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Cheltenham Day 4 Daily Thread

Discussion in 'Horse Racing' started by OddDog, Mar 15, 2012.

  1. GGW

    GGW Well-Known Member

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    does balthazar king count?? :D
     
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  2. tidalbay

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    odd dog strangely not this year. A good few hit the bar. Hoping for either Kumbeshawar (14/1) or Astracad (10/1) in the lucky last
     
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  3. OddDog

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    Bellvano for me with a motionless Paul Carberry - this is gonna be Harchibald take 2 <laugh>
     
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    Btw I take back what I said about rubys ride earlier. What a horseman pulling up kauto with 14 left to jump. Silly decision to run him after the schooling fall
     
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  5. rainbowview

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    Booom bellvano my last bet is a winner
     
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  6. OddDog

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    Paul Carberry is a ****ING GENIUS <cracker>

    RV get yer arse on here mate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  7. OddDog

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    That was quite simply amazing, better than Emmet Mullins on Sir Des Champs last year, a simply stunning ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  8. GGW

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    what price do you think you could have got on king not having a winner at the festival at 1pm on tuesday??
     
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    Excellent ride by Carberry but sometimes I think he needs the race to suit him- I'd love to see him ride one from the front one day. About time he landed one for me in the Telegraph competition haha.
     
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    and to think I backed him for top trainer <laugh>
     
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  11. Sizing

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    Well done to Oddy and RV and anyone else who had Bellvano! Great shout and a textbook ride
     
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  12. rainbowview

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    Well done Odddy and what a great price
     
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    "Go To Gaol" :sad:................a big well-done to all the winners! <applause>.................I'm off till, erm, I dunno...............
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    RV what a way to sign off you said the jockey complemented the horse well done. All the best don't be a stranger take care kiddo <applause>
     
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    Fecking marvellous mate - well done <applause>
     
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    Great to see Nicky Henderson win the Grand Annual, a race named after his father. He had 5 in the race so had to win it really!
     
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  17. stick

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    What a difference a day makes, hardly had a sniff today but my day was saved by my ante post winner on SALSIFY in the foxhunters. Thank God he outstayed Chapo or I would have looked really daft! Has Barbers Shop finished yet?
    Had a nice touch at Fakenham but sadly could not get on here today to share the info.

    I do hear that Charlie Mann's horse is strongly fancied for the Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter tomorrow MARINGO BAY 10-1.


    It's been a brilliant festival but tinged with sadness over the ones we lost(too many) and the sad last sight I feel of my hero pulling up. Happy retirement old boy you have given us all so much enjoyment.
     
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    Didn't win a brass farthing today but still think it was a great day's racing. Congratulations to Ruby for knowing when to pull the plug - it really wasn't worth carrying on - and well done to AP for a super ride. Delighted to see jonjo in the winners enclosure for that race!
     
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    Well done with that last winner RV and Oddy. Reebok had £100 at 20s in the comp. So well done Reebok also.
     
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    Gutted stick, you did me on the last race in the Telegraph comp, would I have won if Geraghty had held on for the win?

    Anyway, well done mate, a great effort <applause>
     
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