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I’ve always been fond of Khalid Abdullah’s on the flat since the great years of Warning, Rainbow Quest and of course, the magnificent Dancing Brave.
I like Johnston and if he likes an animal – as he appears to do with Nakheel – then it is usually pretty good. Bijou D’Inde, Mister Baileys, Shamardal and the great filly Attraction all prove his capability as a trainer and as a judge. 25/1 may be worth an e/w punt for 3rd, yes!:biggrin:
I’m convinced that the newly crowned 2-y-o Colt of the Year has been underestimated by this board and by some of the racing press.
Ok, George Washington may be some tool, flatseasonlover, but I’m convinced Sir Percy will run a big race and I’ve bet it to win the Guineas and, more speculatively, the Derby.
I’m pretty much all in in this hand… and not just with money.;)
…that certain marcus tregoning horse will, in turn, be beaten several lengths by a certain horse trained by a certain mr. o’brien….
Oooooooooooohhhhh Trackside…  ;)
…I can’t wait till the first weekend in May :biggrin:
(Edited by Maxilon 5 at 9:49 pm on Jan. 16, 2006)<br>
(Edited by Maxilon 5 at 9:49 pm on Jan. 16, 2006)
Nakheel, is a Mark Johnston trained son of Sadlers Wells and Matiya, (once trained by the now retired Ben Hanbury).
He was green in his maiden up at Hamilton, but landed odds of 8/13 under R.Hills. He followed up on soft ground in Pontefract’s listed Silver Tankard at 11/8.
In neither race did this good looking colt beat anything of serious note, but he did it well enough. The top class trainer is bullish and is aiming for the Guineas.
25/1 is a fair price about the horse’s chances, imho and I wouldnt be surprised if the colt went straight to the Rowley mile where he, along with the rest of the field, will be beaten several lengths by a certain horse trained by Mr Marcus Tregoning…
…imho, of course.:biggrin:
What a horse. Never made a bean on the thing, but I cheered him home every time.
RIP Rooster.
The Friday of Glorious Goodwood.
The Tuesday of the Cheltenham Festival.
:biggrin:
(Edited by Maxilon 5 at 10:56 pm on Dec. 5, 2005)
Hmmmmmmmmmmm…the four sides from YES; "Tales of Topographic Oceans" (76 mins) apart, I’d go for this little bargain bucket of classic gems.
1. Black Sabbath; "Black Sabbath"<br>2. Judas Priest; "Beyond The Realms of Death"<br>3. System of a Down; "Chop Suey"<br>4. Sex Pistols; "Pretty Vacant"<br>5. Deep Purple; "Black Night"<br>6. Thin Lizzy; "Bad Reputation"<br>7. Slayer; "Seasons of the Abyss"<br>8. Motorhead; "Limb from Limb"<br>9. Uriah Heep; "Gypsy"<br>10. Mahavishnu Orchestra; "Birds of Fire"<br>11. Jimi Hendrix; "Manic Depression"<br>12. Primus; "Black Sabbath"
That lot will keep the neighbours awake!:biggrin: <br>
If anyone lives within fifty miles of Nottingham, there’s an interesting meeting tonight at 7.20.
All the regions football clubs* will be in attendance and there’s a special race with each club represented by a Trap. It’s only £4 to get in and all the players will be there. I reckon it’ll be packed, which will p**s
off the hard core even more than the Saturday Night six-packers do.:biggrin:*with the exception of Nottingham Forest. I have no idea why they won’t come out to play. Perhaps the players are staying at home watching videotapes of their European cup triumphs in the late 18th century. Burton Albion have taken their place. Which is a potential portent for five years time in Division 2.;)
Member Rory may or may not be referring to you, Sir, but I for one find your premature and repeated analysis of Best Mate’s worth in the pantheon quite annoying.
If you read obituaries of anyone, famous or otherwise, then it is common decency to withhold full appraisal – however disputable – until such time as people’s emotions have faded and a respectable amount of time has passed. And for many people Best Mate was almost human.
Your comment about Flying Bolt is particularly offensive to me and I can guarantee that if you had said a comment like that to my face in the immediate aftermath, then I would have turned my back on you, however accurate you believe your opinion to be.
But. It’s an anonymous message board and you are free to post what you will.
I dunno, Clive.
Win the Kings Stand? Swim the channel? Climb Everest?
I’d name an entire meeting after the horse, given the chance.
Sad, sad news.
My thoughts go out to connections at the same time as my memory focuses on the three Gold Cups.
Like Persian Punch, he’ll be sadly missed.
RIP Best Mate.<br>
(Edited by Maxilon 5 at 6:18 pm on Nov. 1, 2005)
You can imagine can’t you; Caxton’s freesheet being read by educated merchants in the taverns along Bristol Docks back in the early 14th.
"Ere, Amos…what does thou thinketh of this Black Death then, out there in Cathay?"
"Errrr…load of old bullocks, Seth. I think it be a Froggy plot to keep us away from Calais…ere, I’ve got this ere BOIL…do you want a look…"
You’re a man of politics. What did Malthus say about population control. War, famine and pestilence. Mother Earth always corrects imbalances and they DID discover that infected parrot…;) I’ll keep an open mind.
Sorry to hear your news, matey. Happened to me several years ago and it’s not nice.
Three things:
a) Set a time limit for the drinking stage. I’ve met geezers who got dumped under Thatcher who are still on the pop. Not a pretty sight.
b) Get to the gym and pump iron. Makes you feel great.
c) Find an Internet site – I know a cracker if you want to IM me – and dump all the poison out into cyberworld. Don’t bore your mates with it. They have lower tolerance than you think, believe me.
Good thing is. My life is 100% better now than ever. I can race, bet, go to matches and go out whenever I want, wherever I want, without someone always holding me back. But you’ll realise that later.;)
Best of luck to you.
Cheers
Max
PS: Backing winners always helps…but I can’t help you until March:biggrin:
I’ve mentioned the colt before, but Sir Percy is improving and could make them all run in the Dewhurst, (if he runs). I’d back him against six of the horses rated above him in the list, (though perhaps not GW, if he’s considered better than Horatio Nelson).
Highly thought of at Tregoning’s yard.
I’ve raced over the Atlantic on several occasions. Some places – Delaware Park for example – are free to get in. The rest I went to are relatively cheap. (£2.50 at Laurel and Pimlico, for the equivalent of Tatts).
They assume, like Towcester’s free thinking executive, that you’ll spend the entrance money on other services in the track. It needs looking it, but they never will.
