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    darwengray
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    Don`t know whether i`m going off at a bit of a tangent here but the majority of winning and placed horses are battle hardened chasers ,ie they`ve run in big fields and have proved themselves worthy in the huly burly of big handicaps.

    Look back and you will see that most grand national finishers are made of sterner stuff and are not in general lightly raced types.( as in running a few times in small fields)

    in reply to: New on here ,Hi? Anyone remember a few of my old faves #212361
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    Roddy are you the part owner of the great Iron Man and even greater Ballycassidy or am i getting mixed up?

    Yes mate,and a couple of others in the pipeline. Iron Man runs Thurs at Ludlow and then Chelt.

    I`ll keep my eye out for the result keep thinking there`s a really big race in this fella but i feel the national fences are a struggle ,is it just my impression but is he on the small side seems to land a bit steep for those fences though was very clever at them in the sefton.

    Paddy Brennan told me two years ago that he would win a GN one day. He is a brilliant jumper and has no problem with Aintree. Been a bit unlucky there and should have won the Becher. Probably won`t get in this year so will run in the other.

    i`ve been looking at where he is in the handicap and if past trends are anything to go by he will get in ,would love to see him in another national ,despite my reservations he will still be carrying my money as i have said previously there is a big race in this horse.

    And it would be justice as your Ballycassidy was the unluckiest national horse in recent times ,he was definately going away from them again when he fell.

    I hadn`t been so gutted since Boom Docker refused in 77 :)

    in reply to: New on here ,Hi? Anyone remember a few of my old faves #212187
    darwengray
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    Roddy are you the part owner of the great Iron Man and even greater Ballycassidy or am i getting mixed up?

    Yes mate,and a couple of others in the pipeline. Iron Man runs Thurs at Ludlow and then Chelt.

    I`ll keep my eye out for the result keep thinking there`s a really big race in this fella but i feel the national fences are a struggle ,is it just my impression but is he on the small side seems to land a bit steep for those fences though was very clever at them in the sefton.

    in reply to: New on here ,Hi? Anyone remember a few of my old faves #212016
    darwengray
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    Roddy are you the part owner of the great Iron Man and even greater Ballycassidy or am i getting mixed up?

    in reply to: New on here ,Hi? Anyone remember a few of my old faves #211819
    darwengray
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    No he was a faint hearted snow white `grey` trained by Stan Mellor i was only about 12 at the time but he was a favourite of mine.

    Threw himself on the floor at the first in the 77 national but i still loved him :lol:

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