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Treasure Beach didn’t really impress me at Listowel (finished 2nd) although young O’Brien rode like a ****

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Difficult to single one out, but the type of bet that satisfies most is the one that jumps off the page, is value, and wins

i.e those that render analysis of the field and tissue compilation all but redundant

Oh yes, I had one of them at Listowel. I told my mate why Essex would win and then we both went and backed something else

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The BBC have cut down their Arc coverage to just 90 mins this Sunday (and probably no red button coverage as back up). I’m sure in recent years they gave us well over 3 hours of coverage.

I know they covered the abbaye ‘non-race’ on terrestrial a couple of years back. Last year I had to watch it in the bookies

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Just thought of another little bet I had, John Smiths Cup Day 2008. First 4 winners at York

Blue Spinnaker 12/1
Zomerlust 4/1
Flying Clarets 12/1
Yellowstone 10/1

Would have paid over £7K for a 50p lucky 15. Unfortunately I didn’t have them in the same bet. Blyhe Knight (11/2) also won for me that day. Luckily I didn’t do the Scoop 6 as I would have been the only 1 going for about £175K on the last race. Selection finished about 10th.

Won about £400 that day. Borderlescott was also touched off on the line by Green Manalishi costing me another £400

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I guess the Beeb (if they have the rights to this meeting) will have to promise to screen on BBC1 to gain a maximum audience rather than hiding it away on 2 and also advertise the meeting to death between progs for about 2 weeks beforehand. Then the figures may reach 50% of their projections

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It was quite obvious to the naked eye that Frankie had got up, so why does McGrath have to try to make it more interesting by suggesting he didn’t know who’d won. I knew as soon as they’d crossed the line my choice was second

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I always remember Decoupage hacking up in the Tote Gold Trophy in 1999 as it was the first ‘proper’ bet I had had; as I was only 14 I had given £150 to my dad to put on at 6/1 and spent the majority of the race listening to football commentary on the radio as I couldn’t bare to watch.

My biggest bet, however, was on Penzance to win the Triumph Hurdle in 2005. I had convinced myself that he was a good thing after three effortless novice victories and just kept backing him and backing him. I ended up with a little over £1,200 on at prices between 9/1 and 12/1, as well as a £25 reverse forecast with Faasel.

I was still at university at the time; that night was an extremely good one!

So that’s what students spend their grant money on

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50p lucky 15 at Hexham of all places back in 2007. Last 4 races on card

Crathorne 4/1
Rossin Gold 11/2
Manoubi 8/1
Nae Bother At All 5/2

Returns £1,113.21

Graham Lee was my mest mate that day with 3 winners

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Sandown – Finale meeting, Saturday 24 April and Sunday 25 April (Friday 23 and Saturday 24 April, 2010). Now on Easter weekend.

Easter next year is about as late as it possibly can be and just happens to coincide with the usual Whitbread weekend, so no problem there

But is the intention to run it over Easter every year?

The Saturday could be as early as March 21st i.e shortly after Cheltenham and before the National

but will be the same weekend as the Irish National (always Easter Monday) and so no horse will be able to run in both the National and Bet365 Gold Cup

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A horse named Binocular ran in a handicap hurdle at Listowel last Saturday. Although running a fair race to finish 2nd off top weight, I don’t think he was the Champion Hurdle winner Think the horse was bred in Britain

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