It's time to open those wallets again!

You've bought your season ticket.  You've renewed your Trust membership.  You've purchased a car air-freshener.  You've collected all the various paintings of Rockingham Road.  You've chipped in for a Matchball Sponsorship package.  You've helped the sort the pitch fund.  You forked out for a wedge of Bottle and Christmas Draw tickets.  You've even shown the infinite patience required to buy a replica shirt.

And now, just in case there's a few bob left in your pocket, this Friday there's a Race Night at Latimer Park.

Before we all groan, there's more to this event than meets the eye.  It is being jointly hosted and run by The Poppies Trust and Dylan Cecil Memorial Fund,and the proceeds are being split evenly between the two organisations.  The Memorial fund enables deserving families the opportunity of seaside breaks - see here - Dylan Cecil Memorial Fund Facebook Page.

Even the Poppies Trust's share is going to a moderately worthy cause - helping the football club over the gap in finances caused by the recent bad weather. 

Click here to buy horses / jockeys etc.  Poppies Trust Facebook Page

Of course, the main fun to be had from a Race Night is going from being snootily aloof of the proceedings, to giving into the madness of screaming your encouragement at your horse.  A horse that's running on a TV screen.  From a race that might have been run several years ago....

Just for your convenience - the all-important do's and do not's of a Poppies Race Night -

DON'T  -  Don't hang around before betting to see which horse will pay out the most 

- that just looks tacky!

DO  -  Do turn up early enough to get a seat.  Not that you'll be in the seat much.  Not with all the jumping up and down and extolling your horse to greater effort!

DON'T  -  Don't eat a large tea before attending.  Unless you can also also handle the ultimate stodge-fest that is sausage and chips on top of your earlier repast.

DO  -  Pretty much back any horse / jockey / owner that JC is involved in.  

It is as good as money in the bank!

DON'T  -  Don't get too drunk and end up losing your shirt on the Auction Race!

DO  -  De do do do.  De da da da.  

DON'T  -  Don't expect any of these fillies to be in attendance.....