RICHARD Pugh certainly does his homework before the Point-to-Point Awards and, to be fair, the guests paid attention as the MC reeled off the facts and figures in the Hotel Minella last Saturday.

Without doubt the oddest bit of trivia we were treated to involved riders Derek O’Connor and Pa King, who shared the Western title. One of Pa’s winners this season, we were informed, was Like Ta Ma, whose dam – Burnt Oil Babe – gave Derek a few wins 15 years ago.

Richard delivered the punchline: “So Derek can say ‘I rode her mother!’”

At least it was after the watershed.