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I seemed to have a knack of getting 4 or 5 selections placed. The horses I most expected to get placed were often the ones that let me down.
I only do placepots once in a while now … but they’re so damn tempting!Not sure if he’s entered in any classics but one 3yo I’m quietly looking forward to is Bullet Train (trained by Henry Cecil). His win wasn’t that spectacular in his only run (won by a shorthead) but I did like the manner at how he got down to win. He looks to me like a horse that could be good at 10 or even 12 furlongs. Interesting.
My humble pie was devoured when Zaynar failed to win the Champion Hurdle. Mind you, I was quietly nibbling a few of the surrounding crumbs when he got turned over at 1-14 at Kelso
What annoys me is how suddenly people can go from one extreme to the other just over a lack lustre performance. Prior to the Gold Cup, huge numbers of racing fans were convinced that Kauto would win, that defeat seemed out of the question and what a superstar he was. Now that he failed to finish, he’s being slagged off as though he’s like public enemy number one.
Kauto Star will return and lay waste to the opposition again because that’s what true champions do!
As some have already mentioned, Kauto Star was going like the winner until his first blunder.
I think there’s every chance that KS can bounce back and win the 2011 Gold Cup.Congratulations to Fist for predicting, persevering and believing that Binocular would win the Champion
Rounding the home turn and seeing AP sitting motionless on Binocular … the writing was on the wall! Very impressive indeed!
Get Me Out Of Here is my choice but only because I think the going will favour him more than Dunguib.
In a way, Dunguib reminds me of that irish 2 y o (3 now) Arctic who was impressive on heavy ground but wasn’t so good on better going.
Still a cracking race though
When a replay of a great race is shown … but they decide to show it ‘head on’ instead! Annoys me bigtime.
That irritating fashion guru who always pops up at Royal Ascot. He’s such a pompous arse!
Another little thing that annoys me is that Paddy Power advert … the "this is what it’s like to lose a £50 bet" one where that dorky looking bloke keeps grinning at the camera!
Arrrghhhhh!
People who wipe snot on walls, windows, doors, etc. Can’t they have the decency to put it in a tissue and bin it? I hope these dirty bogie buggers get ingrown nasal hairs for the rest of their lives!
As already mentioned, high class 3 Y O flat horses to stay in training for the next year
Tokens from bookmakers that are given to punters after, let’s say for example, every £20 in bets. Collecting certain amounts of tokens allows the punters to send off for free gifts to do with horseracing
Selling bags of manure from great racehorses. Imagine buying a ‘kauto enriched’ sack of manure so that you can grow some really top quality veg. Having a salad will never be the same again!
still zaynar for me
Me too.
OK, I was disappointed that Zaynar got defeated at Kelso but its not as though he was beaten by several lengths and I think the ground was horrible to say the least.
Far too soon for anyone to write off Zaynar I think.
Isn’t that Bobby Ewing at 2:42?
Have to say though, that video sent my cringe gland pumping all kinds of crap in my bloodstream. Most of the singers look rather embarrassed. Still, it could do well if it’s entered in the Eurovision Song Contest!
My top three are (in no order) –
Aldaniti … even though I backed Spartan Missile.
Rhyme ‘n’ Reason. Brilliant finish!
Maori Venture. I had mixed emotions with this race because whilst I adored the winner but was absolutely gutted by the death of Dark Ivy.
Zaynar will have this CH field in dire straits when his All-Systems-Go button is pushed at the final bend
That "Go Button" will need to be operating a lot quicker and better than it did last time it was used (Against Cape Tribulation)
I’m sure it will be. The impression I’ve had with Zaynar is that nothing appears to faze him apart from his laziness during running. When he snaps out of it and gets serious, this horse isn’t gonna stop.
