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It seems to me that O’Brien is the obvious choice but in the absence of any real heated debate surely all the horses are racings true ‘legends’????
As I dont work for the tote John I cant say why not but it is probably either
A) a fiddle to do with rounding in order to maximise their takeout <br>or <br>B) to keep admin down in paying out winnings because if you declare in 100’s you are then going to have to stock 5’s 2’s 1’s in their tills and you know how hard they find it to keep the queues below 40 deep at the moment!!
Red Tape Eh?? LOL :biggrin:
I feel i have to make a contribution to this topic because generally ‘BEN’ is right somewhat in what he says.
I backed ROG because the horse is quite simply a stone ahead of anything else in the world over a mile. I didnt go big on him for 2 reasons – 1 he was racing in the USA and 2 – he wasnt being ridden by a course jockey.
Say what you like about Mick Kinane but the fact remains in terms of USA racing he is an apprentice and what you got was an apprentice ride.
Americans treat turf racing as sub standard to dirt racing and invariably they build their turf courses inside their dirt courses as in Arlington last night.
This gives you a course not a million miles away from lets say Chester in the UK.
Now if you were drawn 10 of 12 at Chester over a mile with a hold up horse who was a good thing but albeit in a championship race where every other horse is trying its guts out to the extent of breaking limbs!!!!! (excuse me) would you drop your horse 20 lengths off the pace?
I think not.
There was a slight inside bias last night but all in all you had to be on the pace and I knew Id done my dough after 2 furlongs.
Ive met Thommo a few times and he is OK
Anyone who works for the BBC is there on the basis of which school they went to or who their parents are. All in all Claire Balding is absolutely dire.
At least with Thommo what you see is what you get – no hidden secrets. By the sounds of you lot Ramsden and Fallon are the straightest guys on earth!!!!:o :o :o
