SHAUN ‘BUDGERIGAR’ DERRY

Hello Shaun. Can you pick a number for us, please? We’re going to put £5 on a horse at the 3.10pm Apprentice Handicap Hurdle at Nottingham races, which will take place during this interview.

Hi mate. OK, let’s go for number four.

That’s a nag called Space War.

Space War? I’m not a horse racing fan, so I know nothing about it.

Let’s see. What do you think are the chances of there being an actual space war over the next decade?

It’s not looking too good, is it? There’s a lot of instability, politically. It’s pretty worrying. I’m not very political, I try to stay