I can remember watching the racing on a Saturday afternoon in the early 1980s with my dad and placing a few small bets on the action, often winning more than losing. My dad went onto work at numerous racecourses across the south (still works at Fontwell and Goodwood) and my mum also owns her own horses so I used to get a chance to have the occasional ride - she now too works at Goodwood racecourse.

I can also remember my maternal grandparents both being keen on old British movies and it was around their house that I first discovered the George Formby film "Come on George" among their collection - a movie which had me transfixed to the screen due to the comedy acting and racecourse action.

It is only recently that I started researching other British horse racing movies and I wanted to create a catalogue and review of the gems I had unearthed so far - that's how this website came about. I'm hoping that this site will appeal to similar minded people and that together we can discover even more British racing movies.