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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by DMD, Apr 9, 2018.

  1. Trau Morgus

    Trau Morgus Well-Known Member

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    I did the bet365 offer where you get 50% of your stake back if you bet each way. Did £3 on each horse e/w but already have half of that back. So as long as 6 favorites don't all finish in top 6, it's a bit (or a lot) of profit :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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  2. Pat E O'Dors

    Pat E O'Dors Well-Known Member

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    Get in you Tiger Roll.:1980_boogie_down:
     
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  3. Cortez91

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    I can’t rememeber which horse I have in our work sweepstake. Bit of a disaster not knowing who to cheer
     
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  4. TigerMarv

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    Nice one Tiger Roll and an each way bet on Milansbar for 5 places means despite getting beat by Wednesday I'm a happy lad tonight
     
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  5. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    It wasn't Tiger Roll Over then.

    If i was a betting man that's the one i would have put my shilling on.
     
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  6. Pat E O'Dors

    Pat E O'Dors Well-Known Member

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    Fortunately balkan I did put my shilling on it. Won a few quid, not a lot, but better than a kick in the jingly jangly bits. :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  7. look_back_in_amber

    look_back_in_amber Well-Known Member

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    First day back at work after the dreaded broncbastardingitis, and consequently had other things on my old mind, sold three cars but never got me bastarding bet on <doh>

    Edit:- and Stockholm we need to have words ;)
     
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  8. dennisboothstash

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    Was that another dead horse I saw on the second go round which caused them all to miss that jump and the scene of the death?
     
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  9. TigerMarv

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    Last I heard it was getting assessed on the course then it went back to the stables to be assessed again. Not sure what's happened since
     
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  10. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    He he
     
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  11. mowds

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    It was a jockey that was hurt on course, hence missing beechers on the 2nd run. There was 1 horse treated in stables earlier on but I dont think it was life threatening.

    Tiger Roll at 16/1, happy days.
     
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  12. originallambrettaman

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    The injured horse was put down.
     
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  13. Fez

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    Good old, Tiger Roll, paid for a long day out in Newcastle with Fezess and friends; cocktails in Harry's Bar were excellent - normally not a lager drinker, but the draught San Miguel was top-notch. Watched the race in the Duke of Cumberland, proper Bigg Market atmosphere.
     
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  14. mowds

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    Ah, not heard that, gutted.
     
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  15. DMD

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    Nah, I reckon they'll just cremate it.
     
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  16. Chazz Rheinhold

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    Hope not I prefer em medium rare.
     
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  17. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    If we are going for jokes in bad taste
    That would be such a waste as there are so many uses for it.
     
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  18. DMD

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    Do you reckon they'd try to flog it?
     
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  19. Girt Bucket

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    Replenishment Of O'rse's.

    I once wrestled a Unicorn , tore off it's horn

    Now it's only a Damned Horse , Dumb ****er.
     
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  20. spesupersydera

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    The only horse to be put down at Aintree was Lilbitluso on Thursday - the injured horse in the National, Saint Are, has returned to its home stable.
     
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