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Punchestown Festival Day 3 Daily Thread Thursday 1st May

Discussion in 'Horse Racing' started by beeforsalmon, Apr 30, 2014.

  1. Sir Barney Chuckles

    Sir Barney Chuckles Who Dares Wins

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    Rumours emerging from across the county line suggest that one of the best pieces of work of recent years, in Lambourn, has just been done by a filly in Chas Hills’ barn. And it ain’t Kiyoshi. The once raced CAMBRIDGE, not a lovely name for a filly, has left workwatchers Astounding with a capital ‘A’. Her price for the Oaks is rapidly retracting.
     
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  2. You See

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    Dream walker has a cracking chance in the next at red but surely jonny c at 6s weighted nice and loves the distance should go better
     
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    Been in the At Fishers Cross camp for too long to back out now.

    Double with Champagne Fever

    Treble with Kautos half brother in the bumper
     
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  4. YouCanCallMeJeff

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    Usa! Usa! Usa! Usa!

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  5. You See

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    2nd at 7s should be place betting lately , but I had a feeling it wasnt far enough for dream walker so at least I was right in one respect
     
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  6. You See

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    Innocent touch
     
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    Followed by tajneed who has been well backed in since this morning
     
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  8. You See

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    That's better just need to increase the odds now
     
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  9. OddDog

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    I always think it's interesting to see the career path of horses you remember from a while ago. Take Duke Of Lucca - runs in the Cross Country at Punchestown shortly over 4m1f but I remember a few years ago him finishing a staying-on 2nd to Peddlers Cross in the big novice hurdle at Aintree.
     
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  10. Reebok

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    Hoping Uncle Junior can turn back time.
     
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    He can't, but still managed a place.

    Second leg of a stupid ew trixie coming up .... Fingal Bay (I know ... I said it was stupid) with Moscow Mannon in the 6-40, already got one in with Mallowney - aftertiming I know - sue me :D
     
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  12. OddDog

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    Best of luck with it reebs - I love Fingal Bay, smashing horse and I'd love to see him go chasing again next season.

    This fav at Ffos Las is very short - must be the Sam T-D factor? Fancy Bonobo to do him
     
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  13. Reebok

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    The course commentator referred to a fence being named after "the late Ruby Walsh" ............. presumably a different Ruby to the Irish genius?
     
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  14. OddDog

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    Maybe the bloke who opened the first curry house in Punchestown?

    Bonobo <cracker>
     
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    Small side story to the World Hurdle shortly - be interesting to see how Reve de Sivola goes for Barry Gerraghty
     
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  16. YouCanCallMeJeff

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    The bookies will be toasting to Jetson tonight!
     
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    Boil over. Top ride by Davy Russell yet again - seems that losing the Gigginstown job has given him a new lease of life. Not Ruby's finest hour on Quevega - tracking RdS on the inside and got a little boxed in, she got going too late.
     
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    Disappointing result but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.
     
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    Not Mr Walsh's finest hour but that's racing
     
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  20. You See

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    Three that look big at ffos
    Vif argent 10s
    vinnie my boy 9s
    kozima bay 16
    vif opened at 16s earlier
     
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