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I regularly bet horses that are 2/1 shots or less.
My personal philosophy is, if they win, it’s value – if they don’t, it’s not.
Simple as that.Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
I was really taken by this performance. Looks one to follow.
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I wonder what they had to fill those two pages with if Laverock would have won the King George……
They probably had a fair idea that he wouldn’t.
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As a rule (rightly or wrongly), I do not have a bet on the flat when the going is described as heavy.
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I have never really bought into the long held belief that certain horses don’t really stay a certain distance – especially if that horse has won over that distance. I recall El Gran Senor being labelled with such a tag after finishing a close second to Secreto in the ’84 Derby, and (would you believe) following his victory in the Irish Derby. No, he’s definitely a miler, the wise ones roared – even though he only ran once (and won) over that distance.
Dancing Brave won an exceptional Arc and in an exceptional time, yet some still think he was not a true mile and a half horse. Eh?!
Great horses like Ribot, Mill Reef and Shergar were always ridden handily and close to the pace during their undefeated mile and a half races, and were considered by racing experts to be "true" mile and half horses – whereas Nijinsky and Sea – Bird, were, like Dancing Brave, held up in order to utilise their brilliant acceleration. Should we deem them inferior or less effective mile and half horses because of that. I think not.
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Coupling is the most stupid concept. If you are worried about team tactics then just simply back them both – same effect as coupling but doesnt remove the element of choice for other punters.
Spot on.
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What a buncnh of supercillious, look-down-the-end-of-their-noses, highly-strung, anaemic, narcissistic, posing, brain-dead, obnoxious, food-intolerent, over-sensistive, stick-their-noses-into-other-peoples’-business, foppish, wet, irrelevant, smarmy, self-rightous, ooh-I-can’t-have-a-twiglet-it’s-got-three-calories-in-it, sexually redundant, fun-loathing, bed-wetting tosspots.
I thank-you.
Mike (porker).
Fat pig!
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He may very well get stuck in the mud, but I have stick with Dylan.
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Many, myself included, resent the way horses are campaigned in such a commercial manner. That said I cant blame O’Brien for doing his job.
Yes, I suppose in many ways he is just the puppet to his puppet masters’ instructions. Re: Holy Roman Emperor. Not quite in the Saeed Bin Suroor category, but you get the picture.
Though to be fair – Aidan is at least a very good trainer of racehorses.
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Don’t know if this is the kind of thing you’re looking for?
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With Aidan O’Brien voicing concerns over Dylan Thomas’ effectiveness and ability to cope with heavy ground (which he may encounter at Ascot on Saturday), the question therefore must be asked ; why run the horse on such ground if it clearly disadvantages him.
Is it yet another case of getting the excuses in early.
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Reminds me of the Jimmy Carr joke:
"I saw a woman running for a bus – gawd she’s fat, I said"
I heard that!, she said … you’re fattist!
No, I said YOU’RE FATTEST !
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Don’t know if forum rules allow this but here is a short film about DM, introduced by CH4 racing’s Jim McGrath.
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeIEishAe4
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Dubai Millenium was rated 140 by Timeform. Justified? Yes. Unfortunately he didn`t win a sexy race (Classic/KG/Arc) which
Ribot
Sea Bird
Mill Reef
Brigadier Gerard
Shergar
Dancing Brave.
Vaguely Nobleall did. Also, his rating came in the Dubai World Cup.
In my opinion Dubai Millennium is unfairly maligned. I happen to think he was a helluva horse over ten furlongs. Frankie Dettori thinks he is the best horse he has ever ridden. Of all the great horses who won over that distance since the war, I firmly believe that Dubai Millennium would have given them all a race.
His only defeat was in the Derby, over 12 furlongs.
Incidentally, the list of great horses you have named (I would also include Nijinsky) are the best I have seen – Sea-Bird being the best of all, in my opinion.
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