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Ballysax Hank 500ew Grand Annual Chase 14/1 PP Thanks Faye

Jump Allen County Hurdle 40/1 £500 ew PP/Skybet

Try the All weather; it worked for Constitution Hill.

Pricewise Segal has put up three Ballysax Hank in Grand Annual (agree there) Koktail Divin 2m4f handicap Novice chase (hope he runs Brown Advisory _) Sander Clegane (Kim Muir ) fourth Festival, always runs well.

Great post . Welcome to the forum. Stayers fascinate me as they have to go through a succession of pain barriers to succeed , or else have to feel good in themselves to enjoy extreme racing. Changes can give a horse fresh impetus which may be a reason as to why trainers hate losing horses to...

Cracking Rhapsody looked on great terms with himself yesterday. Hoping he does it to give good example to his younger half sister, due to debut in Kildorrery p2p yesterday. She didn't ,luckily, as the winner Darby Hill looks a right machine, winning by 20L with her mouth open. By Yeats ex...

Moscow Flyer ran in the Charity race at Punchestown Festival end, breaking the course record if memory recalls. Even Arkle won a flat maiden (Darkie Prendergast said he'd win a Cesarewitch off top weight, given the chance.) Cottage Rake, Hatton's Grace, Knock Hard, Alverton all high class flat...

Nearly 100 years ago Steve Donoghue rode Champion Hurdle winner Brown Jack to win at Ascot. "Keep him on the flat ,he is too good for hurdling " Steve told the owners. They did, now hardly anyone remembers Brown Jack as a Champion Hurdler. Just wondering what Oisin will tell Ml Buckley ..

400 posts for a horse about to run in Southwell AW . Says it all......

Jump Allen did it nicely today in Up The Yard challenge. Rated 133(UK), no penalty, WPM has used a route often used by Gordon (Carlito, Labaik) to sweeten one up.

Indeed Ouzo, 1971 if I recall correctly. Slip Anchor won there as a juvenile and needed oxygen after his exertions I believe.

Two days after his beloved Patricia was buried, Eddie joined her as he did in the nursing home when her dementia reached a stage where she needed full time care. Eddie was some character , full of wit and mischief though he was never fond of an iffy story or non parliamentary language. When...

Stopped clocks are right twice every day.

The meek shall inherit the earth , or at least were meant to before "blonde ambition " took over .

Most likely because "The Dazzler " rode the runner up ! Added the Philip Robinson ridden Hala Bek thought he was a Carousel horse for a few strides near the post. (Off topic but couldn't resist)