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Agreed. No reason why you couldn’t have teams with a full colour cap, a white cap and a coloured/white quartered cap. Even that would make it much easier than this situation.
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Whoever designed them clearly isn’t a racing fan!
I think they’re a hoot – like one of those "spot the odd one out" contests where everything more or less looks the same. My sympathies to poor J.A.McGrath, who is having a torrid time of it!
I never really understood why the jockeys competition takes precedence over the racing at this meeting?
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I’ve never seen anything more pathetic along with Jim McGrath only mentioning 1 runner in the straight, 2 if you’re lucky!
This is absolute piss poor, don’t turn our sport into a micky mouse project you f ucking numpties
It’s an absolute joke… poor Jim McGrath hasn’t got a clue which horse is which, and it’s not his fault.
I’m struggling to determine which is the the blue and the black colours also, nevermind the patterns on the sleeves.
Serious changes need to be made for next year.
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I think the validity of an international competition is called in to question when all of the horses are based in Britain, but the fact that Richard Hughes was conversing with Hayley Turner (supposedly a rival) at the start of the 4.30 renders the entire affair nothing short of embarassing.
Richard Hughes was, I assume, asking Hayley Turner to go on and set a decent pace, but the only reason they said a word to each other was because both horses are trained by Mark Johnston. So, in reality, the jockey’s weren’t riding in the interests of their respective teams, but those of connections.
So what’s the point?
I just wish someone would do us all a favour and bin the entire concept; leave Royal Ascot to attract the international runners and riders.
Weren’t Ascot one of the courses trying out those big number cloths?
Would have been an ideal test for them today.
I like this Shergar Cup idea but it’s a little bit half cooked isn’t it? If you’re going to have a team event then have a real one.
Still, I think ‘binning the entire thing’ is the last thing they should do. There are 363 days racing a year, it doesn’t hurt to have one that’s a little different.
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Personally I think Shergar would be turning in his grave at this pile of shi.te
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Still, I think ‘binning the entire thing’ is the last thing they should do. There are 363 days racing a year, it doesn’t hurt to have one that’s a little different.
If we really need a ‘team’ event then have the horses running for different charities, something racegoers will actually be able to identify with. As it stands the Shergar Cup is being sold as an international, four-team competition when it’s actually nothing of the sort.
As an advert for horse racing it’s laughably poor.
Personally I think Shergar would be turning in his grave at this pile of shi.te
I’ve noticed people using spaces & puntucation to enable them to swear without being hit by the filter.
If you can’t make your point without swearing, it probably isn’t a point worth making.
In any case, I’m sure most of you consider yourselves to be ‘real’ racing fans. An event like this which is supposed to be a bit of fun, a bit of something different, won’t appeal because it isn’t aimed at you.
Still, I think ‘binning the entire thing’ is the last thing they should do. There are 363 days racing a year, it doesn’t hurt to have one that’s a little different.
If we really need a ‘team’ event then have the horses running for different charities, something racegoers will actually be able to identify with. As it stands the Shergar Cup is being sold as an international, four-team competition when it’s actually nothing of the sort.
As an advert for horse racing it’s laughably poor.
I don’t agree that it’s a poor advert for horse racing but the rest of your post is spot on. The idea of the horses running for charity is something I was trying to get at in so much as it being presented as a team event but the prize money on offer is distributed in the same way it always is.
Mark Johnston took 15 horses to Ascot today.
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"The owners don’t run for a free lunch and there is a lot of prize money on offer for a limited field, so that’s why we’re here," said Johnston.
"The team competition doesn’t appeal to me – I am struggling to tell the colours apart – and while the turnout is wonderful, I’m wondering why they are here, whether it is for the post-racing concert or what."
I also understand that owners don’t pay an entry fee for these races.
Mr Johnston (training fees on link) is certainly not there for charity
I think the validity of an international competition is called in to question when all of the horses are based in Britain, but the fact that Richard Hughes was conversing with Hayley Turner (supposedly a rival) at the start of the 4.30 renders the entire affair nothing short of embarassing.
Richard Hughes was, I assume, asking Hayley Turner to go on and set a decent pace.
true.
The whole thing is a bit of a farce to my mind. The only people who care about the outcome are probably the jockeys involved and I’m sure even they have forgotten about the whole thing by the time they’re on the journey home. It’s not a great advert for racing because it’s not real racing as it’s meant to be.
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