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At least I've got the LBB money to come back.
I thought the trainer took it out, i.e not balloted out, in which case you don't get money back? |
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If you're on NRNB I think you get your money back regardless.
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I s'pose if the bet was placed in the last day or 2 - not sure when all bookies went nrnb but don't think many were before tuesday. Anyway, groud has turned out as i thought as I backed good ground horses at bigger odds - i just hope there isn't much rain from now on!
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looks very quick to me. Think they'll be watering before Saturday but isn't going to be any softer than it is today.
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For clarification was placed NRNB with Lads
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4yo Hurdle less than a second slower than last year
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Selective watering on both courses taking place - seems a tad premature to me but heyho!
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Walked around the National Course this morning, and the ground wasn't especially soft then, let alone with the sun on it all afternoon.
It didn't particularly feel like it with the wind, but it was pretty warm on course. |
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Looked to be dark clouds about before but no rain has yet materialised.
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Never trust course conditions until the day. I backed some of the good ground horses earlier in the week when they said it'd be soft and the market altered too much in favour of the soft ground horses, but there has been a big overreaction today to the horses preferring softer conditions with fear of fast ground. Water now going on and it could still rain as well. There is no way the ground will be good. I'm now backing the likes of Giles Cross on the basis that tomorrow you can probably trade out much shorter when the market corrects back in line again following optimism over watering.
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villaboy - each to their own, but thats a crazy strategy. The course is bone dry - end of. We are in Spring and the ground just eat up any showers if they materialise, good ground horses all the way.
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The day just got warmer today in Liverpool. Took the kids to the park between 5-6 and it was still lovely and warm, with a slight breeze. Proper drying weather. The missus said she did 5 loads of washing today!
Will be on the firm side of good by Saturday unless they water. |
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Proctor I'm not saying I'm favouring the soft ground horses. I'm firmly in the camp of the decent ground horses. I'm just saying I think there is a trading opportunity now because I think someone like Giles Cross will hit say 22/23 tomorrow at some stage.
mary there is no way they will allow the course to be on the firm side of good for the national. The race is too high profile. I got stung at dry as a bone Cheltenham when Cape Tribulation etc came in mud splattered!!!! |
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fairs do's villaboy.
Interesting they didnt water the National Course last night too, as it was a proper drying day yesterday. Frosty morning, ice on the cars at the moment. Looks bright though and the threat of showers has gone. Hate it when they ruin the ground. Although I think we just have to accept thats the way it is now and we cant change it. |
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A drying day again today I dare say. Watering this morning I believe.
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So what y'all think now, given the rain that was in evidence during the 2 races I watched today? Anybody got any interesting findings based on today's race times?
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The showers we've had today wont have made the going any softer for Saturday as it was a drying day again on the whole. However, there are some serious 'orrible looking clouds and there's every chance of a thunder storm in the next hour or two.
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Watering National course right now according to Claire Balding on twitter!
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WHAT !!!!
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Looking very dark and grey here I can't believe they're watering.
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RAIN PLEASE OR LEAVE THE SPRINKLERS ON
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aintree should just lay an all weather or move the race to france .
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whats the weather down there looking now any sign of that thunder storm
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Amazingly no rain has fell up to now. Thought for sure was gonna be a thunder storm.
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Theyve stuck 3-5 mm on tonight
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apparently there's showers all day tomorrow as well
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how significant is 3-5mm of watering? weather is expected bright morning then rainy afternoon i think. chance of soft ground anyone?
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were all watching different weather reports,but i still think there will be enough rain come 415 for the goig to be soft throughout
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were all watching different weather reports,but i still think there will be enough rain come 415 for the goig to be soft throughout
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my weather forecast is always right ! more cloudy than last few days but a dry sunny day, only chance of a shower late afternoon
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Nice and bright early this morning :-) Doesn't look like it rained last night!
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no chance of soft,its only good to soft in places,and they watered last night
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lovely day today, sunny and warm with a slight breeze. Very little if any overnight rain despite the 'orrible looking clouds.
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looking very dark and grey down there its gona chuck down for the next 2 hours
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raining yet?
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