TRF Awards 2017 Nomination Thread

[Nathan Hughes]

Thread of the Year – Hello Girls – MrE – System section

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[Nathan Hughes]

bumped for the weekend

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[Nathan Hughes]

Flat horse – Harry Angel
Broadcaster – Francesca Cumani

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[stevecaution]

Nathan Hughes wrote:

Flat horse – Harry Angel
Broadcaster – Francesca Cumani

The heart said Mick Fitzgerald….
The head said Matt Chapman….
However, the right hand said….

Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.

[Nathan Hughes]

Now, now Steve that simply isn’t true
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my heart would never say Mick Fitz.

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[yeats]

Commentator – Alan Howes
Owner – Alan Potts
Villain – Gingertipster
Journalist – The Dikler
Racecourse – Pontefract
One to Watch- Nicola McGeady
Broadcaster – Rachel Casey
Riding Perf – Ryan Moore
Hero – Jack Berry
Jumps Trainer – Lucinda Russell
Flat Trainer – Rebecca Curtis
Jumps Jockey – Bryony Frost
Flat Jockey – Josephine Gordon
Poster – LostSoldier3

[Gingertipster]

Flat Horse: Just thought Cracksman deserves a nomination for that brilliant Champion performance alone.

Value Is Everything

[Gingertipster]

yeats wrote:

Villain – Gingertipster

Now that’s more like it!

Value Is Everything

[Nathan Hughes]

lol Ginge,
What’s the probability you win both….?

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[BigG]

Poster of the Year – So many that deserve a mention on this, but there’s just no getting away from
the fact that VENTURE TO COGNAC constantly writes superb race analysis and works
overtime in here. If there was a subs bench I’d have Ginger, Steeplechasing, Nathan,
Triptych and Steve.

Thread of the year – It’s nearly achieving legendary status, so Joni’s “WHY FRANKEL WILL RULE THE WORLD”
would be a worthy winner.

Flat Horse – I’m trying my best not to “go with the crowd”, as has been mentioned on here, but
there’s just no getting away from ENABLE (although I thought Harry Angel was a star
too)

Jumps Horse – UNOWHATIMEANHARRY. With six wins out of seven last year, and even on his one off day,
he still managed to get 3rd in the Stayers Hurdle. He was my champion.

Flat Jockey – FRANKIE DETTORI

Jumps Jockey – JACK KENNEDY

Flat Trainer – Aiden O’Brien

Jumps Trainer – Nicky Henderson

Hero – Freddie Tylicki, for showing true grit.

Riding Performance – Jack Kennedy on A Toi Phil in the Coral.ie Handicap Chase at Leopardstown
on January 22 2017. If ever a horse had no chance to win, practically right
round, and then won, it was this one. If you missed this race, watch the rerun
I still don’t know how he got up. Absolutely brilliant ride.

Broadcaster – Ed Chamberlain. I was pretty much in the horrors when ITV got the racing coverage
from Channel 4, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. He doesn’t seem to be everyone’s
cup of tea, but I think he does a decent job as anchor.

One to Watch in 2018 – GREAT FIELD. He’s not been out yet this season, but the way he won the Ryanair
Novice Chase at Punchestown in April, despite his saddle slipping 2 out, makes
him look like he might just be a bit special

Racecourse – Cheltenham, it’s not original, but I love the place.

Journalist – Chris Cook

Villain – The evil scum that set the stable of Hettie and Impossible Dream alight.

Owner – The late Ann and Alan Potts. It’s a bit of a landslide in here, but I’m
not going to pick another when I think they should be well remembered and
worthy winners.

Commentator – Simon Holt

[buckers]

Poster of the Year
Venture to Cognac, for the big race previews, his tipping and research threads like Nothing Gained + The Midnight Club are excellent, for the big winners + that Cheltenham Festival he had was incredibly successful, I have never seen one like it.

Thread of the year
I really like Gingertipsters threads + as much as the methodology and percentages confuse me, he gets results. I will put Gingers winners. Nathan I am struggling to copy the link

Flat Horse enable

Jumps Horse Sizing JOHN

Flat Jockey

Jumps Jockey ROBBIE Power

Flat Trainer

Jumps Trainer Jessica Harrington

Hero

Riding Performance Richard Johnson on Beer Goggles

Broadcaster MATT Chapman

One to Watch in 2018 JAMES Bowen

Racecourse

Journalist

Villain I had a few but another vote for those fire starters

Owner

Commentator Richard Hoikes

[Kris]

Poster of the Year

Thread of the year, I would agree with previous comments. I think that despite a good year for The Racing Forum, I can’t think of a thread at all that would deserve a vote. I’m sure there were some, but I must have missed them.

Flat Horse Cracksman. I am sure Enable will win this and deservedly so, but I just found the performances of Cracksman to be breathtaking.

Jumps Horse Buveur D’Air

Flat Jockey Rab Havlin

Jumps Jockey

Flat Trainer John Gosden

Jumps Trainer

Hero

Riding Performance

Broadcaster

One to Watch in 2018

Racecourse Sandown. I had some incredibly enjoyable days, and nights there this year, and I just feel it goes from strength to strength.

Journalist

Villain

Owner

Commentator Richard Hoiles

[Himself]

Horse : Enable – no contest .
Jockey : Ryan Moore – a class above the rest .
Trainer : Aiden O’Brien – ditto
Broadcaster : Mick Fitzgerald .
Poster of the year : Hmmm , its getting a bit like tv’s soap opera awards where it is becoming obvious that a select few construct their posts with the Xmas awards uppermost in their minds . For that reason , I’ve jettisoned the lot of them
However , one poster seems to have fended off the slings and arrows with a mixture of stoicism and rancour , and many of his opinions on certain subjects I find myself agreeing with .
So,take a bow , Steve Caution . You’ve got my vote .

That said , I must put in a special word for my favourite poster , who like myself , doesn’t post as often as he should.

I can easily spot a fellow intellectual 5 furlongs away. This man is not only erudite and knowledgeable but but has a command of the English language and English grammar that is second to none on these pages – and he has A very dry sense of humour , which I love . My honorary Xmas present of 2017 goes to … drum roll … Drone .

Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning

[Nathan Hughes]

Deadline extended to tomorrow night (midnight) then I’ll get the voting threads set up over the weekend at some stage

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[Autumnal]

Poster of the Year VTC
Thread of the year ??
Flat Horse Enable
Jumps Horse Sizing John
Flat Jockey Josephine Gordon
Jumps Jockey Jack Kennedy
Flat Trainer John Gosden
Jumps Trainer Gordon Elliott
Hero Faugheen, it was a great comeback by The Machine
Riding Performance ??
Broadcaster Gary O’Brien
One to Watch in 2018 ??
Racecourse Navan. My local track, and I think the quality of the racing on offer, is improving by the year.
Journalist??
Villain ??
Owner ??
Commentator ??

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