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I note that Leslingtaylor is entered for the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday.
Rob
I think I can probably make it. Might have to give football a miss on the Saturday to get a pass for the Sunday, but I reckon I can make it!
Rob
LGR
Not every horse needs the whip. He seemed to be putting it all in but wasn’t quite as good as the winner on the day.
Rob<br>
Quote: from stevedvg on 2:26 pm on Dec. 28, 2006[br]
Absolutely nothing in the london area
Awww …
Where’s today’s Scottish racing? Or yesterday’s? Or tomorrow’s?
Approx 40% of the land mass of Britain and only one meeting in the period 21st Dec – 1st Jan.
Steve<br>
Yes and £20 for the privilege of getting in at Musselburgh tomorrow!
Rob
Quote: from Jane on 9:48 pm on Dec. 19, 2006[br]I was struggling too with Q37 so decided to search google images by the name of each horse. Looking at the possible answers you’ll see why this wasn’t a good idea!<br>
Clue with that one was that the horse had number 2 on it, thus near the top of the weights. Hence look for winners who carried near top weight.
Rob
Sadly the ‘thwack!’ turned out to be yet another Warne delivery hitting off-stump
Rob
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Mill House would have been remembered as one of the greatest chasers of the second half of the 20th century, yet he was put in the shade by Arkle. He carried 12-10 in the Massey Ferguson over 2m 4f and was just beaten given lumps of weight to two distance specialists, and that was a week after winning the Hennessy. Arkle gave a Gold Cup class horse in Stalbridge Colonist 35 pounds and was beaten a length the next year in the Hennessy. He thrashed the course record at Sandown in the Gallaher Gold Cup by seventeen seconds. He finished a close second on three legs in the King George.
In his 34 races under rules, he carried at least 12 stone in 23 of them but finished with a career total of 27 victories.
In my opinion there hasn’t been a better chaser in my lifetime.
Rob
Quote: from Prufrock on 5:46 pm on Dec. 6, 2006[br…in the logic stakes he could get beaten by a schoolchild.
<br>He may well be making money out of the sport because others think that.
Rob
Quote: from betlarge on 10:47 am on Dec. 2, 2006[br]
…in a very one-sided betting marketplace how does an investigative author best disclose racing inside information strategy to the punting consumer in order to achieve a long overdue betting marketplace realignment?
You know, I simply haven’t the faintest.
Is it with a five-iron?
Mike<br>
Now then Mike, is there a teensy-weensy chance you aren’t taking this seriously?
Rob
A great jockey……..but a thread title that made me cringe. WINNINGEST? AAAARRRGGGGHHH!
Rob
A web search reveals that the Mildmay course was constructed in 1953, the same year as the motor racing circuit.
Rob
The fences were on the forerunner of the current Mildmay Course ‘Park fences’. They were a mini version of the National fences and were used for at least one race at the National meeting, a novice event I believe (Mildmay Novice Chase?), possibly including the second last on the National course plus the water jump.
I’ve a feeling the Queen Mother’s horse Chaou II won a race over the Mildmay fences.
That’s my memory of them, but hopefully someone can recall more.
Rob
(Edited by robnorth at 6:07 pm on Nov. 28, 2006)
Now then AP
We mustn’t let a little matter like the facts get in the way of a good story. Tut,tut!
Rob
Quote: from empty wallet on 11:06 am on Nov. 19, 2006[br]From what i’ve read on here, it seems the AW tracks are a mare to get to and from, with traffic jams adding to the problem by the sound of it
EW
……but so are many turf tracks, so I can’t see that this adds anything to the ‘anti-AW’ argument
Rob
Quote: from betlarge on 10:07 am on Nov. 11, 2006[br]………I would rather castrate myself with a rusty knife than attend a summer evening meeting, despite the obvious attraction of lots of foul-mouthed kids, bouncy castles and a Showaddywaddy concert.
Mike
Yes, those dreaded words "Family Day"……argh!
Rob