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No sour grapes on my part and certainly no anti-Irish sentiment either. Anyone who thinks otherwise should re-read my posts.
I want the best horses to win at Cheltenham and I want the top British trainers to acknowledge their deficiencies (when compared with their Irish counterparts) and up their game. Nothing new. As this thread makes clear, I’ve said the same thing for years. I also want British-trained and Irish-trained handicappers to run on a level playing field. Simples. |
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Sole racehorse owners V population
Uk 1852 for 60 million (2016) Ireland 3239 for 6 million (2019) Might have something to do with it ! |
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The Irish and British do run on a level playing field,its just unfortunate that the Irish are better at this moment in time.. Swings in roundabouts
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Fergal Obrien made a statement after Imperial Alcazar's hike saying it's hard for the English to hide what they are holding onto.. I get that but don't go out and win the bloody race so easy then, the Irish Qualifiers are more competitive so imo the English only have themselves to blame..Last two qualifiers in England had 6 or 8 runners
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Aidan O'Brien sends some of his lessor lights over to the UK to test the water so to speak. Why UK trainers are not doing similar prior to Cheltenham is a total mystery to me.
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I agree Nijinsky
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Quevega06 22 Mar 21 13:12 Joined: 23 Nov 15 | Topic/replies: 428 | Blogger: Quevega06's blog
The Irish and British do run on a level playing field,its just unfortunate that the Irish are better at this moment in time.. Swings in roundabouts Comedy gold this... The handicap system is not a level playing field I can assure you of this and it isn’t swings and roundabouts like you put it A handicap is designed for horses to race equally, not get beaten 15 lengths in every race they run in like the British horses are doing against all Irish horses that come over every Cheltenham festival, so your talking nonsense |
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Was going to say harry
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Correct me if I'm wrong but from memory I cant remember an Irish horse winning a handicap this year around 15 lengths.. What I was referring to a level playing field is the English handicapper gives us a tax to level it up.. Just because the Irish horses are better trained and improve for the day its unfortunate the IRISH keep winning
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I don't understand why you always look to blame someone else , look at the horses compared to the Irish.. Different league
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Horses, trainers and jockeys were in a different league. The question is why. Mind you the Irish jockey pool is not very deep. The meeting at Down Royal on Wednesday 17th showed up how many dreadful riders there still are getting rides over there when the elite were at Cheltenham.
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People are coming up with so many reasons
There is a danger that the basics are overlooked Horses are treated as cattle in Ireland They come under the Department of Agriculture Not some class based government quango like the BHA THE GOVERNMENT OPENLY SUPPORTS THE RACING INDUSTRY Currently they cant do that in England. The Snowflakes and the antis hold too big a voting card so the politicans see the sport as a hot potato. |
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Sageform if you go to pony racing you will see the next ruby walshes, barry geraghtys and tony mccoys out in force. Teenagers standing up in the stirrups waving as they cross the line a la mikel barcelona, pour moi , epsom. You will see the next generation slagging each other pre and post race. It is a tough breeding ground so anyone who makes it is well groomed.
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Probably true as are many pony races in GB. Still some pretty awful riders about.
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