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In the Betfair Antepost forum within the last hour.... Murtagh has chosen Henrythenavigator, with Kinane expected to ride Plan, Jupitus confirmation still to be made. Jupiter has drifted out to 22's on BF.

Also the Raceform Cheltenham Update has a trends section....some fella called Longbow, but he gives most of the trends.

A decision.... Santa Anita to modify racing surface The Associated Press Article Last Updated: 01/16/2008 01:29:19 PM PST ARCADIA, Calif.—Santa Anita is changing its racing surface, hoping the additions will make the track easier on horses and hold up better in different weather. The changes...

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Final decs .... 1 F1-071 Alexander Taipan (ex7) 17 W P Mullins 8 11-10 130 148 146 2-6 1-5 2 110-10 Convincing 77 John Joseph Murphy 5 11-1 128 141 130 3-3 4-6 3 120-21 Deutschland (ex6) 16 W P Mullins 5 11-1 122 147 126 1-2 2-5 4 54F-25...

From the RTE web-site.... Thursday, 10 January 2008 16:31 Following a course inspection at Leopardstown earlier today, parts of the course were found to be waterlogged, while the remainder has been described as Heavy ahead of the fixture there on Sunday. The situation will be monitored on an...

http://irishracingtrends.blogspot.com/ Came across this which is a fairly useful summary of the trends. 2 other trends...all previous winners in the last 10 years seem to have run at least once in a handicap. and from the Irish Sports section of the betfair forum...the record of horses with...

http://www.bloodhorse.com/pdf/synthetic_su...port_120807.pdf Came across this on my travels...makes very interesting reading...it is an analysis (quite scientific!) of the impact of synthetic tracks on American racing and the problems they have encountered due to temperature extremes as well as...

Replacement for S binS?

"...is and was a great jockey". Is it possible that if he gets banned for this drugs offence, that this might be the final straw for the Coolmore boys?

With Thomas being on such a roll, wonder if Ruby might have difficulty getting his place back when he is fit again?

RUK reporting drug test failed when he was over riding MyBoyCharlie for the Morny. Everyone is now waiting on B sample. If it is the same substance as the first time, will he not face a stiffer penalty (more than 6 months!) this time round? If the B sample confirms it, then the guy despite...

Includes Judges summary....right to ride immediately restored. RACING NEWS Picture Fallon - case thrown out. FALLON CASE THROWN OUT By Martin Kelly, PA Sport Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon's race-fixing trial collapsed at the Old Bailey today. Fallon and five other men were...

DICKINSON ENDS TRAINING CAREER By Martin Kelly, PA Sport Michael Dickinson, the man responsible for saddling the first five home in the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup, has announced his retirement from the training ranks. The 57-year-old is winding down operations at his Maryland farm on...

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One other thing guys....the report of the trial in the Irish Times today Wednesday, top of page 11, names the Irish guy who was involved and his domicile, something which I haven't seen mentioned in any of the Sporting Life or Racing Post articles over the last couple of days.

Betfair are "squashing" all discussions in any of their forums. Service notice was put up at about 1:30 this afternoon saying any mention will be taken down.

Getting more distasteful by the day. The people suggested to be on the fringes of this thing, their suggested operating methods plus the use of undercover police plus extensive bugging ........ What a mess. GAMBLERS 'ANGRY AT FALLON WINNING' By Shenai Raif, PA Members of a race-fixing...

From the Epsom Downs web site:- http://www.turftrax.co.uk/GoingReports/Eps...orts/latest.htm

From the RP tonight....riding arrangements for O'Briens lot. Authorized team unfazed by O'Brien's eight-strong challenge by Jon Lees THE AUTHORIZED camp was hoping to avoid a tactical onslaught from Ireland after Aidan O'Brien revealed plans on Wednesday to run eight horses against the...