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Worth a watch of the french champ over the banks Hip Hop Conti return on seasonal debut in 5mins at Pau :encouragement:
 
darlojim said:
Worth a watch of the french champ over the banks Hip Hop Conti return on seasonal debut in 5mins at Pau :encouragement:
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Will he come over in March?
 
darlojim said:
Worth a watch of the french champ over the banks Hip Hop Conti return on seasonal debut in 5mins at Pau :encouragement:
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In a league of his own

I wouldn't be surprised if they just keep him over there mop up them races

He absolutely thrives off that style of racing
 
Has anyone received Mark Howard’s December update yet?
 
Just speculation on my part but can’t help wondering if a few of Willies horses that are missing from leopardstown and running elsewhere or not at all over Xmas has been impacted by ground conditions
It has been very dry and leopardstown dries out much quicker than other courses
I just hope we don’t end up like a few years ago with lots of high profile non runners
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Liammet said:
Just speculation on my part but can’t help wondering if a few of Willies horses that are missing from leopardstown and running elsewhere or not at all over Xmas has been impacted by ground conditions
It has been very dry and leopardstown dries out much quicker than other courses
I just hope we don’t end up like a few years ago with lots of high profile non runners
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I think there may well be some truth in that, but it's a source of much frustration for me.
Only 3/4 weeks ago one or two high profile yards gallops were waterlogged.
I see comments like ground being 'too quick' when good to soft and 'too slow' when soft, it never used to be like this.
One of my favourite every racehorses, Remittance Man, won on debut in a 20+ runner bumper at Cheltenham on ground officially 'firm', before the days of irrigation this was normal.
They're horses, let em run...
 
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Istabraq said:
I think there may well be some truth in that, but it's a source of much frustration for me.
Only 3/4 weeks ago one or two high profile yards gallops were waterlogged.
I see comments like ground being 'too quick' when good to soft and 'too slow' when soft, it never used to be like this.
One of my favourite every racehorses, Remittance Man, won on debut in a 20+ runner bumper at Cheltenham on ground officially 'firm', before the days of irrigation this was normal.
They're horses, let em run...
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My favourite, Young Hustler, ran 15 times in his novice chase season and 10 of those occasions was on ground Good or Good/Firm! :)
 
You know it's Christmas , when your Tracker say's .......... 27 of your Tracked Horses are declared to Run today .. !! ... :cheerful: .:peach: .:star::star::star::star::star: .:love_heart: .
 
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Merry Boxing Day my fellow FJ friends. Holy shitting Nora, I have just arisen from quite possibly the drunkest Christmas Day on record (thanks Tommy & Sarah) and have to somehow make my way down to the bookies but there is a problem, i can't see :welcoming::welcoming::welcoming: The signs are always bad when you wake up with a single sock on and nothing else
 
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Yosser said:
Merry Boxing Day my fellow FJ friends. Holy shitting Nora, I have just arisen from quite possibly the drunkest Christmas Day on record (thanks Tommy & Sarah) and have to somehow make my way down to the bookies but there is a problem, i can't see :welcoming::welcoming::welcoming: The signs are always bad when you wake up with a single sock on and nothing else
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Beer goggles not working then ? :excitement:
 
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Beer goggles not working then ? :excitement:
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Gotta do it all again today and tomorrow for a day/night out in Manchester. Lord have mercy

Just been to the bookies though and missed 2 huge prices for today for my drunkeness. Broomfield Bijou - 20s into 13/2 and Without Exception 16s into 9/2 :disgust::disgust:
 
Leopardstown covered in dense fog … I’ve still got PTSD from the Lawlors last year.
 
Is there a separate channel for Irish racing option (via Racing TV) available to watch on Sky Tv in England today?
 
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