Cheltenham Festival
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I’m off to Leopardstown for both days and can’t wait. It’s one meeting that I’ve always wanted to go to as the racing really sets up Cheltenham perfectly. Any recommendations for decent racing pubs around the track before or after racing or in Dublin ?
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Can't comment on pubs as don't think like cheltenham were re-runs are on TV like naas for punchestown festival but others will have more imput,just get from ur hotel to racing enjoy the day,return have a meal relax for the evening and repeat the relaxation part
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It’s very very good hibore the best advice I could give you is buy the seats in premium level ,if your staying in Dublin the tram is the best way to travel and there is a free bus to and from the racecourse only a short ride once you get of the tram,if your staying at the Clayton you can walk to the track.
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Cheers Jim, there are 4 of us staying by St Stephens green so will look to see if tram is close enough to access. Thanks for the heads up.
We are Premium level on the Saturday and going into a black market bookie Box on the Sunday (they are the ones that invited us over). I try to go out and watch the big races with the crowd as that is the real buzz. We are flying back Monday morning so would be nice to find a racing pub on Sunday night to discuss with the locals. Otherwise we will go into Dublin for the craic. |
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Tram no problem from there just can’t remember which stop to get of at one of the Irish lads on here will know ,but the shuttle bus will then take you to the races no more than 5 minutes on the bus,at all festivals other than the covid one I have stayed at the Clayton but to be honest there isn’t a lot of worthwhile racing chat there ,staying in Dublin this year ,the view from the seats in premium enclosure are at least the equal of level 3 at Cheltenham,I don’t know if you get the racing post or not if you do get one in Dublin as unbelievably they don’t sell them on course.
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Ye get off at sandyford
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Don't worry about thanking me
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Great. Cheers for the info.
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Already did
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Hope I'm right now
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What a bit concerning is having gone through the grade one entries this is how the look
2m6f novice hurdle entries 17. Mullins 4 Elliott 7 Juvenile hurdle entries 15 Mullins 10 Elliott 1 Irish arkle entries 12. Mullins 8 Elliott 1 Irish gold cup entries 11. Mullins 6 Elliott 2 2m5f novice chase entries 27 Mullins 12 Elliott 5 Dublin chase entries 8 Mullins 4. Elliott 0 Irish champion hurdle entries 9 Mullins 5 Elliott 2 2m novice hurdle entries 17 Mullins 8 Elliott 5 Just Alan king and nigel twiston davies entered one horse each with huge prize money on offer and constant moaning about uk prize money ( two uk trained horses entered for Saturdays Clarence House ) I find it very frustrating there is not more interest when the uk trained mare won at the Dublin festival she got a terrific reception from the racegoers. |
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We have been asking that question for years. The main concensus is the English trainers don't run their good horses against eachother or send them to Ireland, as the Irish horses are superior and they don'taant to blot the form book.
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Mullins' monopoly of NH is frightening.
Shame more English horses are not sent over but I can understand not sending a Cheltenham hope to the meeting. |
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If I had a hot prospect,then Mullins would be top of my list to train it. Especially given the difference in prize money.
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Mr Mullins's not for me. Mr Mullins prioritises Ricci's charges.
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Oh dear
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Your best bet this year
Is willie mullins trained horses go through the card on one of the days Its just a matter of time |
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Your best bet this year
Is willie mullins trained horses go through the card on one of the days Its just a matter of time |
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Your best bet this year
Is willie mullins trained horses go through the card on one of the days Its just a matter of time |
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Buy a few apples and a Toblerone off the woman at the entrance
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There long gone ffs
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I would want 500 at least but you wont get it.
Gordon is his only real oppo this year Getting more and more like a typical big Irish meeting. |
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Great to see Gordon is back where he belongs.
Sure they already call it, the biggest Irish race meeting in England. |
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The Arkle trial looks exciting with Appreciate It, Dysart Dynamo and El Fabiolo all declared.
Looks set to be a high class trials weekend in Dublin. |
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The grade ones have help up well on Saturday brandy,thought the handicap chase looked average as does the bumper.
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Duffy
Did you disagree with his view that energumine would be ridden differently at the festival? |
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Apologies wrong thread
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Early start tomorrow with 6.30 flight to Dublin. Looks like it will be a great days racing with Galopin the highlight.
The race that interests me apart from that is the Irish Arkle. With Dysart and Appreciate going hammer and tongs up front they could set this up for a closer. I was surprised that Banbridge was running here rather than the 2.5 against Mighty Potter but watching the last race back he was always wanting to go a stride faster over the longer distance and I also think the ground suited the real stayers that day. He still ran really well when you watch in isolation. I’m very strong on him to finish in the first 3 (7/1 and 8/1) and if the front runners do take each other on then the winner could be sitting in behind. I was wondering if Appreciate It had ever won without leading ? I don’t think he’ll get to the front tomorrow so that is an unknown. |
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good luck hibore have a good day ,a cracking weekends racing in store !
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Caed mile failte. Best of Irish luck Hibore. Please don't clean the local bookies out, leave something for the rest of us.
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The Arkle trial could have been such a good race, but looking over it, sadly they all come from one yard.
Maybe a change in the rules could save Irish graded racing??? Thoughts?? |
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Foyles Hibore is going for the weekend not the day he's waiting to buy me a pint on Sunday?
Appreciate it was led in the supreme,if he led in both chase starts forgive me would need to look again. |
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have a great weekend hibs and bentring enjoy ya pints
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Dublin very busy last night with visitors over for the racing one thing they all had in common were they were fed up with the cost and hassle with Cheltenham
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Unfortunately Foyles the pints we're tongue and cheek I'll be driving 4 other yahoo's so no refreshments apart from cola and coffee and Thank you
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well whatever enjoy the exp and if ya win a few quid all the better!
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