0:00:02 > 0:00:03The Scottish Borders...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05a land steeped in history...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Good lad.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08..and rivalry...
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Pass the ball!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..with its own unique customs...
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Wahey!
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Where men are men, and sheep are afraid.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20..and twisting through these lands for 97 miles...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22The world famous Tweed.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24In my view, it's the best salmon fishing river in Scotland.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Over eight months, we followed the river guardians...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I kind of look as if I've been arrested!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32..we learn of old traditions...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Every morning, I love getting up to go and shoe horses.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36..and embrace the new.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38It's just another part of life here.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- ALL:- ..two, one, go!
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Come on, Aidan!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48As the modern Borders redefines its identity...
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Welcome to life along The River.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01At Upper Floors beat near Kelso,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04a fishing team are preparing to tackle the river
0:01:04 > 0:01:05in search of salmon.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Pick a fly. Today it's a black and yellow.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Er, there's fish about, so hopefully we should have some action.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Colin Bell is head ghillie here.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Today the pressure's on for him to find fresh fish
0:01:19 > 0:01:20and help his clients land them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23We'll do a pool first called The Shot.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25So, that's the pool up there.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28We'll be starting in a boat from this bank here,
0:01:28 > 0:01:29and then coming down here,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and, you know, hopefully we might find a fish.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35So, I'm pretty confident, actually, for a change.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Colin has worked on the river for 24 years.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40We're guides, you know, that's what we are.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Traditionally, from Kelso down the way they're known as boatmen,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47and from Kelso up the way we're known as ghillies.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Today's group fish with Colin every year.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51They rely on his intimate knowledge of the water
0:01:51 > 0:01:55to help them catch that famous Tweed salmon.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58This chap here, particularly, is like our expert, so...
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Had the wrong line on.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Yeah!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04We know them well. They come down - it's good to see them, you know?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And you just hope that they'll get some fish.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Quite satisfying, as a ghillie,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11when you say that you'll get a fish in this spot here,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14fly comes round and then the line stops,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16and then the reel goes "Zzz-zzz-zzz,"
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and it's just quite satisfying, that, you know?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Yesterday we were watching a guy fishing away, and he got a fish on.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Five minutes and it pinged off,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28and I think I was more upset as the guy.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30You've just - you've built up your morning
0:02:30 > 0:02:32looking forward to something happening, you know?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34So, it drives you mad.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Salmon have their own peculiar ways,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40and Colin knows tight lines are never guaranteed.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42You put the fly in the water and you hope for the best.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43If it happens, it happens,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45and if not, there's nothing you can do about it.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47As long as you enjoy your day.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Ah, it's a good water today.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Maybe just let them hack away up here,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00it might save somebody getting dropped.
0:03:02 > 0:03:0412 months ago, at 26 years old,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Katie Scott became the youngest professional horse racing trainer
0:03:07 > 0:03:09in Scotland.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Yeah, they've had a nice canter in the hills,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13keep them happy and fresh.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15It's the jump season,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19and Katie is busy preparing horses for Kelso Races.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Even at the races, you can never really relax.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Obviously there's moments the horses run well and you enjoy it,
0:03:25 > 0:03:27but it's very stressful,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30especially if they maybe don't perform to what the owners expect.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Obviously you always want them to come out and do their best
0:03:33 > 0:03:35for the owners, for yourselves, for the staff.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Developing a reputation for success begins with the horses -
0:03:39 > 0:03:41and, with the races fast approaching,
0:03:41 > 0:03:45helping them reach peak physical condition is her highest priority.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Freddie here's just getting a massage this afternoon,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50off Niall, who's come over.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54To give her an edge, she's called in specialist horse masseur Niall,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56to fine-tune Freddie's muscles and joints.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59It's nothing specifically wrong with him -
0:03:59 > 0:04:01just maybe a niggle or two
0:04:01 > 0:04:04that maybe makes him feel like he's not quite 100%
0:04:04 > 0:04:05to somebody that knows him.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Aww, he likes that.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Ooh!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12In the wild, or if you see horses turned out together,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14it's natural for them to mutually groom,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18so he responds by trying to do the same to me.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I'm 99% sure it's postural,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- it's the way he's carrying himself or holding himself.- Yeah.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Later this week, Freddie, racing name Moscow Menace,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31will be racing at Kelso.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Freddie, unfortunately, is waiting on good ground to race,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37which doesn't look like happening...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40any time in the near future, does it, Fredward? Eh?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Upriver, nestled in the Tweed Valley, is the town of Peebles.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50PHONE RINGS
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Hillside Outside.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Hillside Outside is a biking event company
0:04:53 > 0:04:56set up by Fiona and Neil Dalgleish.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Ding-da-ling-ding-ding!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Ooh - it's getting exciting!
0:05:01 > 0:05:03There's always a big family ride round.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Basically, Peebles High Street's shut, and families are invited
0:05:06 > 0:05:11to come and ride round the High Street for 20, 30 minutes
0:05:11 > 0:05:14before the Love Cross event starts,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17which is like an obstacle race for bikes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19So, it's going to be - it'll be good! Good fun.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Fiona and Neil moved to Peebles eight years ago
0:05:22 > 0:05:25to fulfil their lifelong biking dream.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Having been raised in the Valley, Neil returned home
0:05:28 > 0:05:30after a graphic design career in Edinburgh.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32When I left here, I didn't think I'd be coming back.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Pebbles was a place that everybody went to retire to.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37It was a bit of a joke, really, in that respect.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43I didn't envisage that it would be a happening place to return to, ever,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45but that's exactly what it is now,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49and I put the majority of that down to cycling.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52The couple are riding the wave of an incredible biking boom
0:05:52 > 0:05:54in the Tweed Valley.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58This place has been revolutionised by the trails
0:05:58 > 0:06:01that have gone into Glentress and Innerleithen
0:06:01 > 0:06:05to make this the best mountain biking destination in Britain,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08and a world-class one, too.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Fiona and Neil organise the TweedLove Bike Festival,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13and with only 24 hours to go before the big event,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15there's a lot to do.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Do you think we're going to need anything else?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21To help turn a profit, they run a merchandise shop.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23We hardly make any money, and actually,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28selling T-shirts is one of the ways that we actually can make some dosh.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32With all the team busy, Fiona is multitasking furiously.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I hope you've noticed our sign.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Enter this room at your peril.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37But juggling work and a home life
0:06:37 > 0:06:41is a tricky balance for the whole family.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Right, let's go. Is that your jacket?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- Do you need it?- OK, I'll get it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Calm down.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47I'm not - I'm calm.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48I'm very calm.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Right, hurry up, because I really do need to get the kids.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Yeah, Neil doesn't do a lot of childcare.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Hah!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I've got two full-time jobs,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03and just the same amount of hours in the bloomin' day as he does.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08But do you know what? There's not a boring moment.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11There's not much boring time in my life, it has to be said.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Right, I'll be back in a tick.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The vital new T-shirts need to hit the printers.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19- Hi, how are you doing?- Not bad.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Fab-o, thank you very much.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24And TweedLove needs some colour.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Red paint, huge tin, perfect colour, nice man.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31That's another big tick-off.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Next stop - swimming lessons.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42A cast away from the river in Kelso,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Tweedside Tackle are finally moving premises.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Do you need to stir it?- Yeah.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Doing the work herself,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52owner Caroline Pilcher is trying to keep the expense
0:07:52 > 0:07:54of the shop move to a minimum.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It's hard work, it's quite stressful and you do worry about it,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00but you've just got to put everything back into perspective
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and turn it into good fun.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Otherwise you could cry.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06They have three weeks until the grand opening.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11We'd really kind of suggest going more that weight...
0:08:11 > 0:08:12But in the old shop,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Caroline's husband Tim has other priorities on his mind -
0:08:16 > 0:08:18a new tweed jacket.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It's just something a little bit smarter to wear at work.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Just remember, 34-inch waist. - HE CLEARS THROAT
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Travelling draper Richard Mackay sells world-famous tweed
0:08:29 > 0:08:30all along the river.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34That might have grown a bit because I've been going to the gym so much.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Tweed originated in the 18th century
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and really started off in the west coast of Scotland,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43but primarily then moved to the Borders and, really,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47the mills originated round about the tweed
0:08:47 > 0:08:50because they needed power, water power and things.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Effectively, your mills started up in Hawick, Galashiels, Selkirk.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56You don't need the tummy one, do you?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Unfortunately I do, if you'd like to button it, sir.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Oh, Richard, could you warm your hands next time?
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Really, I try and use all the kind of Border mills, if you can,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11to actually support them and keep the kind of industry local.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15That's brilliant, Richard. Really pleased with that, thank you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Fishing is another industry that's still thriving on the River Tweed.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24At Upper Floors, Colin is guiding Tony
0:09:24 > 0:09:26to his special spot on the beat.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28This pool here is called the Slates.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's a great spot here. Probably catch, oh, gosh,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34half our fish from here,
0:09:34 > 0:09:35but at this height of water,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39what we'll do is we'll go to the far side here and see how we get on.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41So, Tony, you stay in the boat.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Using a traditional Tweed gillie method,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Colin moves Tony into position,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50hand-lining the boat to get the best presentation for the fly.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Tony's casting away there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56If he was wading, he would let the line come round
0:09:56 > 0:09:59and then he would take about a yard step downstream.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Because he's in the boat, he can't do that, so that's my job.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06It's a nice way for me as well, cos I'm connected to the boat, as such.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09You feel that you've got a bit of input.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12He's just coming to a good spot now, in fact.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19In the next, well, probably half a dozen casts,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21if it's going to happen, it could happen, you know?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Then when it does happen, it's quite satisfying, you know?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26So...
0:10:26 > 0:10:27You're in the spot, Tony.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It's been raining for weeks at Katie Scott's Racing Yard,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43but she still has to put her horses through their paces
0:10:43 > 0:10:46ahead of the all-important Kelso races.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Snow, rain, sleet.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52You can see the good ground disappearing into the distance
0:10:52 > 0:10:53over the next week, yep.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56One of Katie's regular jockeys, Steven,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58is testing just how well they're jumping.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00What was that?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02It's just a warm-up for them.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06The heavy ground isn't ideal, but if Kelso is wet, then Katie knows
0:11:06 > 0:11:10she's given everyone the best chance of competing.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14That's them done, they're both foot-perfect and ready to go.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18There's no point in doing it over and over until they make a mistake.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Since she was six years old, Katie has been obsessed with horses.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This was the first pony I actually had for myself
0:11:25 > 0:11:27and that's me probably doing one of my first ride outs on him
0:11:27 > 0:11:28in the gala week.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Yeah, I don't suppose when you're young and you ride horses,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34you probably don't think you'll end up doing it for a living.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39Then probably like 14, 15, you start thinking maybe,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42and I thought maybe not, I can remember.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Then it just sort of happened.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Katie's dad Murray has watched proudly
0:11:46 > 0:11:50as his daughter's competitive edge has got sharper and sharper.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I think Katie's quite competitive.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56If things don't go right, there's a tear,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59but she's a good winner as well.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01She always likes to be competitive
0:12:01 > 0:12:04and always likes to be in the front end, I would say,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06which is a good thing.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09It's not always a winning day, it can't always be good at the races.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10If there's 14 runners in a race,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12there's 13 losers and that's the top and bottom of it
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and there's a lot of racehorses
0:12:14 > 0:12:16that run all their lives and never win a race.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19There always is that bit of luck as well.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's the day before race day
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and head groundsman Brian is heading out to assess the course.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Everybody's got their own preference
0:12:34 > 0:12:36on what they use, all right?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39It doesn't look very much, but this is how I can tell.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44This tells me how much print a horse is going to make on it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47If the stick goes in that, the horses are going to go faster.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50But in the winter time, it's been going in to there.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53You've got good to firm, good,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57good to soft, and soft, and then, desperation, heavy.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Working away in the jockeys' changing rooms
0:13:01 > 0:13:04is the course caretaker and Brian's wife Gillian.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07These are the number cloths for the horses for tomorrow,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09so every horse has a number on them so they can tell
0:13:09 > 0:13:13when they look in the race card what the horse is.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18We've been here 20 years. Well, 21 in November.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21The jockeys and the trainers and all the people in the office
0:13:21 > 0:13:23when they come on race days and that,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25you get a good craic with them all.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30I'll be sitting in the middle of the track in my car,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32just watching what's going on
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and I'll have a black and white flag in the car with me.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36It's a hazard ahead flag,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38so if something happened on the bend or something like that,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41then I would have the flag and wave that and they would know
0:13:41 > 0:13:44there was something to watch out for up ahead of them
0:13:44 > 0:13:47and if something happens, then we've got to deal with it, you know?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Good.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Yeah, looking forward to tomorrow very much and just hope
0:13:52 > 0:13:55everything goes well and there's no disasters.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05On the river, Colin's hand-lining has paid off
0:14:05 > 0:14:07as Tony's line goes magically tight.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12We've just come down to the hotspot here and we've got a fish on,
0:14:12 > 0:14:13so well done, Tony.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I'm going to pull the boat to the side here, into the gravel.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Tony will stay in the boat and I'll get the net
0:14:20 > 0:14:23and hopefully net a nice, fresh, spring salmon.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Colin's river instincts have paid off.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Strong wee fish, eh, Tony?- Hmm?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Strong wee fish.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33The worst thing you can do is be too timid with a fish
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and give it slack line. Keep the line tight,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38rod bent, that is perfect.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42There's nothing better than spring salmon.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44That is the best for quality and also you can see fighting
0:14:44 > 0:14:47quality as well. It's fantastic.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49This time, Tony.
0:14:50 > 0:14:57- There we are. Spring salmon. - Beautiful. Look at that.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Now we're happy, eh, Tony? - Absolutely, it's fantastic.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- A great prize.- There might be another one down there.- Well done.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- In the hotspot.- That is a hell of a spot, isn't it?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Shaking!
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Could I make a suggestion? That bit of string.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29In Kelso, Caroline and Tim are struggling to manage not one
0:15:29 > 0:15:30but two fishing shops.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35People, when they come in, they say, "It's a big task."
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I say, "No, I don't want any negatives, just positives."
0:15:38 > 0:15:41But everyone does come in, they all suck through their teeth. "Big job."
0:15:41 > 0:15:45And then they walk out again. It was fun, hasn't achieved anything!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I know it's a big job, you just need to get on with it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It is good to have positivity!
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Had a lot of negativity over the last few years.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59With the business and, sadly, with my health. Yeah.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Seven years ago, Tim had a stroke.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I had a craniotomy,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08which means this side of my skull is titanium.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10They removed half my skull.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14My life expectancy was down to single minutes.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Then after I left hospital with the stroke,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22suddenly I lost my vision.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27I think that was the only time I felt low.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32I was in a wheelchair and I had no vision. It was just horrible.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36But the couple never gave in and despite the stress of moving shop,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39there is light at the end of the tunnel.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42You just have to keep going,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44you have to remain positive the whole time.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49You have to smile about it, otherwise it just beats you
0:16:49 > 0:16:51and you can't let things like that beat you.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Yep.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16It's the crack of dawn in Kelso. And it is race day.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I've been in already and I've lit the fires and that,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22so we've got five to light in the morning
0:17:22 > 0:17:26so, yeah, one is blazing away here. It's nice.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29This is the big fire today, we've got that going well.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Gillian has her own special way of letting the town know
0:17:33 > 0:17:34if racing is on.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38If we've got bad weather, people will watch to see if the smoke
0:17:38 > 0:17:39comes out the chimneys,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42because they say if the smoke is coming out of the chimneys,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45well, the racing will be on because they've lit the fires.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48No, definitely not. They're not soft.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's good to soft, good in places.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Aye, at this time of the year sunshine and windy,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57it can change during racing, you know.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00It is cloudy down here at the minute, like.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03I'll speak to you later, thanks.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05That was my Murray Scott, Katie Scott's father.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07He was hoping for a sunny, windy day.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09If you get a sunny, windy day at this time of year,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11the ground can actually change during racing.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15But it is cold, it is not warm, it is cold and it is cloudy.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18It is also an early start for Katie.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22We normally like to have the horses there two hours before they run.
0:18:22 > 0:18:28Hayley is getting this one in here ready to go. This is Moscow Menace.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Or Freddie, at home.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32The highs and lows are so far apart,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36it is quite difficult to not get sucked into it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39You have got to have your feet on the ground.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52In Peebles, UK World Chocolate Master Ruth Hinks
0:18:52 > 0:18:56has worked hard to launch her new chocolate school.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59My new school, everybody is saying how wonderful it is.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02It is just so nice and light and airy.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's been eight years I've been dreaming about it,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08but now it is finally here. So I have to pinch myself sometimes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Compared to the unit in the industrial estate, you know,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14to this, you can't really compare it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18So, no questions? Everybody enjoyed today?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Brilliant.- Good. What are you doing tonight? Watching a cycle race?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- BANGING - While Sarah makes a bit more noise!
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Her chocolate dreams may be fulfilled,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31but Ruth's hectic schedule never relents.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34This morning at half past five, my husband had a lie in,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36he got in at nine.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37And forgot the children.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Then I am going to run over to the swimming pool,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43pick the kids up and then tonight we've got a cycling event in town.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51My kids are with Granny and Grandad.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55We'll bring them up to the high street with their bikes...I hope.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59The Love Cross event is ramping up.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03With only an hour to go, Fiona, Neil and her small team of volunteers
0:20:03 > 0:20:06are putting the finishing touches to the course.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Oh, no, it's twisting.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14My stomach is actually churning like a, I don't know,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16a washing machine at the moment.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I suppose that's the adrenaline, isn't it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Neil is on traffic duties.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27The road is due to close in two minutes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31The thing is, this is for a comparatively small event.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35This is, it's pretty challenging. I don't want that.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37No, I want it down there.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Because after the family ride happens, this next part, Love Cross,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45starts up and there's a whole lot of set-up on its own for that.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Why don't I come and help you, Ruby? The two weedy ones together.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55We don't have enough staff.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59We try and do pretty ambitious things with not enough people.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03This is a mad scramble now. Yeah, totally. It's all good.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- That's my bike! - It's also a family affair for Ruth.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Kids Aidan and Delphine will represent them all
0:21:12 > 0:21:14in tonight's ride.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16We did this last year. It's great fun.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19The parents can also go around if they want.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21We're not doing it this year because they are old enough to do it
0:21:21 > 0:21:24themselves so we're just going to let them go.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28As you can see, they are keen and eager. They are the first ones here.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31The valley's youngest riders are turning out.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33And Neil is almost ready to let them go.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Now, what is the rule? - Arms on at all times.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Arms on at all times.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44No racing. It's not a race.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Oh, it's fantastic. You know, it's part of...
0:21:48 > 0:21:49It's why I love living here.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52We've got those amazing trails. For these people, it's fantastic.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55What a community. I mean, it's like...
0:21:55 > 0:21:57It's like a ski town in the Alps now, it really is,
0:21:57 > 0:21:58except everyone rides bikes. It's brilliant.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01And people are starting to think, if you don't ride a bike,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03there's something wrong with you.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- OK, we're good. Are we going to do a countdown?- ALL:- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- Ready? - ALL:- Ten, nine, eight, seven,
0:22:14 > 0:22:21six, five, four, three, two, one...
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Go!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Come on!
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Oh, my gosh!
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Right, now, Delphine, we need to keep up.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38And they're off! Hooray, they're off! Oh, they're so nice.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Well done!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Downriver, Tweedside Tackle are finally opening.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Hello, how are you? - Very well, how are you?
0:22:51 > 0:22:52All right, thank you very much.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55We were helped on our way to move, but at the end of the day,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58it's been fantastic for us. Every cloud has a silver lining.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- How are you doing a bow?- What? Are you doing a bow?- No, how are you?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07It's really lifted our spirits, and I think it will lift the business.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09I think it'll be very, very good for us.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13In true Tim and Caroline style, they launch the shop their way.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Smile!
0:23:17 > 0:23:18OK.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21- Yay! - There you go.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Thank you.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- Cheers.- Charlotte, blooming thank you, is all I can say.- Yeah.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35At Kelso Races, the gates have opened. Punters are arriving,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39bookmakers are taking bets, jockeys are weighing in,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and all that's left now is for the horses to do their stuff.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Just do one lap of there.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47In the parade ring, Katie is readying two of her horses,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Benefit In Kind, and Moscow Menace,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52both running in the 2:20.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56She also has owners to contend with...
0:23:56 > 0:24:00It is quite nerve-racking. As long as he comes back safe, quite happy.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02..and jockeys to brief.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Stephen, just make sure you're handy enough with him that,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- if he can, run a big race. - Aye, aye, grand. Yeah.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09No problem at all.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12No, if you get nervous, you shouldn't be in this game.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14So... That's when you get hurt.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Out on the course, head groundsman Brian
0:24:19 > 0:24:20is doing some last-minute checks.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23They're just about to line up now. It's coming to race time now,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and the starters will bring them forward,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and they'll start over there, and we'll watch them past here,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31and we'll follow them all the way around.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Runners called in, get set, and they're off.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Oh, there we go.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38So they're already going out, so we're sitting here,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40and we're going to watch them over the first jump.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Everybody's over.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Oh, Ben, that wasn't too clever.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Benefit In Kind is sitting in fifth.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00This is as fast as I've seen them going since October.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Go on, Freddie!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I hate that bit of the track there. It's horrible, isn't it?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17That's them off on their final circuit now,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20so if something happens, we've got plenty of time to tidy it up.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Go on, you two.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Two furlongs from the finish,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Benefit In Kind starts to push through the field.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30..as they race towards this final bend, and once again,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33they will virtually be in the air together, as they take the last...
0:25:33 > 0:25:38but it's Generous Chief who has the lead now as they race
0:25:38 > 0:25:43into the closing stages, and Generous Chief goes on to score.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45It will be very tight for second.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Dr Beaujolais, then Benefit In Kind...
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Benefit In Kind is third...
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Yeah, I'll go and catch him. - ..Moscow Menace, seventh.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01It's not quite the win she hoped for, but with these conditions,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04third is a great result to build on.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Good, that was good. So good to get them both home safely.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Moscow Menace ran an improved race, even though he wasn't placed.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Thought he was going to get up for second for a minute!
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Another half furlong, and you'd have been up for second.- Yeah.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- Oh, definitely. He's run well. - Right, you'd better go.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Thanks, Adam.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22You can take him away. Well done. Thank you.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Yeah, so... Yeah, no, they both ran all right.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I thought Ben would maybe have had a good chance of winning,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28but he's picked up some prize money,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32and hopefully the owners will be happy with that.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34You're not much of a sportsman if you're happy in third, are you?
0:26:38 > 0:26:39On the streets of Peebles,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42the family ride has been a success, but it's still all go.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48We've got a very quick turnaround to get the next thing set up,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51so it's going to be all hands on deck for that.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53They have 15 minutes to get hay bales and obstacles
0:26:53 > 0:26:57into position, not forgetting the water pistol gauntlet, of course.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01I've got my clock. I've got my air gun thing.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Right, it's all right, we're good to go.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Love Cross 2016, go, go, go, go, go!
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Riders from all over Scotland will be navigating Neil and Fiona's
0:27:10 > 0:27:13course, over church steps and winding alleys,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15to claim the coveted Love Cross crown.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I think this one is great for the town, because a lot of the time,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25the big road events are miles and miles out,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29and, you know, most folk that live here don't actually see any of it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32We reckon that there was about 1,000 people at the family ride.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Go on, Paul! Put a bit of effort in, son.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Can you make it easier next year? - Yeah!
0:27:39 > 0:27:42With 70 riders tearing through the streets of Peebles,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45it's another successful event for the TweedLove Team.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48I'm very happy.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50I'm so glad that it went well,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53and everybody's said what a nice time they had.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57That was a huge success, and we all loved it,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59and it's a big part of TweedLove.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Oh, we had no idea it was going to turn out like this,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04and there's just so many people into it now.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06It's brilliant.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Next time, on The River,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10the hunt is on for salmon poachers...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Small fish in this net. Don't know what we've got in the other net.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17..the stud team have an important inspection of the troops...
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Seems to give a bit of wow factor when it comes out.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Don't see too many of these now. - No, no.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26..and Margaret has a bride to get down the aisle.