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Irish Racing Thread

Is there an equivalent of Turftrax for Irish racing?

I check Turftrax pretty religiously in the days leading up to big races but have never come across a similar site for Irish racing.

I've noticed race times sometimes bear no resemblance to expectations based on the going descriptions. I suspect the courses and authorities have a very ambivalent attitude towards official distances and remeasurement for course alterations.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen going stick readings for Irish racing. Do they exist?

Edit - just noticed the 1.50 nag won. Hope people managed to profit. I'm at the coo's airse as per, not realising it had been put up. Need to console myself that I probably wouldn't have got involved at short odds anyway.
 
Desert Orchid said:
Is there an equivalent of Turftrax for Irish racing?

I check Turftrax pretty religiously in the days leading up to big races but have never come across a similar site for Irish racing.

I've noticed race times sometimes bear no resemblance to expectations based on the going descriptions. I suspect the courses and authorities have a very ambivalent attitude towards official distances and remeasurement for course alterations.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen going stick readings for Irish racing. Do they exist?

Edit - just noticed the 1.50 nag won. Hope people managed to profit. I'm at the coo's airse as per, not realising it had been put up. Need to console myself that I probably wouldn't have got involved at short odds anyway.
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The ground is officially 'shit'. Hope this helps.
 
I really like Bal Kauto in the 1.05 at Fairyhouse tomorrow.

Unfortunately I missed the 8/1 he opened at, he is now being smashed into 7/2. I'm hoping for a drift tomorrow and that there is no rain overnight, as Good to Yielding would suit him (which is probably why he is getting so much early money).

His hurdling performance on the 11th of July at Kilbeggan is seriously impressive. Jockey raced from the rear and just flicks a switch towards the end to win by 14 lengths. Up 16lbs since his last time over hurdles but I think this is still a manageable mark as long as he shows up in similar condition to how he did in the summer. Anything 4/1 or bigger is a bet for me.
 
Karoline Banbou (2.50 Fairyhouse) is far too short for me and looks very vulnerable. Port Joulain should be much more competitive now that he's dropping down to 2 miles and was definitely the better jumper of the pair. Townend also has a very strong record at Fairyhouse.
 
mellows45 said:
Karoline Banbou (2.50 Fairyhouse) is far too short for me and looks very vulnerable. Port Joulain should be much more competitive now that he's dropping down to 2 miles and was definitely the better jumper of the pair. Townend also has a very strong record at Fairyhouse.
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Couldn't make it to a shop this morning, absolutely sickening.
 
I'm shocked because I had never seen it before but both horses in the picture looked dead on their feet going to two out. It looked like a total disregard for the welfare of the horses and fuel for the anti-racing zealots out there.

It may be old but it came to me in a social media feed so it's clearly been resurrected. It's the last thing racing needs right now.

I honestly didn't expect to see something like that even if the race was from a few years ago.
 
Desert Orchid said:
I'm shocked because I had never seen it before but both horses in the picture looked dead on their feet going to two out. It looked like a total disregard for the welfare of the horses and fuel for the anti-racing zealots out there.

It may be old but it came to me in a social media feed so it's clearly been resurrected. It's the last thing racing needs right now.

I honestly didn't expect to see something like that even if the race was from a few years ago.
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You might have your explanation here for why the jockeys went so slowly in todays ground at Gowran. They were probably warned not to go mad in front of a terrestrial tv audience.
 

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