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What do you reckon his proper race is? I'd imagine they'll go Lexus - Hennessy - Festival now, but would be interesting to see him pitch up in the King George. I'd have serious doubts that his jumping would hold up though to be fair.

Some of those Bud Irish Derby days really were fantastic. I remember Alamshar v Dalakhani and, to a slightly lesser extext, Dylan Thomas v the French in particular. Looking back in hindsight they probably weren't out and out top class affairs, but the anticipation building up to them with the...

Interesting run today - not massively eyecatching but equally ran well enough in a race that wasn't run to suit. Plot job for the Grand Annual perhaps?

To be fair, Kennedy is a broadcaster rather than a tipster - and I find him alright at that to be fair (although others seem to find a head melter). I don't really come at it from a tipster element (as I'd never even consider following a tipster blindly), but people whose opinions I would take...

Leaving aside today, I find it bizarre they seem to be considering stepping him up in trip. Don't really see much in his profile that would make me believe something like the Gold Cup is a test he wants (and he's by Creachadoir ffs). Leaving the injury aside, I wouldn't be all that despondent...

I thought the last series was a slight step down although I still loved it. I must watch the Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary. I really enjoyed The West and his American Civil War documentary is hands down the best documentary I've seen.

I don't get to watch RUK as much as I used to, but they seem to have changed their rota of presenters? They used to have Mellish or Freemantle on fairly regularly who are excellent, along with Neesom over the jumps (who seemed to be on studio duty during Ascot). Those three are absolutely top...

Scahill seems to very much divide opinion but I like his distinctive style of commentary (and I know he is far from perfect these days). As well as that he has been the primary commentator in Ireland for virtually all of the time I've watched racing! Tony O'Hehir on RTE is absolutely dreadful...

Does his pedigree necessarily entitle him to get the trip? I don't think his dam Maybe would have got a mile and a half and her progeny thus far have seemed better over shorter. The second dam was a sprinter as well. I'm no pedigree expert and you would think a Deep Impact out of a Galileo mare...

The Pretty Polly is at the beginning of July - I wonder might they go down the Pretty Polly / Nassau route with her instead. Coolmore have bought into Le Brivido as well who is prominent in the Queen Anne market - wonder might they leave the way clear for him. Just looking at the market for...

Not sure. I remember a documentary a while ago about shops being put in rougher areas purely based on the inclination of people in the area to use FOBTs. Not sure how viable these shops will be with reduced FOBT stakes.. Needless to say, agree with the consensus on this thread. Should never...

Unreal tipping there. I backed him (grotesque aftertiming I know...) on the basis previous unexposed horses who haven't gotten the rub of the green come to the fore in this race. On that basis... roll on Ben Dundee!

Interesting thread. Jinny - out of interest, what is the impact of electrolytes in terms of hydration - is it simply getting horses to take fluids in quicker? Back in the day (a long time ago!) when I was starting riding out they were a big deal (AP O'Brien at the time being famous for...

Paloma Blue - I didn't think he ran as keen as was suggested but got a shade outpaced and keeping on at the line in the Supreme. Lovely novice chase prospect - tailor made for the JLT perhaps? Lovely prospect wherever he goes.

Still unacceptable... On a related note (and also brought back by TheBear's immaculate avatar), it's hard to believe it was 10 years ago we were discussing Harchi vs. Osana in the Champion on TRF... how time flies.

I'll be very interested to see what you come up with in terms of numbers for that performance, DO. I've backed Summerville Boy for the Supreme on the back of his performance in the Tolworth, where he beat the Nicholls fav that ran the Global Citizen race. I still think he's a fair price, but...

Mild? You put one up, it finishes second - and then you casually mention you had the forecast... how the **** is that mild?! :lol: Well done all the same.

Very sorry to hear this. RIP.

You think he wants 3m? Either he was fairly green still the last day against Next Destination or is a bit of a boat. Was a bit of a bizarre race with all of the first three losing their position at one point or another (most notably Cracking Smart - who looks an absolute steamliner). The one I...

Had a look at the pace as well in comparison to the closing handicap hurdle. I got the Tolworth almost 3s (2.8) slower from the second last to the line than the handicap. Interestingly I got the Tolworth 4.3s quicker from the first to the first down the back (caveat - these were using my...