The 'worst' sayings in racing ?

duncan idaho 04 Nov 14 08:53 'Wins, hard on the steal.'

You know better than that DI, I'm probably a tad too particular about a spell, steal...'makes...sense' to me.

'That's a phodo' - another Thommo favourite, as well as 'the lucky last' in between lip smacking, & name dropping - useless tw*t.

'' From the get go''
Another Americanisation, why don't they just say '' From the start''

^^^^^^


like it

"being rowed along" .... hate hearing that

Another Americanism:

As they take the Clubhouse turn. It's a grandstand, you bunch of circumcised, warmongering twAts.

My worst saying is 'I was going to do that one' after I've changed my mind.

Robert Cooper has just said one that irritates me

A Ding-Dong battle !!!!



Where the fyk did that come from ??

"Caught them in a good line" when they leave the stalls???

"He´s got a race on his hooves now"...

"He'll jump a fence." Usually in a race he will have to jump loads of fences.

A Ding-Dong battle !!!!

Where the fyk did that come from ??


think it initially referred to a boxing bout that went all the way to the final bell..appropriated by other sports for anything close til the end

weight in weight in or worse bing bong

"He's running all over his opponents". Dangerous horse.

" Kierens in a pocket!" Always brings a wry smile to my mug.

and the classic Tommo line.........."They,re not hanging about here" what a ****, usually says it when some nonce of a jockey takes a long lead with no hope of seeing the race out.

Doesn't win as often as he should

Just listening to ante post podcast, they must be having a comp to see who can get the most in

hats off to the handicapper.......

generally everything uttered by matt (muppet) chapman..especially when he refers to a horse as recalcitrant,thinks hes ever so clever

Weight stops trains, ermm no it doesnt unless it happens to be heavier than the particular fkin train they are waffling about

'between horses' !! ..like it could be between zebras or antelope ??

"the last twice"

C*nts.

When "Aussie " Jim McGrath was commentating he'd use the expression 'on settling down' irrespective of what was happening at the outset.  I also don't like Simon Holt's expression 'they're off - racing' at the start of every race. It seems a somewhat  superfluous reminder that we're watching a horse race.

And don't even get me started on "in a three-way go".

'Looks like the far side have got it' when they're 10 lengths clear!

'What a training performance that is'- hmmm that's their job, do you ever go to the garage after your car has been mended and say 'what a mechanic you are' -no just HOW MUCH!

"A great ride" is a seriously over used phrase. Just because a Jockey( usually Ryan Moore) rides a winner.

I hate the saying "he had a gun put to his head"

'A handy posi' used to be a McGrath fav & utterly pointless.
'In Indian file' - meaning, in a line, one behind the other, like 99% of races
'In the catbird seat' - may have been mentioned already. Basically, it means a horse is leading.
'eyeballing one another' - a Mark Johnson favourite, as he tries to bring excitement to a 7-furlong selling plate race at Catterick
'a double handful' - great if you're in the company of a beautiful woman with a fantastic chest; not so much watching a Kempton all-weather race. And doesn't every jockey always have a double handful merely holding the horse's reins?

'Jumped from fence to fence' - as opposed to taking in other obstacles
'Going forward' - they love this - what's wrong with leading/prominent?

"That's a better return then you'd get from the bank" When a long odds on shot has just won.

"Going backwards" when dropping away

"Was not disgraced" when you could elaborate with "finished close-up" / "not beaten far"

'crabbing the form'

An RUK favourite in recent times - wtf?

'heralding from the Wes Ward barn'

Nick Luck suddenly starts describing racing yards as 'barns' when he's talking about America racing, ffs

Pointing his toe in the lead.

"Goes well fresh"

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"fighting for his effing head"

How did you guess that unbelievable Johnny

Bing Bong: There is an Objection to the Winner by the Clerk Of the Scales

I'm fluent in that language Breedingmad.

'showing them a clean pair of heels'

Horses have hooves ffs, & that expression is plain rubbish.

'They Knew'  generally knew nothing just went short on it coz there crap 'bookmakers'

Bing Bong - Stewards Enquiry.

The enquiry is not a problem, but the tortured attempts by TV pundits that have no idea how the rules are applied, accompanied by multiple slow motion replays is painful to watch.

brian gleeson

a few here


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TF7s-OKaeCw

When McCoy thought he picked the wrong horse
in the stayers hurdle .
He may not have won on MORE OF THAT
a super ride by Barry GERAGHTY .

Id say he would a fukt it up , not because it lost
at the weekend , it's just that I believe him to be
the least 'tactically aware ' of the so called ' top jocks '

He lifted it over the line.

mccoy the maestro wins again sp  1/14

Starter caught them in a good line

Its areal dog orits a monkey.

Not as saying as such, but I swear every time William Muir has a winner he proclaims it could be running in group races next time out.

Having backed thousands of winners over the years i have never once wanted to shout the word BOOM!!!

In the van ? As the line approaches ? Given the office ? Here comes the winning line ? Jumping from fence to fence ? As is his want ! The anti social route ! The petrol tank is empty. Press the button.

And Frankie says go!

he's done nothing wrong

ffs

he's on the rails meaning he is a cert Arrrgh

"And he's won, laughing at them".

I've never seen or heard of a horse laughing; especially during a race.

"They haven't travelled over here just for the craic"
When talking about an irish horse usually at a big meeting.  Makes my teeth grind.

when a trainer says if it takes to the surface or if it manages the going...the trainers know damm well them answers thats why they are trainers.

''The horses are a bit in and out''................code for ''i'm not surprised he ran badly=(layed) ''i'm shocked he won''=(backed).

What about "He gave him the office"

when a horse comes over the top to win=commentator makes a ballox of commentary and didn't see it until it won.

its  a working mans price !.....................so if I am either  unemployed ,retired or fooking loaded its not for me

i have never liked the expression "a full/half brother/sister in blood" when the blood has nothing to do with it, it is the DNA

Past the point of departure
Heads turned for home
Anything and everything said by Thommo.

Thommo special"lets see who wins"

I knew that would win ???

Oh no you didn't , it's just a PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLUSION

Mark Johnston.....always trying!

It needed the run so i couldn't be bothered to get it fit at home so i brought it to the races when people are likely to have a bet on horse when its lost before the race has started.

The horse didn't know it had a race ! 
Oh yes -it f/ingwell did...it's blowing like a grampus in the winner's enclosure.

"Horse is crying out for a longer trip" .... never heard a horse cry out
Injured horse has "got a leg"  .... would hope he has 4
"Not a bother on him"   .... quite a new one and is very irritating

And can somebody please explain what a "messy race" is ??

"likes to get his toe in"
"bowling along in front - really enjoying himself" - as if no hold up horse ever enjoys himself
"He'll have left something to work on". Unfit
"He's riding better than ever" - He's old, not as good as he was but I've got to say something
And, currently in vogue and hugely annoying:
"Today was his Gold Cup" after the beast in question wins a modest prize at Fontwell.

He's refusing to settle! Bloody Simon Holt on everything I have backed!!

Two that still make me squirm......

'' coming like a knife through hot butter'' (Graham Goode)

'' won by the length of a well smoked cigarette'' (Peter O'sullivan)....before he became a ''SIR''...guess this quote clinched it.

The best thread ever so funny but so true and annoying

'Here comes Frankie' 14 times a race by Thommo,sure i even heard it at sedgefield yesterday

Thommo="lets see when Frankie will press the button"

Hes close enough if good enough=means he has no chance of winning

You could throw a blanket over the field

He stood back at that fence,landed in a heap,the jockey called a cab,but he lost no impetus and and is still in with every chance.

We're cautiously optimistic that the meeting will go ahead. ( Haydock Clerk the day before interviewed whilst sat in a rowing boat by the two furlong pole!)

"Claimer taking a valuable 7lbs off its back"  when the the claimer is usually shiite and should be taking 27lbs off its back.

He's won by about a Neck after throwing his Head around 

Won doin "handsprings"

Ploughed His way through that one

bitten off more than he can chew

When a horse shows a marked improvement in form and wins at 40/1.Trainers have a habit of saying "hes the type of horse that likes the sun on his back"

'Making the best of his way home...'  Grrr!

Parted the birch

And the jockey hasn't asked his horse a question yet.(whats he going to ask,who was the president of east bangladash in 1967)

I am laughing at my own joke.

An unlucky fall? No such thing unless you've been brought down or seriously hampered

They're going at a  good clip.  Yeah , who needs sectionals when you can tell just by looking?!

Then when a horse unseats we see him lobbing along merrily with the bunch -going at comfortable jogging speed.

'This thing is a machine'

No it's not... It's a horse.

Tap for toe
Threading water
The jockey is going up and down in the saddle.(well he is supposed to do that Richard if he is riding a horse)

I have a new one that has not been uses yet.
The jockey is moving his arms he must be trying.

Has any jockey or trainer called him Rishi, instead of Ricky, when being interviewed by the man himself?

Mike Catt "... hit that fence but didn't lose any momentum".
Mike, try reading Newton's 1st Law of Motion.

not a working mans price seriously wtf

Theyre going a married mans pace

If he jumps/races well this could be a pointer to Cheltenham

Its 6 months away you tedious prat