Diamond Geezer
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Obviously one or two rattled his cage
Patrick Mullin's letter to the RP re Hurricane Fly
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granger
Senior Jockey
As a famous ex Spanish club manager said - Fact
Grasshopper
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He must read my posts! :lol:
On The Bridle
At the Start
So must McCoy...
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FrogTheBountyMuncher
Guest
Hurricane Fly beat Litrrato in 8f listed race in March, he wouldn't have beat him in the Champion Stakes in October.
Miesque
At the Start
He didn't suggest he would. Try reading for comprehension.
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FrogTheBountyMuncher
Guest
I never implied he did. If I need comprehension then you need logic and reasoning.
chroniclandlord
Senior Jockey
A lot of good points in the letter.
edgt
Senior Jockey
We must get after the Offaly lads Art !
A well constructed well written letter.
Give the man and the horse their due.
A well constructed well written letter.
Give the man and the horse their due.
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SlimChance
Guest
Lads FFS
The Irish are obsessed with dissing UK racing. It's boring. The Irish are better but lets be honest the last Irish Hennessy 'winner' was drugged. We're odds on to have 10+ winners again in March. UK racing is **** because of prize money. As for Hurricane Fly, I love to hate him but yes he's the greatest, better than Istabraq IMO. He's taken so many setbacks and come back a d hammered horses. I'll go broke (again) taking him on.
The Irish are obsessed with dissing UK racing. It's boring. The Irish are better but lets be honest the last Irish Hennessy 'winner' was drugged. We're odds on to have 10+ winners again in March. UK racing is **** because of prize money. As for Hurricane Fly, I love to hate him but yes he's the greatest, better than Istabraq IMO. He's taken so many setbacks and come back a d hammered horses. I'll go broke (again) taking him on.
On The Bridle
At the Start
Has Patrick got the patience to wait for his Dad to retire or will he set up on his own and provide some competition to his father. Friends of mine had horses with Paddy and couldn't wait for Willie to start training in his own right as he was the only one of the family willing to communicate with them in any meaningful way. Patrick seems to be a very good communicator....an essential trait for a trainer in the modern day media saturated racing world...
I'm not sure the letter needed to be written. Every connection will read stuff about their horse or themselves that simply is not true. We had it ourselves (cue the McCoy book) but writing a letter serves little purpose other than in your own mind. People can make up their own mind about HF.
On The Bridle
At the Start
Don't think the letter was necessarily to champion the Fly per se....
He's only 24. Willie is in his late 50s. I'd imagine they will stick together for another six or seven years and then the baton will be handed over.
If the intention was to have a go at the journalists, then it was petty.
Bar the Bull
At the Start
I think it is a great letter. Fair play to him.
He hasn't fuc.ked anyone over or flung insults to make his point. He is polite, clear in his thoughts and he makes some good points.
He hasn't fuc.ked anyone over or flung insults to make his point. He is polite, clear in his thoughts and he makes some good points.
Exactly how he is in real life too.
Grasshopper
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I'm having PWM for copyright theft.
On The Bridle
At the Start
I think it is more likely a profile piece than anything else