New Posts For Thread: did clare balding just say frankel wont race again?!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-againadd your message hereBBC/Balding a disgrace! It was not the time or place to start delivering bad news about another horse that was nothing to do with the Grand National when millions of easily confused members of Joe Public once a year punters are watching. What the helhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518629231#518629231BBC/Balding a disgrace! It was not the time or place to start delivering bad news about another horse that was nothing to do with the Grand National when millions of easily confused members of Joe Public once a year punters are watching. What the helSun, 15 Apr 2012 04:03:40 -0500""No decision at all will be taken until after he has had this definitive scan which is due to take place next week"The fact that there is a decision to made says a lot , i hope to god im wrong i really dohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518619701#518619701""No decision at all will be taken until after he has had this definitive scan which is due to take place next week"The fact that there is a decision to made says a lot , i hope to god im wrong i really doSat, 14 Apr 2012 16:47:10 -0500Lord Teddy Grimthorpe has denied Frankel has been retired amid rumours on Saturday.Winner of all nine of his starts to date, including the 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes last year, Sir Henry Cecil's superstar washttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518619535#518619535Lord Teddy Grimthorpe has denied Frankel has been retired amid rumours on Saturday.Winner of all nine of his starts to date, including the 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes last year, Sir Henry Cecil's superstar wasSat, 14 Apr 2012 16:41:09 -0500I did notice that - I like Clare - possible she (or someone) misheard the message - unacceptable by the national broadcater irrespective of the circumstances but accept she may not have been to blame.Main thing is potentially better news on a fantasthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518613045#518613045I did notice that - I like Clare - possible she (or someone) misheard the message - unacceptable by the national broadcater irrespective of the circumstances but accept she may not have been to blame.Main thing is potentially better news on a fantastSat, 14 Apr 2012 13:43:09 -0500Firstly BBC did FAB coverage for 1st time in years. Secondly did anyone else notice that Clare originally said likely to be and then seemed distracted by her earpiece just before "correcting" herself saying retired?Based on TV evidence, I think Clarhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518612901#518612901Firstly BBC did FAB coverage for 1st time in years. Secondly did anyone else notice that Clare originally said likely to be and then seemed distracted by her earpiece just before "correcting" herself saying retired?Based on TV evidence, I think ClarSat, 14 Apr 2012 13:39:59 -0500shocking effort by Balding and the BBC having listened to Grimthorpe on RUK. Irresponsible broadcasting.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518608045#518608045shocking effort by Balding and the BBC having listened to Grimthorpe on RUK. Irresponsible broadcasting.Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:41:17 -0500on the television before in an interviewhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518607297#518607297on the television before in an interviewSat, 14 Apr 2012 11:24:05 -0500tanslated -hes achieved everything we made up an excuse to keep him at stud as we didnt want to risk racing him againhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518606945#518606945tanslated -hes achieved everything we made up an excuse to keep him at stud as we didnt want to risk racing him againSat, 14 Apr 2012 11:15:36 -0500source bf?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518606943#518606943source bf?Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:15:34 -0500tanslated -hes achieved everything we made up an excuse to keep him at stud as we didnt want to risk racing him againhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29061093/did-clare-balding-just-say-frankel-wont-race-again?post_id=518606939#518606939tanslated -hes achieved everything we made up an excuse to keep him at stud as we didnt want to risk racing him againSat, 14 Apr 2012 11:15:27 -0500