Ted Walsh quote before the Gold Cup..........

It would have been his usual nonsense, he's clueless

Something like "I am with Kauto and will  be till he takes his last breath"

'until his eyes close'

a genius compared with any of the other clowns on channel 4 blackburn.

ta really thought it showed his affection for the horse, which he wouldn't really let on often

moyes, he's a joke, if it wasn't for his lad he'd be nowhere near the telly. Comparing him with other C4 chumps hardly makes him good.

Ted knows more than most, and clearly more than blackburn.

You know fk all downallsh1t show me anything you have posted that isnt witless or racist.

Yeah?

His charity bets any good this week?

Banging in winners galore all cheltenham, all posted ante post, so fk off you useless cretin.

Winners galore

Check the ante post betting thread! & the tipping comp on **** (post under first lieutenant there)!

purple = ****

You need to learn we are all the same, if Nicholls talks sense he does, if he doesnt he doesnt. If Walsh talks sense he does, if he doesnt he doesnt. There are no other criteria in judging things, people are people some are right some are wrong (depending on your opinion). The way to progress is treat everyone the same.

My opinion is Walsh is fantastic for the game, he has a great personality, an opinion, is very knowledgable and most importantly flexible to change from old school , maybe via his son, racing needs people like Walsh in future and his son who is the best jumps jockey on the planet.

Ruby is the best jock I've ever seen, his dad is a clown dining out on Ruby's success

find it hard to read you dont think father ted is not the dogs bits .topman never find anything wrong with his thoughts ruby to .most of the paddys tell it how it is unlike some of the prats we have

...and you couldnt find a more down to earth great bloke than Ruby Walsh .. my favourite jockey on all codes. You could take the p1ss out of him and he wouldnt care, he is above that he knows what is important, you can see it in his personality.

Have to agree about Ted Walsh. Bloke seems hard work at the best of times but still head and shoulders above the rest of the dinosaurs at C4. When oh when are McGrath and Francome going to be pensioned off

Ted was a fine amateur jockey,not a bad trainer,speaks his mind without  fear of upsetting the pc lot,better insight into game than most other ch4 pundits.Good guy.

Ted is fine imo.

It's the women on the show who talk utter crap, but you'd expect that really.

Ted was on TV long before Ruby made it big time and always seemed to speak sense. My brother and some of his mates met him on a train to Aintree he chatted with them all the way and was good company, joked and had the craic with them. That was the year the National was cancelled and ran on the monday when Lord Gyllene won.So unless he has changed in the mean time, he seems a decent bloke. On Thursday he slagged off Ruby for droppong his whip on Big Bucks calling it a school boy error and when pulled up by Francome said i don't call anyone else but if there is anyone i can call its Ruby ( or words to that effect).I also believe he had a go at Ruby when he got beaten by Best Mate when riding Commanche Court , saying you'll have the chance to win many Gold Cups but this might be my only chance and you bolloxed it up (or words to that effect). I think with an old man like that you are never going to get to big for your boots.

downallstar came 2nd in the purple tipping comp. Mans a legend.

We're both 20/1 antepost First Liuetenant backers he got the forum name, I'd to settle for Hurricane Fly

ted walsh was the leading amateur rider in ireland for the best part of 20 yr.he trained a grand national winner,a triumph hurdle winner and was within a hairs breath of winning a gold cup.the man is a ledgend and were lucky to have him.hes very insightful and has a unique and honest way of telling it as it is.

The only shame with Ted is that we can't have him on the Morning Line every week

last season's Lexus at Leopardstwon- finish fought out by What A Friend and Money Trix, clear of Joncol. barely had the two English-trained horses gone past in front when Ted declared on RTE - 'well that's a right kick in the town halls for the Irish chances in the Gold Cup'. Tells it like it is and certainly not clueless.

Ted Walsh is a absolute gentleman and we are lucky to have him on RTE all year.
I will never forget an incident a couple of years ago when Aiden O'Brien was trying to persude George Washington to go out onto the track and we had to listen to Robert Hall marvelling about what a wonderful horseman Aiden was and how difficult the horse must be to train,at which point Ted retorts-Nothing a couple tears across the hole wouldn't sort out!

I'm surprised to see Ted coming in for stick. Think he's excellent myself.

Hasn't got a scooby about British form and can get very parochial about Irish horses but is good value nonetheless

Oh yes he's entertaining, but his tips are garbage

Who cares blackburn,they are only there for entertainment.
Anybody who follow's pundits tips deserve to be put away imo.

True

rogerthebutler

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Hasn't got a scooby about British form and can get very parochial about Irish horses but is good value nonetheless

Most British pundits are even worse when it comes to Irish form and parochial is the flipside of arrogant so value indeed.

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Ted's favourite and most used answer to all problems is "to give it a few slaps on the arrse"...

and 'hes a hell of a horse'

ted is a sound lad me thinks. says what he thinks, no beating about the bush

I'm sure Ted will be taking all the criticism onboard, he probably thinks more of McCririck then some of you lot ffs

Good job we're not trying to win a popularity contest then isn't it?

as an irish man who watches rte racing at which ted is a fixture, he is an excellent commentator on the sport. Gives straight views, will tell u when he thinks a horse has no chance and has brilliant knowledge of the irish game in respect of owners and trainers. I love it when he mentions the local gaa club or parish the owners are from. He is doing this job long b4 ruby became a cheltenham god, and he should continue to do the job, unless ruby wants it when he retires. Imagine this scenario, Ruby buys stables off his dad, how hard would the haggling be there. Would love to be fly on wall for that. I am proud to be an irish man and I am proud that Ted represents fairly the irish people at cheltenham.

i dont think ruby would be buying his fathers stable

i know he has his own house and land - but it would be a fun haggling session if it happend - reve

RUBY-'ill give ya a million'

TED-'you must be fookin jokin, sure the tractor is twice that '

Not to mention Papillon, one of the greatest national gambles in my time. Trained by Ted, ridden by a prepubescent Ruby, not backed by Blackburn [:x]

.....dodged by 'the magic sign' , who were massively, massively below everyone else's odds, the morning of the race.

I wonder how they knew?

It appears Blackburn is in a select group of one regarding his opinions on Ted Walsh.

When he used to ride if the money was down he used to ride like a man possessed. He nearly won a gold cup as
a trainer and did win the national so knows how to train. I thought he bigged up Imperial Commander before
the GC saying he looked great. He's no tipster ,but you cann't be good at everything. The way his kids
conduct thenselves is a real credit to him as well. Racing needs characters like ted walsh.

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Ted was in rare form in galway last night!!
Came out with many gems!!