The horse must first survive a veterinary inspection this morning, a possible stumbling block even for Todd, but this partnership have looked sound enough over show jumps in their short but brilliant career together. The Canadian Stuart Black, who impressed the dressage judges so much to lead that phase, worked hard in vain to stay ahead, picking up four time penalties on the steeplechase and a further 12.4 on the cross-country course. The world champion, Vaughn Jefferis, was only 0.6 points away in fifth, with Karen O’Connor a close sixth with Prince Panache. Davidson has lost none of the competitive edge that twice made him world champion in the 1970s. His chances for selection for the World Games in Italy this summer look good.Gifford had a foot-perfect ride on the former team horse General Jock but said: “I never look forward to the show jumping with him,” adding more positively, “but it’s getting better.”The American veteran Bruce Davidson came next on his 1995 winner, Eagle Lion, 0.8 penalties behind.
“He takes a while to warm up,” the 42-year-old New Zealander reported. “But he’s a fabulous little horse, brave and tough and fast. A joy to ride.”
Even the most patriotic Briton would not begrudge Todd, who won this in 1980, 1994 and 1996, as well as consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 1980s, another victory. MARK TODD looks like justifying favouritism again with both bookmakers and the eventing public as he goes into the final show jumping stage today at the Badminton Horse Trials. What is meant by making the frame in a horse race? Is it the same as being placed?A I Black, WarwickIf you know the answers to either of these questions or have a sporting question of your own, write to Q&A, Sports Desk, Independent on Sunday, 1 Canada Square E14 5DL Fax: 0171-293 2894.. Greenwood encouraged his players to become qualified FA coaches and they were one of the first to go on extensive foreign tours.
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Bill Groves, WolverhamptonAnswers pleaseQ Why is it called a football strip?B Pope, London SE27Q. Ask the 67-year-old to select his most coveted achievement and he throws up his arms in exasperation. “You try and pick one out of that lot,” he said, reaching forward for another cup – of tea – in the living room of his Edinburgh bungalow “Ach, you could make a case for any of them.”You could, too. Simpson was a 14-year-old pupil at King’s Park Secondary, in his native Glasgow, when Queens Park picked him to play in a Scottish Cup tie against Clyde in 1945.
He remained as an amateur with the club while training as a sub- editor on the now defunct Glasgow Bulletin and played in the Great Britain team managed by Matt Busby at the 1948 Olympics. Channel 4 always has done.The problem with this process is that the people producing work for a television company have no commitment to its institutional values. The same effect would be achieved by filling a newspaper entirely with the work of freelance writers, who, because they are paid a flat fee, always aim to complete a particular project with the minimum outlay of time and money. Similarly, freelance producers always have their own profit and loss accounts running at the back of their minds, which is why new technology comes in so handy.
