John Tapp Racing

Sky Racing presenters do a great job in trying to identify winners for the army of punters who subscribe to the service around Australia. One of them is affable Glenn Munsie who is a regular on Sky Thoroughbred Central programmes like News Central and Formline. His up to the minute race day market moves are greatly appreciated by punters. We begin by talking to Glenn about his early life as the son of respected jockey Norm Munsie. He talks of his late father’s association with Sir Frank Packer whose horses were trained by Norm’s master Bill Childs at Moorefield. Glenn recalls his dad’s decision to base himself at Canterbury after completing his apprenticeship. Norm’s association with the smaller trainers became one of racing’s most endearing stories. The Sky Racing presenter remembers some of the battling Canterbury trainers who relied heavily on Norm’s assessment of their horses. He talks about a couple of successful betting plunges on horses which had been readied by the talented Norm Munsie- one of them wa