Bill Bennett's surprising new career

[Cocoa]

I've been wondering where the big guy has been, I thought maybe he'd materialize to share his thoughts on Dick Cheney's swearing, or Jack Ryan's swinging.

So I GoogleNewsed him, an look what he's up to! Kind of appropriate I guess...

http://sport.scotsman.com/racing.cfm?id=742672004

TO PARAPHRASE the Who, his name is Bill and he’s a head-case, but take a local’s word for it, Hamilton has seen a few of those in its time, so Bill Bennett shouldn’t feel too out of place when he runs at the Lanarkshire track this afternoon.

According to his trainer Jonathan Jay, the three-year-old is much less of a nutter now than he was in his juvenile days, an assessment backed up by the steady improvement in form shown by the gelding this season. Following a fruitless campaign on the all-weather, he was switched back to the turf, where he rattled off a quick double at Warwick. Although he couldn’t keep up that winning sequence, he continued to run well, even when stepped up in grade.

Returned to Class E at Windsor last time out, Bill Bennett sprinted clear of 15 rivals, and for all that the 6lb penalty he picks up for that easy victory will make life tougher for the Newmarket raider here, he’s napped to give the weight away, over two stones in some cases, to the opposition.

Softish ground is ideal for him so a drop or two of rain wouldn’t go amiss.

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1. So, can Bill Bennett bet on Bill Bennett?

Hilarious.

[Cocoa]

2. good point

this could be a Pete Rose type scandal. :-)