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    The Derby

    Steve, does Azmeel have an impressive-looking DI & CD? That's the way the figures seemed, but then what I know about Dosage wouldn't cover a postage stamp.
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    The Derby

    The market must have noted the muscle strain before the yard .... Bit of a joke, this. Not funny, though.
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    Sandown Notes 20/5

    Brushing won today at Carlisle - 11/4f.
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    The Derby

    Same here! Especially with regard to Workforce: Michael Stoute's horse was reported as not too happy(?) in the Dante ... so that's another one we're left wondering about.
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    Racing For Change

    They don't help themselves, do they? To access www.racingforchange.co.uk, you have to register. No view of the site at all otherwise. Heavy handed or what.
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    More inconsistent stewarding

    Thanks, Krizon - the factual stuff is always interesting & welcome.
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    More inconsistent stewarding

    To be welcomed -- if it's live, unedited.
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    More inconsistent stewarding

    How many stewards does it take to .... How many stewards take .... How many fingers were in the till .... Oops, what could I be thinking?
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    K Fallon on Heavy

    Informative post there.
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    K Fallon on Heavy

    I've received a newsletter from Flat Stats - an email - that makes the case that K Fallon underperforms on heavy going. The investigation was triggered by his poor strike rate at Southwell, where the author states that Fibresand rides much like heavy going on turf. To quote: "Using the new...
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    Racing For Change

    This year, I'm left wondering why the Derby is 'so early'. It's the first time I've thought so - perhaps it's to do with the lateness of Spring. Regardless, it is rather early. I know it's the tradition, but for such a major race ... if you were planning a calendar from scratch (with the...
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    Welcome terrorists

    It's not un-obvious: "Article 3 includes an absolute obligation not to expel anyone to a country where they might be subjected to treatment that violates it." Article 3 says: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." Fairly civilised, then.
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    Lockinge Stakes

    No mention of The Cheka? Surely an e/w at 12/1....
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    Small (very small!) pc question...

    Replace it with VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ It's free & works v. nicely. "VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, ...) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD...
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    NH10 To Follow - Final Result In

    Thank you, Galileo & Gareth ... it was a good competition! Looking forward to a 'Daily Dash' type of comp. for Ascot .... If any help's needed, I could prop up that table, too!
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    Tote Go Racing Club

    Looks terrific -- if only they'd do the same in the UK!
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    Chester Day 1

    :) Not a flying boat, then? <ducks & hides>
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    Jokes

    I was going to forward this to some female relatives, then thought better of it ... What would the received message be?! :o So it was a :nono:
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    The Debate

    How about: someone to take an overview of the contents of posts, someone who is empowered to delete them if they stray over the boundaries of good taste ..... Or at least to ask for a re-phrasing; better allow for a slip of the pen, eh?
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    Things I like ...

    For good lemonade, ginger beer and dandelion & burdock, have you tried Fentiman's? They're delicious, if a touch pricey.
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