally's retraining successful?
Congratulations to both you and Vic.
Like very many of your readers, and Vic's followers, I will be looking forward to his acerbic insights into the shenanigans that are conjured up by Cheshire East Council's "supreme Soviet" and apparatchicks.
You guys over here on wilmslow.co.uk are clever.
I didn't even know CEC had any appa…apparat…happyparrotchicks
Whose a cheeky boy then?
Happiness they do not sow for the burghers of Wilmslow or Cheshire East.
Come on, you know full well the antics of that lot.
There are SO many dogs in the area who are off lead when the owners have ZERO control over the dog.
A livestock or child dog-bite, waiting to happen!
If the column saved ONE sheep or child from being bitten, it would be worth it!