worst moment on course and why?

Anzum, 99 stayers hurdle........was a member of Ricks at the time and he tipped it at 66/1...........didn't bother backing it

Cheering home Ille De Chepre at R. Ascot (G Starkey on board/grass) [:D] /

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.

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

ThE jock was told what might happen if he gave him a crack with the whip

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.

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

It was a day of mourning no fptp then. Baked beans for a whole week

It must have been thirty years ago, and I'm still not over it!

Buckfast Abbey losing his life at Cheltenham at the top of the hill.

Well, being a NH enthusiast I have to say Florida Pearl falling at Leopardstown in the Lexus was a very very painful experience.

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

did this affect yer appreciation of yer favourite tipple alain?



Alain on the way back form Lidls to toast the horse.

Prince Rupert, we only got around 7s off course

baked beans can be very nutritional :D

Zilzal, I was trying to remember the SP, wasn't it about 3/1?

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)

Wild power beating jupon vert from 20 behind at the water in the summer at new abb one year was extremely hard to take

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.

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...

being offered a sexual encounter [maybe]by a blonde and being to shy to do anything about it [randwick park ,sydney]

Ei Ei last hurdle at Rasen when well clear, the end of a wonderful career.

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!

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

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

Biggest ever bet on Hawk Wing in QEII

Thanks for all the interesting posts guys!

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.

Watching Jamie Osborne pull Large Action up in the 97 champion hurdle

valeramix

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.

Gloria Victus

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.

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.

i would agree with that ekbalco either.

add NOT

Being filmed having a dump in a tent the other day.

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.

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]

the diversity of this forum just highlighted by the last 2 posts.

George Washington......An undignified and disgraceful way to go....ran for all the wrong reasons that day

could not agree more valueman

Valueman. Any Oli news?

Diverse indeed jimnast,my last post was a tongue in cheek reference to recent events but nevertheless the George Washington debacle shows how memories live on.

My worst was that amazing mare Dawn Run dying in France,a death that should never have occurred.Her owner was a greedy bastard who did not deserve her,she should have been in foal in a paddock.[>o][>o]

scotboy my post should have read last 3 posts i had missed yours.dawn run was yet another made to go to the well once to often,like dorans pride.

George Washington was a huge loss to the breed, a Guineas winning miler by Danehill who also happened to be the best looking and most charasmatic horse in training.

I was only yards from Best Mate when he collapsed and died at Exeter.
Paul Carberry was trotting him back after he was pulled-up in the race,
all of a sudden he began to stagger and Carberry jumped off him straight away
when he began to wobble. About 10 mins before he had won the 'best turned out' award.
A memorial stone marks now the spot the other side of the fence where he died.

Been a few mate,but Dawn Run for me was the most repulsive act of greed ever perpetrated on an animal,a foal would have brought more than a win in France but the bastard wanted both.[>o]

Won a couple of hundred quid on the Tote at Haydock. Paid out in twenties, just happened to check them and most were forgeries went back to same cashier and ask for different money as I was suspicious of the money she looked at and said it was OK.Had a fancy in the next race so went back to the same window and gave her back all the dodge money, you should have seen her face.she knew dam well the money was iffy, a child could have spotted it, she must have been waiting all afternoon to get rid of it. Luckily the horse was placed so I collected my wining from a different window.

Won a couple of hundred quid on the Tote at Haydock. Paid out in twenties, just happened to check them and most were forgeries went back to same cashier and ask for different money as I was suspicious of the money she looked at and said it was OK.Had a fancy in the next race so went back to the same window and gave her back all the dodge money, you should have seen her face.she knew dam well the money was iffy, a child could have spotted it, she must have been waiting all afternoon to get rid of it. Luckily the horse was placed so I collected my wining from a different window.

JIMNAST: I was replying to the post,R.I.P any horse that dies on course. 

So get off your "high~horse." 

"if you~dig" 

That was a good result George,a mate of mined passed several dodgy notes he had taken in his takings.
His horse won and the best part of £1,500 was returned from the bookie,at least £800 in moodies and he had only passed about £60 in his stake.

Also agree about Dawn Run that was very sad especially after those scenes at Cheltenham,
JonJo got cancer, and why the hell was Dawn Run sent over to France for that race anyway !
(Don't know it for fact, but I heard the owner didn't even pay for Dawn Run to be flown back home, she was left in France. Would have been nice for her to be buried at Cheltenham like Red Rum at Liverpool. She deserved that.)

bluenose ?

worst was seeing a punter glassed in the bar at newbury.blood everywhere.very nasty

December 2002, Ascot, Ladbroke Hurdle.

Was on Whistling Dixe to win a nice Christmas bonus. It was foggy, and part of the home straight wasn't visible. Dixie was pulling double in second up the straight looking like the race was in the bag, then the fog came, and when the horses appeared at the last hurdle, Dixie wasn't there anymore, he'd fallen though I didn't know at the time.

Gutted, was like a Bermuda Triangle experience.

FLC...Hope your well mate......Oli had a trial yesterday, went nicely, going for the Irish Grand National starting on Oct 24th...

Needing to go to the toilet at the '86 ST Leger meeting , my opinion of this Group 1 laden event of the beautiful people was rather amended .

Great news Valueman, Spoke to PF on Greyhound Forum, he was under the imperssion you were not gona have a go, poss due to prizemoney. Speak on the GH forum soon [;)]

Went to Tweseldown PTP, the first meeting on a Sunday in the UK at which bookies were allowed to operate. The place was seriously overcrowded, absolutely heaving, and one poor old boy collapsed in the betting ring. Unbelievably, bookies carried on taking bets and punters carried on punting, all within a couple of feet of the prostrate guy - just like it was the most normal thing in the world. It was reported in the next day's Racing Post that the old boy had died.

At that same meeting, in the first race and at the very first fence, a horse fell, breaking its neck in the process. A pretty hideous day all round tbh.

Gerry,Red Rum had to step over a dead fellow in Ireland to catch his ferry,fact.[;)]

Pennekamp in the Derby. I had at the time the biggest bet of my life on it. As well as Ante Post bets on it from the first time I saw him run at Evry. As well as it being the last leg of doubles and trebles. Another "Moment of Clarity" from yours truly. That was a right kick in the bollicks. Then a ticket from the Train Inspector as I had lost my return ticket, three hours with the wonderful BTP and to top it off found out ex girlfriend had cheated on me. I loved that animal. Almost as much as I loved Istabraq. Funny how we can get so attached...

Have to agree with Alain Charnier and Zilzal1

Buckfast Abbey sliding down the hill after falling at the fence.
Probably due to the dramatic Chelt camera angles, never seen a horse look so helpless.

Poppy....I remember that, horrible. Was in the "Mackeson/Massey Ferguson" I think.

My worst moment was Wishbone in the Scottish National, crashing fall right in front of me, was running a big race for an outsider as well.

Fortunately for me I have never seen a horse killed on the racecourse and thats having been to Cheltenham, Aintree a few times and quite a few others, both codes. Remember Hedgehunter falling at the last in his first National, I feared the worst.

As most people on here,i can relate muliple worst moments from a punting perspective,like valiramix,various disqualifications over the years,Court in motion jumping the last perfectly well at exeter when clear[cost me dear]and 2 strides later slipping up on flat.

The one that takes the biscuit was proudwing fpp in jacques le marois disqualified for'hampering'a beaten placed horse at deauville.

Had told a good friend who asked me for tips and never backed them when i was in purple patch.
Apologised to him,saying how unlucky we were and he hadn'nt put a penny on.

I never 'tip' selections unless i'm asked,one bloke in particular i never tell him,cause he's biggest jinx in world.

why do these threads keep popping up today ?

It has been happening for weeks - foxy.

will shafter started it - Bringing back a thread for the SAME DATE - But from years ago - then trapping people into posting on it - thinking that it is a NEW thread from TODAY (SAME DAY  DATE)

Called 'catching people in the net'

You need to be of that mindset to enjoy it - Others of us find it irritating

where do they find them there was one today from 2010 delta brought it up ,ffs how long does it take to go that far back ?

You can get them easily foxy. One way is via google.

what are they doing on googles ?

You just do a google search. Put in something like "foxy betfair forum" and some will show up in the results.


For example.

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blimey

On course at Ascot when Dettori had his seven laid his last 3 winners for shedloads

I have never witnessed it before or after where a loose horse has run into another head-on. This happened at Fontwell circa 1974/5 where Anthony Wates was leading on Indian ? round the bottom bend when a loose horse going the opposite way crashed head-on into them.  Wates broke his leg and both horses were killed instantly.

Quite a few years back me, my dad and uncle had all done all brains at fontwell, walking across the track back to the car a £20 blows right into the old mans trouser hem, the last race was a bumper the old man says im having it on the outsider of the field 50/1 chance, was trained by either m. pitman or b de haan. Me and the uncle sit in the car freezing cold and soaking wet feeling sorry for ourselves, the horse only goes and wins we're going mad in the car all got our dough back. Along comes the old man 10 minutes later with 3 bags of chips i couldn't bring myself to do it he says. He was always a fav mug punter but i loved him, been gone a few years now.

The Buckfast Abbey tragedy for me. it wasn't at the top of the hill but at the 3rd last on the old course. In the Mackeson, I think.

But he didn't die in vain. After that terrible incident the Cheltenham Executive had the landing side of the 3rd last leveled and the fence has been very safe since then.

great story Houseofpain - I hope the chips were nice :)

Being at Ascot the day Persian Punch died was a horrible day

Yes handtorofe a cold grey day never heard silence like it ,it was awful the whole thing unfolding in front of the stands nobody seemed interested in the rest of the card that afternoon.

Sep 13, 2018 -- 3:33PM, Wicklow wrote:

great story Houseofpain - I hope the chips were nice :)

Cant remember to be honest, but if they were any good doubt i could of swallowed them lol.