I forgot. You don't go south of the river.DRT wrote:Do you mean saaaaff of the river?djewesbury wrote:I forgot. You don't go south of the river.
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Sorry, missed the first clue. Paris?djewesbury wrote:I forgot. You don't go south of the river.DRT wrote:Do you mean saaaaff of the river?djewesbury wrote:I forgot. You don't go south of the river.
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I will be there for the Gold Cup as I have been every year since 1989 (save for the Foot and Mouth) when I did have a decent punt on Desert Orchid. However, my days of spending most afternoons in the company of Joe (Coral) are long gone and so is my knowledge of current form- but not sure I'd be risking much on Sprinter Sacre.
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Those are those tallish four legged creatures with the knobby knees, right? The ones that last had a useful purpose back in the time of the Pony Express? The ones that "accidentally" find their way into Ikea's meatballs?djewesbury wrote:I sincerely hope that more than one person on this forum knows something about horses.
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And which you can now buy in instalments from butchers in and around Dartmoor.CaliforniaBrad wrote:Those are those tallish four legged creatures with the knobby knees, right? The ones that last had a useful purpose back in the time of the Pony Express? The ones that "accidentally" find their way into Ikea's meatballs?djewesbury wrote:I sincerely hope that more than one person on this forum knows something about horses.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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For the last ten years Paddy Power has funded my bets at Cheltenham and last year Lord Windemere landed me in real profit. Unfortunately I lost (with help from Patricia) all of it back during the flat season. Unless Paddy Power send me another free bet I will be going through the DT's this year. It has to be the booky's money, dems de rules!
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Good rules.Justin K wrote:For the last ten years Paddy Power has funded my bets at Cheltenham and last year Lord Windemere landed me in real profit. Unfortunately I lost (with help from Patricia) all of it back during the flat season. Unless Paddy Power send me another free bet I will be going through the DT's this year. It has to be the booky's money, dems de rules!
The Champion Hurdle looks well sewn up between Faugheen and The New One, but I might fancy Coneygree for the Gold Cup if it runs.
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I meant the other one of course. With grumbling thanks to Daniel, the swot.djewesbury wrote:Precession?
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Which of course you have to be immensely coy about and couldn't possibly share here.
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The going will be soft to good. I have toyed with Mr Mole but rejected him from serious consideration. The wind is of course significant, there are no easy races at Cheltenham and youngsters can get found out if they have the wind in their faces. Still I wonder; can Sprinter Sacre come back. He will be unbeatable if he finds the form of a few years ago.
Now someone did mention a possibility in the Arkle Chase, but I've forgotten the name of the horse.
Now someone did mention a possibility in the Arkle Chase, but I've forgotten the name of the horse.
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The sun shone, the course looked great, the crowd looked happy and the bookies looked glum. Faugheen won by a country mile with a load of other Mullin's horses. A splendid first day.
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Owen, did you wear a grey morning suit with a top hat during your visit or is this just a cliché reserved for Ascot?
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A fez and a smoking jacket in front of the TV.AW77 wrote:Owen, did you wear a grey morning suit with a top hat during your visit or is this just a cliché reserved for Ascot?
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I do not own a fez. Is this an error?
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Neither do I, but yes. How else will we keep our antimacassars nice?jdaw1 wrote:I do not own a fez. Is this an error?
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You can have mine, I'm quite done with it.jdaw1 wrote:I do not own a fez. Is this an error?
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Would not the softening influence of a fascinator would work better for Gwendoline, I mean Julian?
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Now then, what was the name of the horse that won the gold cup?LGTrotter wrote:I might fancy Coneygree for the Gold Cup if it runs.
Shame I never had a bet on it.
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Owen,
Likewise I had my best ever Cheltenham, several winners and three long odds places. Couldn't go wrong, shame I didn't have any money on. Well spotted on Coneygree, I had Djakadam.
Likewise I had my best ever Cheltenham, several winners and three long odds places. Couldn't go wrong, shame I didn't have any money on. Well spotted on Coneygree, I had Djakadam.