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Chippy post of the year
LUKE
Slowest poster of the year
LUKE
who couldnt understand the connection between setting off fires on planes and peoples nervousness about terrorism
Cave dweller of the year?
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I will base my selections on the horses and trainers that were consistently good to my betting bank when racing at the highest levels of the sport in 2006.
Trainers = PJ Hobbs and A OBrien
Horses = Ouija Board and Detroit City
Poster = Alan Potts ( always insightful and well informed)
Moments of the year = Ruby Walshes immeadite post race interview on the BBC after his victory at Aintree on Kauto Star (the most insightful interview given all year imo). Georgous Georges antics after winning the Guinneas, Y Takes incredibly weak finish in the Arc, Horatio Nelson breaking down at Epsom and Teofilos victory in the Dewhurst all readily come to mind, there are probbably more.
Most missed posters on TRF = Stav and EC
Horse: Katarino (remember him?)
Trainer: Colm Murphy
Jockey: Ruby Walsh
Poster: Grasshopper
Horse – Kauto Star – has already brightened our days and has enormous potential
Trainer – I’ll row in with Paul Nicholls. However of the trainers not so far mentioned I’d give an honourable nod to Brian Meehan for his big wins in Dubai and Breeders’ Cup with two very different horses.
Jockey – Dean McKeown, who, whilst no spring chicken, pulled off two remarkable million dollar rides on Collier Hill in Canada and Hong Kong – both times giving his owners heart stopping moments but prevailing by the narrowest of margins
Poster of the year. Of course hats off to the much missed Daylight and to Cormack who has taken on the job with such style and vigour. I’m going to nominate Wit however because he is unfailingly informative about the sort of subjects that interest me.
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Rory  —  Yes, I remember KATARINO who won the triumph hurdle a few years ago. He’s a lovely looking horse who always trys his best and looked as if he was going to be a great chaser until injury intervened. He’s come back to win the Foxhunters for the last 2 years and jumps those Aintree fences brilliantly. He’ll be 12 years old soon so I don’t know how much longer he’ll keep going but I’ll always remember him as one of my all time favorites.
Horse of the Year: DETROIT CITY<br>(….and horse of next year I should imagine)
Trainer of the Year: ALAN SWINBANK<br>(For COLLIER HILL and having faith in Dean McKeown!)
Jockey of the Year : KERRIN MCEVOY<br>(Has to be the best number two in the world…?)
TRF Poster of the Year: SAL <br>(I learn something new with nearly every post!)
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