Off Topic The Betting Thread

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Cracksman is going for the Prix Niel on Sunday not the Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday <ok> Eminent's competition in the Irish is Churchill... @Royston if you could go large on Churchill then Don & I can clean up on Eminent <cheers>

Friday (declared)
HERCULEAN in a Maiden at Ascot - full-brother to FAIR EVA (2 year old)
WADILSAFA in a Maiden at Ascot - dam half-sister to Guineas winner Ghanaati (2 year old)
RUBILINDA in a Conditions Race at Belmont Park

Saturday (declared)
LEARN BY HEART in the Listed Ascendent Stakes at Haydock (2 year old)
ELARQAM in a Novice Stakes at Ascot (2 year old)
AMBROSIA in a Fillies Maiden at Thirsk
QUEEN KINDLY in the G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock
EMINENT in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown
NELSON in the G3 Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown
LIGHTENING QUICK in a Fillies Maiden at Leopardstown

Sunday (entries)
QUEEN KINDLY in the Listed Garrowby Stakes at York
ELARQAM in a Novice Stakes at York (2 year old)
LIGHTENING FAST in a Handicap at The Curragh
NELSON in the G1 National Stakes at The Curragh
ROSTROPOVICH in the G1 National Stakes at The Curragh
CRACKSMAN in the G2 Prix Niel at Chantilly
FINCHE in the G2 Prix Niel at Chantilly
LADY FRANKEL in the G1 Prix du Moulin

Any student of form will tell you that Eminent cannot finish in front of Churchill :emoticon-0148-yes:

I like Winter - it was a huge price earlier in the week at 12/1.
 
Winter been declared for the Matron (group 1), race before the Champion stakes.
AO'B's hand in that race is ridiculous, Winter, Rhododendron and Roly Poly <yikes>
 
O'B's horses have been flip flopping since the start of the season... Rhododendron started off the season as his big hope now Winter seems to have jumped far in front... god knows which of his will win the Matron?
 
Winter been declared for the Matron (group 1), race before the Champion stakes.
AO'B's hand in that race is ridiculous, Winter, Rhododendron and Roly Poly <yikes>

I regularly Tweet the BHA regarding how O'Brien fiddles the multiple entries system to carve up a race. It infuriates me. For example, at the last forfeit stage, O'Brien had 18 of the 45 decs left in the St Leger. I am afraid much of the Irish Group racing form is no longer worth the (bog) paper it is written on. All of O'Brien's jockeys ride to team instructions and the Irish Horseracing Authority is about as potent as Elfs in a brothel, because they fear Coolmore will quit Ireland.
 
Great result.

Got £10 on Charlton, Man Utd and Chelsea to win and btts - returns £520.
 
Parish proving to be a very poor chairman. He said after the avoided relegation last season that they would no longer look to spend big in January to get them out of holes.

Well their business in the summer was awful, so unless he changes his mind they are doomed.
 
Had 50 quid on Bilbao, Napoli, Lyon & Torino last night for £230. Still upset about Utd, though.
 
Parish proving to be a very poor chairman. He said after the avoided relegation last season that they would no longer look to spend big in January to get them out of holes.

Well their business in the summer was awful, so unless he changes his mind they are doomed.

I think he got very lucky with Allardyce, much as we all take the p1ss out of him, he knows how to keep ugly sides up.