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05 Apr 13
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call me pessimistic if you like, but if we lose any horses tomorrow the media (led by a bitter BBC) and the RSPCA and the animal rights nutters will not rest until the National is banned.
Unfortunately after watching the Foxhunters and Topham I think the jockeys now know the fences are so easy they are only going to go faster, thus almost certainly guaranteeing a disaster.
I will savour tomorrows race and unless Katie can save it I genuinely feel it will be the last ever.
Unfortunately after watching the Foxhunters and Topham I think the jockeys now know the fences are so easy they are only going to go faster, thus almost certainly guaranteeing a disaster.
I will savour tomorrows race and unless Katie can save it I genuinely feel it will be the last ever.
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Pessimistic fred.
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sorry Saddo, but i fink it will be true
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Bit of a problem what to do with those Two new Grandstands that they spent £35 million on, just 6 years ago, then.
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the anti's wont care about that!
and have you seen Imogen Thomas' views in The Sun? God help us - IMOGEN THOMAS has called for The Grand National to be BANNED. The new mum took to Twitter to call for it to be scrapped after seeing some racing from Aintree on TV. She said: “Watching this morning and I think the grand national should def be banned! Poor horses xx” |
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I doubt any of the hand wringers would want to watch thousands of em go through the slaughter house if the game is banned.
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Who the fcuk is Imogen Thomas ?
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I'm calling for a ban on tarts having sprogs.
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wonder what racing she was watching in the morning
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Too posh to push apparently.
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aint she Ryan Giggs "friend"?
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Not sure. Same name.
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Yes. Vacuous tart.
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Some fake tan airhead with tits
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so just the type that Sun readers will take heed of then!
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The Current Bun publishes the vacuous thoughts of this thick slapper but is quite happy to include a sweepstake kit in the rag.
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Imogen holds the high moral ground then
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Too much money in it for it to be banned. Money rules all! Most of the public love the race anyway.
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More horses have died since they made it "safer" than at any other time.
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All the horror going on on earth right now and the attention craving luvvies are getting stuck into a horse race
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BARMY AFGHAN suicide BOMBERS don't even enter into the equation.
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It's never going to just end. The National fences as we know them might end and it will be run over park fences.
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And all them lambs left to freeze in the snow, animal rights ,not a word.
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Lol, Imogen Thomas. Maybe banning the Grand National in conjunction with having sex with the Premier League is the way to go. I know at least one person who'd not like that to happen.
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500 to 600 million viewers worldwide will watch this live in over 140 countries.
will tinkle with the fences, but this 1839 race will be long continue |
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A lot of the people who are against it ride horses on public roads. Anyone got any stats on how many horses (and people) are killed because of this every year?
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The constant tinkering with the fences has had the reverse effect and made the race less safe imo. The National now attracts a much better class of horse and consequently is run at a much faster pace. Back in the 1960's and 70's the field would simply hack round on the 1st circuit with the race beginning in earnest on the 2nd circuit. Nowadays the race is on from the start leading to more casualties. It is not coincidence that more horses have been fatally injured in the race since 2000 than in the 2 decades from 1960 to 1979. Back then trainers would often refer to a particular horse as a "National" type meaning it was particularly suited to the unique demands that Aintree placed upon it. The likes of Fred Winter, Fred Rimell and Fulke Walwyn wouldn't recognise the race today.
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I fear the OP could be correct.Arazi raises some very salient points.Those twin extremists,the BBC and RSPCA,have half ruined the National for me.
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