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Pendil said:
The Bible (RP) has it as 4.50 on Friday same as you have said. Its in their Big race entries, possible entries
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Probably where I saw it then Pendil, cheers
 
If you had a horse that won a maiden hurdle and then got injured for over a season and came back - could they still be a novice or because they’ve won a maiden would they lose the novice status? :torn:

Also - how long does the novice status last? If you were to run in May - would you have until December or the following May? (1 year)
 
Topofthegame2021 said:
If you had a horse that won a maiden hurdle and then got injured for over a season and came back - could they still be a novice or because they’ve won a maiden would they lose the novice status? :torn:

Also - how long does the novice status last? If you were to run in May - would you have until December or the following May? (1 year)
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As soon as a horse wins a race they lose their novice status at the end of that season(End of April usually). Obviously hurdles/chases are different disciplines so you can have some horses who go chasing early after a couple of hurdle spins, and providing they never won over hurdles can go to maiden/novice hurdles years later.

I'm pretty sure the NH season "restarts" at the start of May so you would get until the following April if winning a race in May.
 
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Outlaw said:
As soon as a horse wins a race they lose their novice status at the end of that season. Obviously hurdles/chases are different disciplines so you can have some horses who go chasing early after a couple of hurdle spins, and providing they never won over hurdles can go to maiden/novice hurdles years later.
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Cheers Outlaw :applouse:
 
Ramses de Tellies a good example
 
I was going to ask the question of: "How many bees does it take to make one jar of honey?"

But I googled it instead. 1152 bees, fucking hells teeth. That's a lot of bees like.
 
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ryanh97 said:
Supreme, Arkle, Ultima, CH, MH, Boodles, NHC

Ballymore, RSA, Coral Cup, QMCC, Cross Country, Grand annual, Bumper

Marsh, Pertemps, Ryanair, Stayers, Plate, Mares Novices, Kim Muir

Triumph, Potato, County, GC, Foxhunters, Mares Chase, Pipe

I think that's right Kev
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The Mares Chase being race 6 on the Friday has all the makings of being very very good or very very bad if Benie goes there..
 
Why did A Plus Tard carry the Cheveley Park colours today in the form of a white circle on red silks rather than a white sash? Obviously Cheveley also had Allaho in the same race, but he carried the white sash. Why wasn't the usual different cap colours enough?
 
Jorvik said:
Why did A Plus Tard carry the Cheveley Park colours today in the form of a white circle on red silks rather than a white sash? Obviously Cheveley also had Allaho in the same race, but he carried the white sash. Why wasn't the usual different cap colours enough?
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Wrong thread, that's not a stupid question! :wink-new:
 
Jorvik said:
Why did A Plus Tard carry the Cheveley Park colours today in the form of a white circle on red silks rather than a white sash? Obviously Cheveley also had Allaho in the same race, but he carried the white sash. Why wasn't the usual different cap colours enough?
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Was wondering the same
 
I like this thread for things that annoy me, but this suits both.

I fucking hate it when people (including on here) come out with the mantra - normally associated with Willie Mullins.

"He'll go for the weakest race, or the race they're most likely to win"

No Shit Sherlock.

I mean why is this a trait for Mullins ?
Surely it's something every trainer would do on most occasions.
And the key thing is most races are not that clear till nearer the event, no matter how clever you are at working out all the permutations.
 
Quevega said:
I like this thread for things that annoy me, but this suits both.

I fucking hate it when people (including on here) come out with the mantra - normally associated with Willie Mullins.

"He'll go for the weakest race, or the race they're most likely to win"

No Shit Sherlock.

I mean why is this a trait for Mullins ?
Surely it's something every trainer would do on most occasions.
And the key thing is most races are not that clear till nearer the event, no matter how clever you are at working out all the permutations.
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Tell that to Bradstock and coneygree. But yes I get your point in most cases trainers go for the easiest race. There's far more important things to get mad at in racing. Like what the fuck is a social stable, why do we need it and why is it on my tele.

Or why is gok wan and that bloke in a kilt mincing around Royal Ascot. boggles the mind
 
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SharpHat said:
Tell that to Bradstock and coneygree. But yes I get your point in most cases trainers go for the easiest race. There's far more important things to get mad at in racing. Like what the fuck is a social stable, why do we need it and why is it on my tele
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I agree - I shouldn't get so annoyed.
And if Charlie reads this, I swear I've only just seen your post on the Champion hurdle thread.:culpability:
 
If Gordon succumbs to Covid19 ?
Will my 30pt bet on him to train 4 or more winners at the festival be a loser or void ?
 
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Quevega said:
If Gordon succumbs to Covid19 ?
Will my 30pt bet on him to train 4 or more winners at the festival be a loser or void ?
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You are fine, no famous people die of Covid19, only us mere mortals :biggrin-new::biggrin-new:
 
Quevega said:
If Gordon succumbs to Covid19 ?
Will my 30pt bet on him to train 4 or more winners at the festival be a loser or void ?
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Neither, the yard will still rack up half a dozen winners, mostly no doubt handicaps, under his name as the licensed trainer.

I used to play the jockey index’s on the spreads years ago, remember vividly flying to Dublin for work and buying Michael Hills points at Salisbury, he wasn’t well and didn’t ride but my bet ran with every useless claimer anywhere near Wiltshire getting a spare ride, think I bought at 53 and it made up 5.
Haven’t bothered with the market since...
 
Jorvik said:
Why did A Plus Tard carry the Cheveley Park colours today in the form of a white circle on red silks rather than a white sash? Obviously Cheveley also had Allaho in the same race, but he carried the white sash. Why wasn't the usual different cap colours enough?
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On this. how come CDO was wearing the Paul Barber/Denman coloured silks for a few races and has no reverted back to the white, blue and red again?
 
Altior said:
On this. how come CDO was wearing the Paul Barber/Denman coloured silks for a few races and has no reverted back to the white, blue and red again?
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When Barber is in a partnership it's usually the agreement that they run alternate seasons in his colours.
 
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