PUNTERS are hoping racehorse Mine Me Will He wins by a short head — because when said quickly the name sounds like “mind my willy”.
But so far the six-year-old gelding has performed limply.
He was a 250-1 shot in his last outing, with jockey James O’Sullivan only able to coax him to 12th in a field of 17.
TV commentator Jerry Hannon managed to keep a straight face during the race at Naas in Ireland,
But fan Owen Dineen, 53, said: “It was brilliant — half way through I heard him say, ‘Mind my willy’.
“It looks innocent if you read the name but when the commentator said it quickly it sounds hilarious.
“The horse racing authorities are strict about dodgy names but they slipped up and let that one through.”
Another punter said: “He’s a real mouthful for commentators.”
So far Mine Me Will He has run only in Ireland, the first three times under jockey Adam Short.
But many owners have tried to sneak saucy names past censors.
Soccer star Wayne Rooney once joked he wanted to name his horses Norfolk Enchants and Hoof Hearted.
Both names fell at the first fence, along with OilBeefHooked, Arfur Foulkesaycke and Chit Hot.
But Passing Wind, Peony’s Envy and Geespot all made it — along with My Tent Or Yours, Onoitsmymotherinlaw and the white-nosed Escobar.
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