Not just because The Man took his car keys away. You see, at the starting line, all the other riders will have a certain edge on him: they will all have their spleens.
Says Paul in today's Guardian about his recent run-in with the breathalyzer: "I had a few drinks, nothing much, but I didn't eat before I got to the track. I also don't have a spleen."
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Oh right. He hasn't had one for ten years. Maybe it's not so bad racing a horse without a spleen. It's a bit less body weight. It probably makes boring nights in Naas a bit edgier as well.
Win or lose today, though, Carberry has committed himself to sobriety until his racing days are done.
