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Armagh (-4) 11/10; home advantage, some big players back, hvae competed well in Div 1.

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‘Broken back’ is a very non-specific term.

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Thanks Esp; just googled it ‘The winner of the inaugural race collected just over £20,000, making it the fourth most lucrative prize behind the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle.’
Found this article which sums it up very well.
https://thisrottensportofhorseracing.blogspot.com/2017/11/#:~:text=It%20was%20May%20Day%201978,pot%20on%20offer%2C%20not%20having

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Agree++ LD73, far too many Grade 1s, along with the demise of the valuable handicaps. I recall the Aynsley China Hurdle (hope I have the name right) at the end of the season, had a huge entry of top hurdlers, Monksfield finishing 2nd under top weight. Now its an afterthought.

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At the time it looked like a serious injury; reminded me of Killiney’s fall all those years ago

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Willie once observed that 3-mile chasing is hard on a horse, so he may consider the Tramore route with GW

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Thanks Green

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good; Lossiemouth very smooth, IET picking up and accelerating away after a really bad stumble (would love to see him over 3 miles), Jonjo picking a competitive handicap, Gaelic warrior strolling away from the field in what had been previously reckoned a good Gold Cup.

Bad; Envoi Allen, once the Next Big Thing, didn’t quite live up to that, but still was a great warrior for so many years.
The starts, too many horses losing their chance right there (though didn’t stop Istabraq).
The Ireland/Britain nonsense; at least we don’t see Irish flags being shoved at jockeys anymore.

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Thanks Nathan/Green, just saw the original and informative reply, edited my comment too late

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A mercurial talent

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Never understood what happened that day at Punchestown

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Is Gaelic Warrior the first juvenile hurdler to win the Gold Cup? Commanche Court went close, but can’t recall any others.
Just shows what a spectacular talent he is

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You kept the faith Nathan

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Very decisive, could have been called a long way out; still only 8, seems to have been around forevr. And took in all the top races this year, all hard ones (except for today).

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Jango baie 10/3; course form, seemed to be staying on best in King George; haven’t picked a winner all week btw.

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Elliot has been having a good year in Ireland; still well ahead of Willie. Not everything is about Cheltenham. Delighted to see Jonjo having 2 winners; I was there 40 years ago…..

Still miss the 3 day white-hot festival. The Ryanair and mares’ races have really diluted the competitiveness

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More to this than meets the eye, I reckon. But delighted for Henry, always seems such a gentleman, must be so hard to come back from such personal tragedy

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