Can't wait for the real racing to start again in April

Yes.  I like to see fast horses.

How bad is the Champion Chase as well? Douvan well odds on and could stop for a piss and still win

Ticking the days off until those fabulous Handicaps at Cheltenham

oooh! cant wait for  Aintree either !! quality racing.!!

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1) (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series) 1m 4f

   
1st (3)         3 Highland Reel (IRE)     A P O'Brien     4 2nd (2) 2nd         7 Wings of Desire     J H M Gosden     3    
3rd (5)          1 Dartmouth     Sir Michael Stoute     4
4th (1)          5 Sir Isaac Newton     A P O'Brien     4
5th (4)         2 Erupt (IRE)     towards finish opened 7/2
6th (7)     1¼     6 Western Hymn     J H M Gosden     5    
7th (6)     nk     4 Second St

Yeah...what quality...fooking King George that

Just a shame the mighty Postponed missed it this year

Yes ,can't wait to see the same horses every other Saturday running in 5 furlong sprints  , especially love the ones where half the field drawn on the wrong side finish half a furlong behind.

Duffy,

Though I see what you are getting at, I think you picked the wrong race to be critical of...IMO, HR was o briens best 3yo of his generation, but due to his breeding, was sacrificed for better bred Coolmore horses of his era...much the same way Adelaide was for Australia.

Ps, the king George no longer has the appeal that it once did

Yeah can't wait to back that 'should have won' that got boxed in on the inside behind a wall of horses in that very unfair flat race

Same nags racing each other week in week out and wondering why racecourses still allow such massive draw bias's 'but it's fair and square'

YAWN

Unlike the clear at the last and falls..or what about brought down...or wait a minute, there is always the unseat...or there is sun so lets make it a flat race.

Galileo makes more in a month bonking at stud than Faugheen makes on the track. The flat is the sport of kings.

Speaking of Faugheen, it's lovely to see him on the track along with Annie Power, Coneygree, Don Cossack and all the other stars. #raceoncethen****forayear

The National Hunt -

Starts in October with a load of bollocks till mid March then cram in 4 festivals in 6 weeks.

Clever thinking that.

Unlike let's start with the Lincoln .....then tumbleweeds .........

Yeah to the -
Gunieas meeting
Chester meeting
York meeting
Derby meeting
Royal Ascot

and thats just the first coupla months ya pie

Prefer the flat there's so many big races spread throughout the season. NH nowadays with the sport dominated by expensive purchases noone cares about anything but Cheltenham. Good horse no longer run in handicaps - races like the Hennessy and the Whitbread used to be real highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejuyfa-tcKM

AT - disagree. Plenty of good class competitive Handicaps, with excellent betting opportunities .

Like all of it but the jumps is much better for betting on imo.

The draw and luck in running plays such a huge part in flat races - even the top Grade 1's can be massively affected.

ya pie
Fair enough , an intellectual insult I simply cannot compete with .

Two weeks to go for the Flat follow quickly by the Classic trials - I cannot wait; Aintree and/or Punchestown are not my cup of tea.

n/hunt is s..t now roll on the flat

agreed. slow random racing over almost over, that's a relief. can focus on the quality product now.

think I've had about 3 winners since november

What is wrong with the flat racing on now? Southwell is a law unto itself but so is Pontefract on heavy ground. Kempton, Chelmsford and now Newcastle are attracting some nice horses and it is a seamless transition to grass these days.

Well said, sage.