Turf At The Top

I've been called many things in my days as a tabloid hack, most unprintable and all water off a duck's back anyway, but the ubiquitous Evening News veteran John Gibson has coined a new one.
Gibbo, knocking on 75 but still out and about in Edinburgh as much as he ever was, puts me down as a "turf publicist". He of course refers to my role as PR advisor to the award winning Musselburgh Racecourse (Ladies Day 09 tickets selling like hotcakes, get in there quick).
Gibbo is spot on and the food was indeed top-notch. The likeable owner, Mario Gizzi, seems to have notched up another winner with the opening of Cafe Andaluz in George Street, the first of his Spanish tapas palaces to open outside his native Glasgow. On a credit crunching cold Wednesday evening the place was packed.
Johnny boy finished off his column in typical fashion "If I've missed anybody out, it's intentional." Surely he doesn't mean Labour party heavyweight and former Craigmillar councillor Paul Nolan. It was a week ago, but Paul predicted today's Glenrothes by-election is too close to call and will go down to 500votes either way.
Let's see if he's right.