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it would have to be the 1991 champion hurdle for me when fidway was cruising at the 2nd last when unseating steve smith eccles. more recently it would have to be the WH chase when joes edge won and i had distant thunder and juveigneur. that hill seemed to last forever.
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Probably a dead heat with the WH Trophy and Arkle from this year.
25/1 Captain Cee Bee
WAS balls deep on Bensalem
25/1 Captain Cee Bee
WAS balls deep on Bensalem
Harchibald.
Champion hurdle.
I still cant talk about it.
Champion hurdle.
I still cant talk about it.
Denman's defeat by Nicanor in the RSA Novice Hurdle did some damage.
Rhinestone Cowboy's defeat in the 2003 Champion Hurdle brought an abrupt end to my relentless Neil Diamond choruses - on reflection now, he actually ran a decent race - one of those bridle horses that we all fall in love with from time to time even though we know we should n't innit?
Hurricane Fly reminds me of him a bit though I think HF has more speed.
Rhinestone Cowboy's defeat in the 2003 Champion Hurdle brought an abrupt end to my relentless Neil Diamond choruses - on reflection now, he actually ran a decent race - one of those bridle horses that we all fall in love with from time to time even though we know we should n't innit?
Hurricane Fly reminds me of him a bit though I think HF has more speed.
I've just remembered another disaster.
Refinement getting up then somehow not winning.
I went from a feeling of ectasy to agony in about 2 seconds.
Refinement getting up then somehow not winning.
I went from a feeling of ectasy to agony in about 2 seconds.
im with mr eboue
also moscow flyers fall in 2004
and maljimar getting chinned by witicha and ap at his best
also moscow flyers fall in 2004
and maljimar getting chinned by witicha and ap at his best
See More Business getting carried out in the Gold Cup would be another.
Long time ago but Cima getting beaten by a horse from France called Shiny Copper in the Triumph then 2 years later getting beat by Dawn Run in the CH with the first ever 7lb mares allowance. Well backed by all of Jim Old's owners at the time. We got it back on Collier Bay a few years later.
Mr Eboue
Harchibald.
Champion hurdle.
I still cant talk about it.
^ That is so true, a remarkable race that still blows me away when I watch it.
Not such a famous race but Stormez getting chinned by Sudden Shock was a bummer for me.
Harchibald.
Champion hurdle.
I still cant talk about it.
^ That is so true, a remarkable race that still blows me away when I watch it.
Not such a famous race but Stormez getting chinned by Sudden Shock was a bummer for me.
Agree about Sudden Shock. Just racking my memory - Sausalito Bay doing Best Mate, who took the long route, in the Suprme.
Bensalem William Hill. The whole way I was just thinking "don't fall, don't fall, don't fall.." then he got to that dreaded fence absolutely cruising and..
Nick Dundee - for the what might have been-ness, especially given what LLT went on to do.
The 2000 Gold Cup - Gloria Victis dying and then a few weeks later Lake Kariba and Strong Promise dying at Aintree. Those deaths, Foot & Mouth and LLTs injury was a terrible time for National Hunt racing and as a result there was a vacancy for a big star like Best Mate.
The 2000 Gold Cup - Gloria Victis dying and then a few weeks later Lake Kariba and Strong Promise dying at Aintree. Those deaths, Foot & Mouth and LLTs injury was a terrible time for National Hunt racing and as a result there was a vacancy for a big star like Best Mate.
Juveigneure. Man I was gutted.
Moscow and Kauto's unseating and epic early blunder respectively were crushing.
Moscow and Kauto's unseating and epic early blunder respectively were crushing.
Kauto's CC fall was bad - he was unbeatable, and i'd backed it as such 
Valiramix in the Champion - had not backed it, but it was awful - tragic for the horse & connections, and the last thing jumping needed at that time.
I was all over Bensalem too, he was taking just before he fell and I dared to think in my head. This is over. It was but not the way I was thinking
but not the way I was thinking
Black Jack Ketchum.
Thought the horse was a superstar and had been puttin a few bob on it every week for 6 months.
how wrong can you be!!
Thought the horse was a superstar and had been puttin a few bob on it every week for 6 months.
how wrong can you be!!
Merchants Friend getting collared by Maximize in the Kim Muir(i think),run out of petrol.....
Horse was ended that day in heavy ground in January at Cheltenham, he'd given up the game before he ran in that World Hurdle. AP was in tears after that fall, he loved that horse.
CVByrne-i was there for both races and driving down to the January race i was praying Jonjo wouldnt run him.
As u say that race finished the horse but i dont think he was as good as i had thought anyway.
As u say that race finished the horse but i dont think he was as good as i had thought anyway.
R Carver you have just reminded me of Valiramix. Was very young at the time but that was an awful memory.
The galling thing about Valiramix was McCoy taking his helmet off, slamming it in the ground, rather than gathering the hobbling horse. I didnt like that.
Williamson quickly grabbed Nick Dundee and lived to race again. Wouldnt have mae a difference to Valiramix, but he wouldnt have had to take those few agonising steps.
Williamson quickly grabbed Nick Dundee and lived to race again. Wouldnt have mae a difference to Valiramix, but he wouldnt have had to take those few agonising steps.
Night Nurse getting beat by stablemate Little Owl in Gold cup, early 80's, had a double with Heighlin @ 40/1 in the triumph.
Dark Honey getting done on the run in carrying top weight in the Gold Card final many years ago. Never seen the race since the day it was ran.
Financially speaking - Stormez in the 4 miler.
Financially speaking - Stormez in the 4 miler.
Redrob, you are getting mixed up
Heighlin was 1980 and the battle between Night Nurse and Little Owl was 1981
Tied Cottage"Won" the 1980 Gold cup(only to lose it a few weeks later
Heighlin was 1980 and the battle between Night Nurse and Little Owl was 1981
Tied Cottage"Won" the 1980 Gold cup(only to lose it a few weeks later
The three most hideous ones for me were Harchibald (of course) Merchant's Friend (28/1, must have been 15 lengths clear...it seemed that) and the unbelievable omission that is Wayward Lad - probably the biggest hoof in the sac I've ever had in racing besides the demise of old warriors
Carvill's Hill 10s the Gold Cup barged out of it, not a great jumper.
See You Then 2nd the Triumph Hurdle 12s after the jockey had been bigging him up, wonder what happened to this horse?
See You Then 2nd the Triumph Hurdle 12s after the jockey had been bigging him up, wonder what happened to this horse?
The Rooster against Hardy having left his kick in the Toat Gold Trophy.
Gold Cup got me twice! Was on The Fellow (a genuinely great chaser) at 33's when he was beaten by Garrison Savannah ( a genuine mediocrity), still think the photo was doctored! Was on Cybrandian at 25's, couldn't get to a TV that day and the radio commentator had me convinced I was home and hosed! More recently I cursed McCoy when he got Rhinestone Cowboy up from the dead when Maljimar would have staightened me out for about four festivals!
Long time ago now but big double Brigadier Gerard (2000 gns)12s and Persian War (Ch Hu)4s bt by Bula. Still got the AP voucher.
More recently:
Maljimar, keep seeing AP's finest hour so can't forget it.
Thing Norman Williamson rode in the stayers. Rode a shocker, last day and finished 2nd, let me down very big time.
More recently:
Maljimar, keep seeing AP's finest hour so can't forget it.
Thing Norman Williamson rode in the stayers. Rode a shocker, last day and finished 2nd, let me down very big time.
MM - yes, absolutely awful about Valiramix. That was a moment when I wanted to give up this sport.
The pertemps at the 2003 festival...... I had backed Iris' Gift at all rates from 20s down to 7s.
Jonjo ran it in the Stayers as a novice where it finished 2nd to Baracouda, in what may have been one of the strongest Stayers Hurdles in term of depths for a long time at the festival!!
Trainer said it would have won the Pertemps by half the track!! :-(
Jonjo ran it in the Stayers as a novice where it finished 2nd to Baracouda, in what may have been one of the strongest Stayers Hurdles in term of depths for a long time at the festival!!
Trainer said it would have won the Pertemps by half the track!! :-(
Refinement for me, i had already turned around and working out how much i had won. 
2 for me
The first one was the tragic fall (and death) of the great Lanzarote in the Gold Cup
The second was when Forgive and Forget broke a hind leg coming towards the last couple of fences when absolutely cruising (jockey said "would have won by a minute").
Both utterly tragic losses of superb horses, and both financially tricky as well.
The first one was the tragic fall (and death) of the great Lanzarote in the Gold Cup
The second was when Forgive and Forget broke a hind leg coming towards the last couple of fences when absolutely cruising (jockey said "would have won by a minute").
Both utterly tragic losses of superb horses, and both financially tricky as well.
Cry - Forgive was one of the true greats imo - arguably should have won 3 gold cups.
Definitely has to be Well Chief's fall when favourite for the Champion Chase and had about 2 stone over all of his rivals - that race was a penalty kick for him!
And this year when Kauto fell in the Gold Cup(even though I'd backed Denman) - parly because I love Kauto and partly because of all the ar$eholes in the Best Mate stand who cheered like they'd just won the FA Cup.
And this year when Kauto fell in the Gold Cup(even though I'd backed Denman) - parly because I love Kauto and partly because of all the ar$eholes in the Best Mate stand who cheered like they'd just won the FA Cup.
Direct Route getting nailed QM 2000 by Edredon Bleu. Each time I watch it DR gets further in front.
Was half length last time I saw it :-)
Also QM of 07 as mentioned by the WC but for a different reason. Was on Nickname ap @ 240's. Pulled morning of the race.
Remember Thommo interviewing Martin Brassil on course on day. Would have been nice to get a run for me money !!
How I love that race haha.
Was half length last time I saw it :-)
Also QM of 07 as mentioned by the WC but for a different reason. Was on Nickname ap @ 240's. Pulled morning of the race.
Remember Thommo interviewing Martin Brassil on course on day. Would have been nice to get a run for me money !!
How I love that race haha.
Very similar to mine, wellchief-
I'd told all my non-racing mates what a certainty Well Chief was there, we'd all piled in, only for him to fall at the 2nd or 3rd
And I was absolutely conkers deep on Kauto this year, biggest bet I've had. Relieved to see the old boy get up and walk away though, a nice moment that softened the blow of the cash.
It's for that reason that you could not pay me to go back to the Best Mate stand- full of total morons and chavs. Give me the hustle and bustle and atmosphere of Tatts any day.
I'd told all my non-racing mates what a certainty Well Chief was there, we'd all piled in, only for him to fall at the 2nd or 3rd
And I was absolutely conkers deep on Kauto this year, biggest bet I've had. Relieved to see the old boy get up and walk away though, a nice moment that softened the blow of the cash.
It's for that reason that you could not pay me to go back to the Best Mate stand- full of total morons and chavs. Give me the hustle and bustle and atmosphere of Tatts any day.
blackjack ketchum well chief double, desperate times they were.
ibrahima,i was the same as you. refinement had won the race,or so i thought.was gutted,would have been a great start to the day. i think mccoy did brilliantly to get it there but i think he stopped pushing in the same manner when he reached the front.
gloria victus
nick dundee
2 superstars in the making ,if only they stood up.
nick dundee
2 superstars in the making ,if only they stood up.
Kicking King in the Arkle, Well Chief broke some stats to win it but it was a double whammy cos the next year I didn't back it for the Gold Cup either.
There are some races that the punters try to get out of jail and when Rhinestone Cowboy got beat the whole stand were on - he was robbed by the stewards too (some went in again for him to get the result overturned!!)- I call that day "black Wednesday", probably the worst day for punters I have ever seen there.
There are some races that the punters try to get out of jail and when Rhinestone Cowboy got beat the whole stand were on - he was robbed by the stewards too (some went in again for him to get the result overturned!!)- I call that day "black Wednesday", probably the worst day for punters I have ever seen there.
Psycho.
I had a wonderful Festival that year and had been to all the days (there were 11 or 12 races on Thursday Friday because of the storm).
Highlights included Albertas Run which I had backed on here at 30 winning at 4/1 Fav with a lumpy place bet on Battlecry, monster bet on Denman on the rails at 9/4 for the Gold Cup, a decent chunk on Inglis Drever etc etc.
In my view the County Hurdle was a much better last race than the Grand Annual and I had £400 at 9/2 on Psycho plus a small ew saver at 25's on French Saluaie on the rails.
As you know Carberry F'cked up royally and French Saulaie placed at 40/1!!!!
I left the course in a very bad mood despite a superb and profitable week. Still hurts now.
I had a wonderful Festival that year and had been to all the days (there were 11 or 12 races on Thursday Friday because of the storm).
Highlights included Albertas Run which I had backed on here at 30 winning at 4/1 Fav with a lumpy place bet on Battlecry, monster bet on Denman on the rails at 9/4 for the Gold Cup, a decent chunk on Inglis Drever etc etc.
In my view the County Hurdle was a much better last race than the Grand Annual and I had £400 at 9/2 on Psycho plus a small ew saver at 25's on French Saluaie on the rails.
As you know Carberry F'cked up royally and French Saulaie placed at 40/1!!!!
I left the course in a very bad mood despite a superb and profitable week. Still hurts now.
The bloody WH Trophy, been chinned in it a few times
having been told in clonmel 2 weeks before that skys the limit was a cert for coral cup 2006 and not backing it, why i didnt i will never come to terms with. He hosed up in a canter at 10/1
Country Member.
I thought he had won from my position in the stands. Still can't believe they didn't call for a photo.
I thought he had won from my position in the stands. Still can't believe they didn't call for a photo.
Dorans pride suffering a fatal fall in the 2003 foxhunters in what was to be his swansong,a tragic end to a fantastic career
Well Chief falling in the Champion Chase in 2007. I had got a good word for him before his comeback demolition job in the game spirit and had backed him at 9/2 for THe Champ Chase, he duely pissed up and went of evens in March. Myself an my mate wernt happ with our bundle at 9/2 and went overboard on track at 11/10. Just as the race went of it occured to us that the only way he could get beat was if he fell.... oh sh!t he just fell!!!!!
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Mr Eboue has already called my two !!!!! Harchibald and Refinement !!! Both not my biggest loses but was guilty of thinking both where in the bag
not backing ForPady in the Arkle even though I backed him religiously in every one of his previous races
backing him win only in the QMCC 2010
i love that woofer but he hates me
backing him win only in the QMCC 2010
i love that woofer but he hates me
gold cup won by imp commander had backed a.p in singles doubles trebles and a £20 e.w acca at billys sizing europe 13/2 ,big zeb 10s ,weapons amnesty 10s ,hills had a special offer as it was st patricks day on the wednesday that any irish winner was a 2 points bonus if you took a price so the 2 10.1 winners become 12 -1 anyway had 2 days of sleepless nights walking around in a daze thinking of nothing but the gold cup had £23k + running on to cooldine at 16s you know the rest ,i won decent money on the singles doubles trebles but its the massive payout that you always think back to ,what might have been ,it was a bit dissapointing but it was one hell of a buzz waiting for the gold cup knowing that a massive payout was possible ,oh well theres always this years cheltenham to look forward to good luck to all
redrob
i thought baron blakeney won the triumph hurdle the
day little owl won the gold cup.
i thought baron blakeney won the triumph hurdle the
day little owl won the gold cup.
magic carpet
that was a very sad day indeed,the horse should never have been there
that was a very sad day indeed,the horse should never have been there
Cherrykino 93
Still not right whenever I think about that to be honest
Still not right whenever I think about that to be honest
AZERTYUIOP CHAMPION CHASE 2005 - even though i new MF would have his measure i loved this horse and backed him accordingly
AZERTYUIOP CHAMPION CHASE 2004 HOWEVER - [;)] - and was convinced even though MF UR, i felt he was the better, ^^oh how wrong i was^^
HARCHIBALD CHAMPION HURDLE
KAUTO STAR GOLD CUP 2008
KAUTO STAR GOLD CUP 2010
(number of cries reflects how hard it was to fail, epic fails have more cries governed by the amount of hard sterling on their backs mainly like)
- even though i new MF would have his measure i loved this horse and backed him accordinglyAZERTYUIOP CHAMPION CHASE 2004 HOWEVER - [;)] - and was convinced even though MF UR, i felt he was the better, ^^oh how wrong i was^^
HARCHIBALD CHAMPION HURDLE
KAUTO STAR GOLD CUP 2008
KAUTO STAR GOLD CUP 2010
(number of cries reflects how hard it was to fail, epic fails have more cries governed by the amount of hard sterling on their backs mainly like)
Distant Thunder, WH Chase.
Would have been over £2k and I'm never 'up' after day one at The Festval.
Would have been over £2k and I'm never 'up' after day one at The Festval.
Mine is Harchibald too but in the County Hurdle. I was getting ready to celebrate his easy victory when he contrived to cost me of even the place money which would've been nice.
Golden Cross in the stayers in 06 hurt like a mother fcuker.
The wonderful Mighty Man back in third. I had both to win.
The wonderful Mighty Man back in third. I had both to win.
refinement
impek ryanair
that thing of mcaire,s in sun alliance when jock rode a stinker
was counting money on all three
impek ryanair
that thing of mcaire,s in sun alliance when jock rode a stinker
was counting money on all three
jair de cochet
was that french for kick in the crackers
was that french for kick in the crackers
Maljimar Will Hill 33's e/w bet to win price of a decent car,Mc Coy Whicita Lineman nuff said.....
backing hardy eustace at fancy pics for the coral cup the year he won the champion,venalmar getting beat by fiveforthree,monets garden 2nd in the arkle
Like Eric Morris, its Rooster Booster in the CH 2003. He came there on the bridle, Hardy was 33/1, he was going to sail past... still, my favourite horse of all time :D
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