The General Election 2010 - Runners and Riders

Gordon Brown
Evens chance of winning if his nemesis, ‘World Recession’ doesn’t threaten his position on the outside rails. Trained by Tony Blair, who had an unbeaten run of 10 years, Tony lacked staying power for the final race so opted to quit whilst ahead, hoping to avoid a Stewards Enquiry over his race fixing with George Bush. This became unavoidable when the owners of ‘Iraq Enquiry’ lodged an official complaint. This left Gordon Brown to take up the reins on hard going. Has moments of stamina, but tends to flounder when the blinkers are removed, leading to running off track and has been known to take completely the wrong course on occasions.

Will have to watch runners from his own stable who have been known to hamper a clear run at the fences. Notably the filly ‘Harriet Harman’ who would not be averse to seeing her stable mate fall at the final fence. Another insider threat ‘The Prince of Darkness’ trained by Peter Mandeleson who has fought back from 3 or 4 behind in the field previously and was the joint trainer with Tony Blair of the once bright, young filly, ‘New Labour’ who appears to have disappeared from the scene and been put out to grass.

Gordon Brown has unproven form in the General Election and it remains to be seen if he can stay the course over rough terrain. Would be well advised to avoid excessive use of 'Chief Whip' to secure a good result as this may also result in a Stewards Enquiry and a lengthy ban from future races. Unlikely to romp home as a clear winner.