Racing Staff Week: Tina Pople Interview
Staff Name: Tina

What got you into racing and working with horses?
I was born here at Norton Grove Stud
What is the best thing about your job?
Looking after mares and foals
What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?
Talk to the horse
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
Breeding a racehorse, foaling him and watching him win
As a child, what did you wish to become when you grew up?
A chef
If you could time travel, when would you go?
Back to spend more time with grandparents
Who would you take with you if you were sent to live on a desert island for a month?
Best mate Becky
Who would you make sure wasn’t there when you arrived on your desert island?
Mum and dad. I’d quite like some peace, ha ha.
What personality characteristic has gotten you in the most trouble?
Mouth
If you had to pick a new name for yourself, what name would you pick?
Elena
What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?
Put boots on for covering
When you’re having a bad day, what do you do to make yourself feel better?
Play music
Do you think cats ever have regrets?
Yes
What’s the one food you could never bring yourself to eat?
Oysters
What fictional character do you wish you could meet?
Oliver Mellors
What was the funniest way that you have been injured?
Fell off back of a lorry
If your life was a movie, what songs would be the soundtrack?
It’s My Life – Bon Jovi
Who would play you in a movie of your life?
Renee Zellweger
What TV catchphrase do you most enjoy using?
I don’t believe it
What song do you have to sing along with when you hear it?
Shotgun
What game are you really good at?
Solitaire
Do you think of yourself as being naughty or nice?
Nice
If you could shop for free at one store, which one would you choose?
Marks & Spencer food
What’s the worst thing you did as a kid?
Bit someone
If you could marry a fictional character, who would it be and why?
Poldark or the gamekeeper in Lady Chatterly’s Lover
If you could read minds, whose would you want to read?
MWE or RTL would make life easier