I was surprised when Club Menangle historian Peter Collier told me that forty trotting trainers and drivers have died in accidents since the sport began in Australia. In conjunction with his Victorian counterpart John Peck, Peter has worked tirelessly for years to identify the people involved and to trace the circumstances of their fatal accidents.

If there’s a nicer bloke than David Morris around Sydney harness tracks, I haven’t met him yet. The twenty seven year old freelance reinsman with the breezy disposition, would put a bit of spark into the dullest party.

Match In Heaven has always been a nice horse for owner/breeder John Starr, and trainer Paul Fitzpatrick. Nice enough to record 19 wins and 15 placings for $282,000 in prize money.