New Posts For Thread: champions day thoughts ascot saturdayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturdaycracking top class racing and possible /probable very soft ground could throw up a suprise or two . the 2 miler and kyprios is gonna be hard to beat and a banker for many on form should win but price is short and not for me and tho the likelest winneThat's right. There were a lot of anxious City types in the crowd because Black Wednesday had just happened. Racing attracted more businesspeople than students back then.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328483#564328483That's right. There were a lot of anxious City types in the crowd because Black Wednesday had just happened. Racing attracted more businesspeople than students back then.Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:51:20 -0500That's right, I was there. Think Quick Ransom just loved the dead ground.There were a lot of anxious racegoers that day because Black Wednesday had just happened. The days when racing attracted more businesspeople than students.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328473#564328473That's right, I was there. Think Quick Ransom just loved the dead ground.There were a lot of anxious racegoers that day because Black Wednesday had just happened. The days when racing attracted more businesspeople than students.Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:48:39 -0500I've never been a backer myself and winning is winningbut having seen economics last 3 runs rather than been a champion for 90% of each of his last 3 races he,s looked like losing them bled again as wellhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328327#564328327I've never been a backer myself and winning is winningbut having seen economics last 3 runs rather than been a champion for 90% of each of his last 3 races he,s looked like losing them bled again as wellSat, 19 Oct 2024 11:38:41 -0500ps 14/1https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328325#564328325ps 14/1Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:36:44 -0500cheers, easy to remember one of your last 20 winnershttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328321#564328321cheers, easy to remember one of your last 20 winnersSat, 19 Oct 2024 11:35:19 -0500quick ransom won 26th sept 1992 12 furlongs won by a head in soft ridden by D McKEOWN BEATING LIFT AND LOAD , it would have been the qe11 meetinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328319#564328319quick ransom won 26th sept 1992 12 furlongs won by a head in soft ridden by D McKEOWN BEATING LIFT AND LOAD , it would have been the qe11 meetingSat, 19 Oct 2024 11:34:00 -0500Yes Sure Blade won it as Group 2 that was the year before Milligram, Miesque and Sonic Ladyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328317#564328317Yes Sure Blade won it as Group 2 that was the year before Milligram, Miesque and Sonic LadySat, 19 Oct 2024 11:32:02 -0500im certain the qe11 was group2 in the 80s , royal ascot itself had only the gold cup as group1 , goodwood didnt have any in the 70s 80s theres far too much nowhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328309#564328309im certain the qe11 was group2 in the 80s , royal ascot itself had only the gold cup as group1 , goodwood didnt have any in the 70s 80s theres far too much nowSat, 19 Oct 2024 11:28:51 -0500was this the ASCOT card that used to show all the races on BBC and finished with a mile 4 handicap usually run on heavy ground,seemed to remember QUICK RANSOM winning it for Johnson one yr ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328303#564328303was this the ASCOT card that used to show all the races on BBC and finished with a mile 4 handicap usually run on heavy ground,seemed to remember QUICK RANSOM winning it for Johnson one yr ?Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:26:23 -0500Whole card needs downgrading to G2 status imvho.The prize money is mind boggling and ought to be put elsewhere.The idea of this mega 'champions days' in flat racing presumably caught on with the success of the Dubai World Cup, Breeders Cup and the enhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31856391/champions-day-thoughts-ascot-saturday?post_id=564328295#564328295Whole card needs downgrading to G2 status imvho.The prize money is mind boggling and ought to be put elsewhere.The idea of this mega 'champions days' in flat racing presumably caught on with the success of the Dubai World Cup, Breeders Cup and the enSat, 19 Oct 2024 11:21:47 -0500