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“In reaching their conclusions,” Struthers said, “the panel made it clear that there was no attempt to cheat; simply that the breaches occurred due to ignorance of the details of the rules in question.” Surely just a copy of the rules and an admonition to report back when read would have done the trick at this the highest level of racing.No need for the smear.No attempt to cheat but you are fined for not knowing the rules that you made no attempt to violate.
Better Andy ~ I don’t agree at all, but at least it’s a semi-cogent argument.
“In reaching their conclusions,” Struthers said, “the panel made it clear that there was no attempt to cheat; simply that the breaches occurred due to ignorance of the details of the rules in question.” Surely just a copy of the rules and an admonition to report back when read would have done the trick at this the highest level of racing.No need for the smear.No attempt to cheat but you are fined for not knowing the rules that you made no attempt to violate.
Is that your argument or just a C+P?
well Andy , at least we got a good gigle from your post
methinks we have not heard the last of this shambles though
keep it going
Ricky
Coolmore and Ballydoyle wont be stopped by this little hiccup…It will puss em off and they will rightly dominate….Wahay… This all started when Frankie threw his rattle out of the pram couple of years ago…Sulky !!!
The Coolmore gang and their minions will get their comeuppance today. How dare they mauraude and plunder from offshore.No need to drag them like Fallon through the courts.We know they have been violating our goodsportsman rules of racing all year With their blue blooded horses and their awkard english and cheap bookmaker money.Is it any wonder that the noble arabs have abandoned us.But be comforted the BHA arose to the challenge and will protect us from the scroundrels.
I’m so so sorry we dont speak American….
I like the irony that someone from irony-free USA has posted a highly ironic comment, in which the irony-loving Brits cannot see the irony.
How ironic…
How ironic…
What, like rain on your wedding day? etc.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
I always thought there was more to that song Jeremy – maybe I’m giving Ms Morrissette too much credit here but it’s ironic that a song about irony has no proper examples of irony in it, don’t you think. If that was the intention then it’s quite clever really.
but it’s ironic that a song about irony has no proper examples of irony in it, don’t you think.
Indeedy! I believe Ed Byrne used to do an extended rant about that very fact in his stand-up shows a while back.
Given that she didn’t get the gag when a Melody Maker interviewer asked her "why the long face?", I’d tentatively suggest neither the song nor the performer is quite as clever as maybe you’re proposing…
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Heard the one about the horse that sat up at the bar and called for a drink?The bar man greeted him with "Why the long face "?
He’s quick this one, isn’t he!
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Indeedy! I believe Ed Byrne used to do an extended rant about that very fact in his stand-up shows a while back.
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A traffic jam when you’re already late? Only if you’re a town planner and you’re late for a meeting of town planners where you’re giving a talk about reducing traffic congestion.
Rain on your wedding day? Well it would be ironic if you were getting married to a meteorologist and he set the date.
Etc etc ~ one of my favourite routines. As Jez sez, Morrissette admits that she made a bit of a boo-boo with the song title. Being from the US would obviously excuse her ignorance of irony, except she’s not American, but Canadian, where they’ve been innocently poking fun at their neighbours for years. Now that really is a little ironic, dontcha think?
big white horse walks into a bar and orders a whisky. Barman goes "Ah we have a whisky named after you" Horse replies "Eh? You have a whisky called Ned"
I’m here all week …try the veal.
"It’s vealy good!"
– Basil Fawlty
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
From the Blood Horse check out below.
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