The BBC has announced at least two more seasons in which this show’s brilliant forensic scientists will toil over the remains of unlucky people. I refer to the many homicide post-mortems in the addictive BBC thriller “ Silent Witness,” which may be the only television drama whose title character is a corpse.Ĭreated by Nigel McCrery, a writer and former police officer, “Silent Witness” is also Britain’s longest-running crime series and one of the most enduring anywhere - at 23 seasons, it surpasses even “ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Like that American production, “Silent Witness” features a central female character, has survived multiple cast changes and is not headed for the morgue itself. (At least a relentless person’s range is limited.) But these procedures have been the ultimate escape: Taking place in a distant, fictional environment, they usually involve an agent of death that isn’t a volatile, out-of-control virus but a volatile, out-of-control human being. “I’m confident that Cody is well positioned to put his team together and prepare for a great start to his career next season.It may sound perverse, if not masochistic, to say that I’ve spent weeks of quarantine watching autopsies. The horse population will begin to increase again next season and the timing is right to give Cody an opportunity that he has worked so hard to earn. “Talent development is essential to the long- term success of Hong Kong racing. “He has worked very hard, learnt from the best and the Licensing Committee has made the decision the time is right for him to be given this opportunity. “Cody was identified several years ago as having great potential to become a trainer one day in Hong Kong. “He has also had first-hand experience of travelling with some Hong Kong horses overseas, Silent Witness and Bullish Luck. “In developing his expertise, Cody has had the benefit of undertaking the club’s structured training programmes, which have included time spent overseas observing the training methods of some of the best trainers in the world. “He had worked with undoubtedly one of the best trainers in Tony Cruz, as his right-hand man,” he added. When Mo was revealed as the new kid on the training block, the HKJC executive director of racing, Andrew Harding, said Mo had enjoyed a long and very successful career in Hong Kong racing. He also picked up invaluable tips from attending yearling sales in Australia and New Zealand.įurthermore, he has also completed Certificates III and IV in Racing, conducted by the Racing Development Board. While travelling overseas, Mo gained experience through track work and visits to the stables of Irish champion trainer Aidan O’Brien, Dermot Weld and Johnny Murtagh. Silent Witness, once the world’s top sprinter, was unbeaten in his first 17 races – a Hong Kong record. Mo’s journey has involved working closely with champion gallopers, including Silent Witness and Bullish Luck, both trained by Cruz. I believe I am prepared to continue my career in another level.” “In my time as an assistant trainer, I followed four different trainers and I learnt so much from them. I’m very thankful to the club and the Board of Stewards for this opportunity and I will try my best. “I will continue to focus on my work and use the experience I have gained over the years. I really learnt a lot from him,” he said. Throughout the nine years I worked for him, I had a lot of opportunities to learn about the training of horses, how to ‘prep’ them for the races, how to ‘prep’ those with potential to become Group horses.
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