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My worst moment personally has to be seeing Trabolgan winning the Hennessey at Newbury 2005. I laid it to the boards. I felt like my guts had fallen out of my body...
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Anzum, 99 stayers hurdle........was a member of Ricks at the time and he tipped it at 66/1...........didn't bother backing it
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Cheering home Ille De Chepre at R. Ascot (G Starkey on board/grass) [:D] /
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Being asked to leave the course at Aintree because of the bomb scare, all the resulting hassle and chaos, and being so browned off by Monday that i didn't bother backing Lord Gyllene.
or one of the first big-priced winners I ever backed, Kenny O'Reilly, being disqualified at Thirsk after I'd got on at 33/1. |
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Prince Rupert, interesting i helped with putting on that very horse, are you aquainted with the owner??
And wtf did you get the 33s  must have been early |
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ThE jock was told what might happen if he gave him a crack with the whip
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Zilzal, I found it myself, no insider stuff. As I remember there was quite a cryptic comment in the Sporting Life about it, and it looked a poor race,so I had a go. When I saw the price go up I thought I'd have some, and then as the price tumbled I knew something was up.
Watching the race from side on I had no idea there might be a problem until they called the enquiry. |
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Golden Cross getting beat in the Stayers by My Way De Solzen. Was doing my conkers all festival and had my biggest bet of the festival on Golden Cross, could of turned a bad festival into a good one
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It was a day of mourning
 no fptp then. Baked beans for a whole week |
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It must have been thirty years ago, and I'm still not over it!
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Buckfast Abbey losing his life at Cheltenham at the top of the hill.
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Well, being a NH enthusiast I have to say Florida Pearl falling at Leopardstown in the Lexus was a very very painful experience.
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Thats was nasty Alain, very sad ending for a fine horse indeed, ive only ever seen one replay of that(not intentionally) and never wish to see that again
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did this affect yer appreciation of yer favourite tipple alain?
 Alain on the way back form Lidls to toast the horse. |
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Prince Rupert, we only got around 7s off course
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baked beans can be very nutritional :D
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Zilzal, I was trying to remember the SP, wasn't it about 3/1?
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Something near that, the Jock was a replacement and was told that if he used the whip the horse would run about.a lot of taxi drivers were sent around various shops in London and told to wait for the 1st show(they were told the time of the race only and a contact was established)
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Wild power beating jupon vert from 20 behind at the water in the summer at new abb one year was extremely hard to take
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Jonjo O'Neil producing Pinch Hitter on the run in to beat my Dads horse Northern Sky in the Galway hurdle in the early 80's. We backed ours to win very large amounts and looked like he would oblige til Jonjo had other ideas to scupper us.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6W4PGoIyww&feature=related
i had won around three grand at the meeting, steviewonderboy and saint liam helping pay for the trip. but it was getting dumped by the cute little blonde american girl that hurt... |
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being offered a sexual encounter [maybe]by a blonde and being to shy to do anything about it [randwick park ,sydney]
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Ei Ei last hurdle at Rasen when well clear, the end of a wonderful career.
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See More Business getting carried out by Cyborgo in the GC,biggest bet ever and was absolutely convinced of victory...took me weeks to get over it!
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Lady Cricket getting done in the shadow of the post in the Mildmay of Flete...I had tickets for GC day, but I just went home after two of the worst punting days of my life. Bank and Building Society accounts got smeared
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Waited in the stands ALL afternoon getting more and more convinced i was about to back
the winner of the cheltenham bumper Bets on [and there were a few] 10-1 Under orders Tapes up and KARAJA spins at the start and unseats Nina C Still cant believe that moment DESPARATE |
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Biggest ever bet on Hawk Wing in QEII
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Thanks for all the interesting posts guys!
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had backed broadsword at 33/1 for triumph.huge roar followed by silence as baron blakeny went past it.cant remember the name but had backed something at 25 to win triumph and was glad to get money back when it was abandoned.horse then won rerun without me having a copper on it.backed hard outlook at 125/1 ew to win national.place was ok but still felt like a loser.think grittar won it.
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Watching Jamie Osborne pull Large Action up in the 97 champion hurdle |
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valeramix
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i wasnt there myself but i should think anybody by the parade ring at newbury back in february would have that in there worst moments.
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Gloria Victus
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Crisp getting beat in the Grand National. He humped top weight around the course to see him get done on the run in was saddening.
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Ekbalco`s fatal fall at Newcastle worst racing day of my life horrible day.Spoke to Sam Morsehead at Perth during summer he reckoned Gaye Brief would have won anyway can`t agree with that one but we`ll never know.
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i would agree with that ekbalco either.
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add NOT
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Being filmed having a dump in a tent the other day.
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Horatio Nelson in the Derby was very sad.
George Washington dying in the slop in the Breeders Cup gaving been brought back from stud, they wouldn't have risked him is he was of any commercial value to them. |
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Sandown,eclipse day,BOSRA SHAM.
 Done my ollox,even had a bet how far it would win. Had to borrow money for soho on the night. F'cking fallon. [>o] |