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    Desert Orchid reacted to Grey's post in the thread BUMPERS with Like Like.
    I looked into this about 15 years ago. At that time you could expect horses to add about ten points on average to their RPR when going...
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid replied to the thread BUMPERS.
    I'm not particularly interested in bumpers per se but I asked a question a while back that nobody seemed able (or willing to share) an...
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    Desert Orchid replied to the thread The 2025 Breeders' Cup.
    Yes, we've been trying to plan a return trip to the States to catch up ageing family before it's too late but we're not prepared to do...
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    Desert Orchid replied to the thread The 2026 2,000 Guineas.
    Only gave it a cursory glance as I was waiting on phone call (about being interviewed for the next Celtic manager's job) but at least I...
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    Desert Orchid replied to the thread The 2026 2,000 Guineas.
    Updated today: WO-YEAR-OLDS (In Britain and Ireland) 118GEWAN 117pHAWK MOUNTAIN 117PUERTO RICO 116pACTION 116GSTAAD...
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    Desert Orchid replied to the thread The 2026 2,000 Guineas.
    I haven't been following this thread because I haven't really looked at the Flat form for some time. However, I did see the race won by...
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    Desert Orchid replied to the thread TV coverage.
    I honestly wouldn't know - I don't watch the midweek stuff. But I suspect you've seen enough of him for your opinion to hold weight.
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid reacted to jinnyj's post in the thread TV coverage with Like Like.
    Never........ :ROFLMAO:
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid replied to the thread TV coverage.
    I don't watch midweek racing so wouldn't know if he was accurate or not but the paddock observations wouldn't have precluded the race...
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    Desert Orchid reacted to Slim's post in the thread Jockey News with Like Like.
    It’s refreshing to hear connections be honest. Willie Mullins has often criticised jockeys in his own restrained way — as he should.
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid replied to the thread TV coverage.
    That's been a gripe of mine since Channel 4 took over.
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid replied to the thread TV coverage.
    Probably the only fit horse in the race.
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid replied to the thread Jockey News.
    Happened to catch the RP site item about Maureen Haggas's strong comments regarding the ride Lake Forest got last week down under. I...
  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid replied to the thread TV coverage.
    I found on the few times I was at the track that I preferred seeing it on the screen because I could actually see what was happening. I...
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    Desert Orchid replied to the thread Aftertiming thread.
    What I know about Irish politics doesn't go beyond stories passed down to my dear departed mother by her father whose family was burned...
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