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strontium
03 Feb 12 16:15
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It's off topic now really, but does anyne know why Ongenstown Lad wasn't entrered in any of the Festival novice hurdles this week - he was quite prominent in the betting for the AB?

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Anaglogs Daughter
When: 18 Mar 12 18:02
I've just watched the race (I was looking for him on google thats how i came across this thread)


A P Mccoy Autobiography Novices' Hurdle (Class 3) (4yo+) (3m1f110y) 3m1½f Good To Firm 13 hdles
£6,256.00, £1,848.00, £924.00, £462.00, £231.00, £116.00

1st  Ongenstown Lad (IRE) 5/2J   7 11-1  Mrs Gillian Callaghan  133 * * 
b g Bach (IRE) - Lantern Logic (IRE) (Royal Fountain) K M Donoghue5
  Always travelling well, in touch, tracked leaders 8th, led soon after 3 out and cruised clear before next, not extended, impressive (op 11-4 tchd 9-4 and 3-1 in a place)   

 
«  2  17  Round Tom (FR) 7/1  6 11-3 t Paul Nicholls  122 * * » 
br g Sleeping Car (FR) - Mamie Bleue (FR) (Air Du Nord) R Walsh
  Took keen hold, chased leading pair, went 2nd 5th until after 10th, ridden and soon outpaced, plugged on into modest 2nd between last 2, no chance with winner (tchd 8-1)   

 
«  3  13  Shammy Buskins 40/1  9 11-3 p Lawney Hill  113 * * » 
b g Shambo - Quistaquay (El Conquistador) Andrew Thornton
  Niggled along in last trio, pushed along and headway into midfield after 7th, ridden and outpaced 9th, 6th and well beaten 3 out, plugged on to go modest 3rd after last   

 
«  4  11  Catcherinscratcher (IRE) 5/2J  6 10-13  Henry De Bromhead  135 * * 
b m Catcher In The Rye (IRE) - Maiden Over (IRE) (Bowling Pin) A E Lynch
  Chased leaders, mistake 10th, 3rd and ridden when hit next, beaten when mistake 2 out, weakened (op 3-1)   

 
«  5  4  Manger Hanagment (IRE) 4/1  6 11-6  Gordon Elliott  130 * * 
br g Heron Island (IRE) - Island Religion (IRE) (Religiously) A P McCoy
  Jumped right, led, hit 3 out and soon headed and well beaten next, lost 2nd between last 2, weakened (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)   

 
«  6  7  Saint Peray (FR) 28/1  5 10-5  Bob Buckler  106 * * » 
b g Fragrant Mix (IRE) - Gintonique (FR) (Royal Charter) James Best7
  In touch, mistake 7th, ridden and struggling before 10th, 5th and well beaten when mistake next, weakened, tailed off (tchd 25-1)   

 
«  7  28  Simply Smashing (IRE) 33/1  11 10-12 t Philip Kirby  120 * * » 
b g Simply Great (FR) - Kitty Boggan (Roselier) Kyle James5
  Chased leader until 5th, lost place and rear when ridden after 7th, lost touch next, tailed off from 9th (op 22-1)   

 
«  8  32  Caribbean Sea 50/1  4 10-9 tb John Joseph Hanlon  123 * * 
b g Galileo (IRE) - Numidie (FR) (Baillamont) B Hayes7
  Always in rear, not fluent 2nd, struggling when hampered 8th, soon lost touch and tailed off from next (op 40-1)   

 
«  F   Trabajo (IRE) 8/1  6 11-6  John Joseph Hanlon  119 * * 
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - My Native Gesture (IRE) (Be My Native) Paddy Brennan
  Held up in touch in last trio, 7th when fell 8th (op 12-1)   

 
Mother of sweet jeeze i never seen an easier winner at Cheltenham he had it won before they came down the hill but the race 3mile 1&1/2 Furlongs Novice hurdle seemed to have finished all off the field. I think 6 of the 9 ran again since and only 2 horses out of that race ran this year the 2nd, Paul Nicholls horse Round Tom Ruby's only mount yesterday at Kempton finished 3rd beaten 48 lengths in a 4 horse race and Catcherinthescratcher beaten near the same distance today finishing 6th of 8th at Navan. I don't know what happened the winner but a good mate of mine is a cousin of the trainer i'll not be able to find out till tuesday because he's away for the Bank Holiday but if anyone knows prehaps they can help. It looked a very promising horse.
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judorick
When: 18 Mar 12 18:19
hello strontium mate didn't see you round - were you at the festival for the week?
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BJG
When: 22 Apr 12 13:44
???Any newsConfused
By:
strontium
When: 22 Apr 12 14:21
Judo - only just seen this so sorry for the very late reply!

Yes, I was at the Festival all week. I also found the forum was starting to have a very low signal-nose ratio in the fortnight before the Festival which was clouding my thinking - so I ducked out of reading and posting for the week before and the week itself.

In contrast the quality of discussion and analysis was high in the ante-post period.
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