Unsurprisingly, the quiz proved harder to negotiate than a Super Quinella – if they still exist.

The correct answers:

1) The correct answer was c). Corals’ Head of Stadia David MacDonald became good mates with his William Hill equivalent Joe O’Donnell when he frequented the Paisley betting shop where Joe was manager in the early 1980s. They even had a pint or two together. It was many years later that their paths unexpectedly crossed again.

(The story above was pieced together using Google Translate’s ‘Glasgee’ software).

2) The correct answer was a). Veteran veterinarian Paddy Sweeney knew Charlie Lister’s father, who was a horse dealer, and recalled seeing young Charlie with his dad on the way to Appleby Horse Fair in the mid 1950s.

3) The answer is a), Nick Savva discovered in his later life that he had been born with three kidneys. Never go on a bender with Nick Savva!

4) The answer is c). GBGB directors Tom Kelly and John Curran were born on the same day, 20 August 1943. Tom is understood to have been suitable peeved when discovering that John was the younger man by several hours.

5) The answer is c). Tom Kelly and actress Annette Crosbie were both reared in the Edinburgh village of Gilmerton. Now there are two people who should have met on a narrow footpath.

6) The answer is a). GRA Chief Exec Clive Feltham and family sposor the Dennis Thomas/Knockies Jet Launceston Easter Derby in Tasmania. Clive said: “My uncle Denis won the race with Knockies Jet and brought ‘Sally’ back to England and placed her with a White city trainer. I remember going to see it run as a small ‘un. Den said training the greyhound yourself was the real thrill so never continued to own .
He died aged 87 in 2014 leaving his pet greyhound an RGT rehomer , one of a few, whose walks I am sure kept him active until two days before his death.”

7) Bit of a trick question this. The St Leger winner was Fox Watch who was trained by Gill Holt who employed Tony Collett as a kennellad. However, back in 1981, her fresh faced rosey cheeked assistant was none other than Graham ‘Worzel’ Holland.

8) The former WBA teammate of Don Howe was none other than former Peter Billingham, dad of Kim.