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Well done you!

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Ok it’s a long time since I popped in, but I have to ask: how come so many of you picked Vics Canvas, the 100/1 outsider? What did you know that us lesser mortals didn’t?

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Serena and Stan

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He’s obviously still sore, but receiving first class care. Good to see him being so well looked after. It’s not many connections that would spend what must be a shedload of money getting him back to health. You’ve got to think most would have had him put down. Good luck to him!

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I’d imagine adrenaline and fear just kicked in. It must have been a spur of the moment decision, just trying to do his best to make sure the situation wasn’t made a hell of a lot worse.

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I think the Animal Aid people will have a job to prove that racing connections don’t care for their horses after this meeting. It’s been very evident that they care a great deal all the way through. Very heartening.

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He’s tweeted that he’s ok and will be back next year!

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The what family?

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Yup top man. It’s always one in the eye for the Animal Rights people that when wished good luck, most trainers jockeys and owners just say “just hope he comes back safe”. Oliver Sherwood said as much about Many Clouds. It wasn’t the winning that mattered as much as that he was ok after the race.
Hopefully that’s the main priority for ALL forumites. To have an enjoyable, exciting race is a bonus.

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Gosh! Hopefully they’ll be able to take him home, dose him up with painkillers and retire him.

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For once I agree with RL. It was just about right. It was still exciting, still some drama, but (as long as Balthazar King is ok, touch wood) no fatalities.
That is the main thing. The more that fall, the more that are brought down, the more opportunities for a horrible outcome.

And the clowns that looked after Many Clouds clearly knew what they were doing since it worked

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True. The eclair can go into the freezer ready for next year

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Well we’re all hopeless.

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Everyone remembers Red Rum. I was a teenager at the time, very much into racing, and this was a fairytale come true.
Apart from that, the only one I really remember from when I was younger was Aldaniti. Another fairytale.
After that, they’re all special on the day, but none have been particularly memorable for me.

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I refuse to follow any horse as grammatically incorrect as Your Busy

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admin wrote:

I love an eclair –

1. Rocky Creek
2. Cause of Causes
3. Balthazar King

Are you hoping to win two eclairs for posting twice?

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WHAT is Tanya wearing?

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