[Margaret Pilkington]

I was what my Gran called 'a canny kid'.
I had two pockets....and if I won anything....the money was divided.
Half went into the spend it pocket....and half went into the save it pocket.
That St Leger meet was memorable because I had never ever possessed paper money of my own until that day.
My winnings were really down to the guiding hand of my Gran...and she got just as much enjoyment out of 'leading me astray' as I got from being led.
She even let me have the froth off her beer.
And do you know what?...illegal it might have been, but I did not come to any harm and I had fun.