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  1. an capall

    End of the line for Fist

    If it is ethical to ask: if anybody could get his real life name to me I might have some resources available to track him. If advised by the group here that this would be an intrusion into his privacy I fully understand. We spent years boxing the ears off each other like many on the forum, but...
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    Horses you never forgave and couldn’t like

    A small pivot on the discussion if I may: Did the ownership, or connections of a horse ever lessen your affection or admiration of the beast or maybe put you off it altogether? Me: I loved Kauto Star, but would have loved him even more but for Clive Smith. Or all the Amos horses for obvious...
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    I’m not feeling it....

    Shared a space with new Irish Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heyden at festival. He mentioned that in an earlier life that his job was hammering the damaged hurdles back into the track during the Punchestown festival. Loves racing. Good news as HRI reports into his department.
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    Cheltenham Gloom

    As Granger correctly points out the coverage in the Irish Examiner is absolutely outstanding, and they allocate plenty of space to long form features.
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    The 2025 Grand National

    Alex, I spend about 4 months a year in Spain and until recently I was leaving a betting float with a brother in Ireland and texting my bets which he'd place. Hated him knowing my bets and my stakes. Then recently bought BItdefender VPN, very inexpensive, and when you turn off WiFi and use...
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    The goods and the bads from this week

    Some ramblings..
  7. an capall

    Racing Post journalists and very silly articles

    More of the same 'oul shite yesterday. https://www.racingpost.com/news/features/discover-the-unsung-heroes-behind-team-mullins-as-willie-auditions-for-creative-director-of-the-bbc-aTVPU5f2RHmC/
  8. an capall

    The Triumph Hurdle

    Galileo Dame is likely to be switched to the Mare's Novice Hurdle.
  9. an capall

    2025 Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle

    Feet of a Dancer will run well in the Pertemps final.
  10. an capall

    Champion Hurdle Road ToThread 24/25

    Are you suggesting that the emperor is wearing no clothes?
  11. an capall

    Big Race threads

    Referee!! Surely it should be a penalty and automatic red card for mentioning f**t racing ten days before the holiest of holies begins?
  12. an capall

    Some excellent work…

    But weren't you a tailor?
  13. an capall

    Gene Hackman

    I heard William Munny killed him for what he did to Ned.
  14. an capall

    Some excellent work…

    I try operate on the principle that nobody has the right not to be offended. As such I only have one forumite on 'ignore' - An Capall - a prince among the chicken spankers. Happily I won't see the shyte he posts in reply to this sage contribution.
  15. an capall

    Jokes

    I approached the librarian today and asked if I could borrow that new book about small penises. "It isn't in yet." "Yep. That's the one. "
  16. an capall

    Daily picks.

    Sorry to hear of your loss.
  17. an capall

    Curtsy

    As the originator of this post, a couple of points in clarification. Even as a small 'r' republican I think if I were a British citizen that I would be in favour of retaining the monarchy by about 52-48%. It's principal value as I see it is (generally speaking) that it acts as a 'cross-cut'...
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    Curtsy

    It's not necessarily always 'either-or.' It can be 'and-and' too. Both positions can be true at the same time.
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