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After todays entries, it is the worst lineup I have ever seen, envoi allen the 4/1 favourite ? hilarious
 
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Martin brassil apparently considering supplementing fastorslow after mullins withdraws his horses.
 
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From a British perspective, shocking

How can you advertise the racing on Boxing Day when the top race on the card is so up in the air

remember when I used to go to Kempton on Boxing Day, was a proper good day and you knew what to expect, horses turned up
 
Fact to file may now be supplemented according to Willie.......probably just a load of nonsense from Mullins though ....
 
The top three in the market on oddschecker all need supplementing! Some effort from the trainers that
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opatcho said:
From a British perspective, shocking

How can you advertise the racing on Boxing Day when the top race on the card is so up in the air

remember when I used to go to Kempton on Boxing Day, was a proper good day and you knew what to expect, horses turned up
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We need to bring these races back to what they were. The Charlie Hall , Betfair chase , King George etc. what happened to the Bonus that was offered I think by Betfair ?. Maybe something similar needs to be trialed to get better fields and the better horses running. Still haven’t forgiven Barton Bank falling at the last , that taught me not to count my winnings too early
 
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Il Est Francais walloped in the betting on the exchanges (albeit hasn't taken loads of money to do so!). Was trading between 12/1-14/1 but been backed in, and even been matched at 6 (5/1)!!
 
Juntos Ganamos goes

14/1 hills
 
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Only 74 years since a 5yo winner.
 
Not something that would particularly bother me, especially backing a french horse as they've began their trade at a much earlier stage of their life, and tend to peak earlier than our horses do also.

Not to mention, the race looks a bag of shite aswell.
 
I probably still alone in hoping that was a nice enough King George prep for Banbridge today :biggrin-new:
 
I am half converted but Banbridge always makes me ask more questions then i get answers. I know it's a sharp 3 miles but would he get home? He is an all or nothing horse, either flattens out or is strong in a finish. It's just over 2 weeks away and i am unsure that is ideal. Ground concerns. For a horse we see about twice a year he would be out of my mind until the day of the Ryanair if he did turn up as he would have had probably 4 or 5 runs before then if he runs at Kempton.

But all that being said, i do quite like him for the race even with all those question marks, i dunno why.
 
Yosser said:
I am half converted but Banbridge always makes me ask more questions then i get answers. I know it's a sharp 3 miles but would he get home? He is an all or nothing horse, either flattens out or is strong in a finish. It's just over 2 weeks away and i am unsure that is ideal. Ground concerns. For a horse we see about twice a year he would be out of my mind until the day of the Ryanair if he did turn up as he would have had probably 4 or 5 runs before then if he runs at Kempton.

But all that being said, i do quite like him for the race even with all those question marks, i dunno why.
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JOB confirming still the plan today, of course ground dependant as usual.

Pleased to have someone half converted to be honest :glee:
 
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Is Il Est francais still turning up here? it's horses for courses at the end of the day and I'd fancy him to go well again at 12/1
 
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Is Il Est francais still turning up here? it's horses for courses at the end of the day and I'd fancy him to go well again at 12/1
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Hope so. Wouldn't back him again though. Too many ifs and buts.
 
Lobos said:
Hope so. Wouldn't back him again though. Too many ifs and buts.
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That’s why he’s 12/1 Sir.

With no ‘if’s and but’s he’s 9/4.

With ‘ifs and buts he’s 12/1.

It’s called ‘probabilty’ and ‘liability’.
 
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