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the racing post would like to hear your tales of woe for a new feature in the paper.
must be enough tales on here to fill a book never mind a paper.
must be enough tales on here to fill a book never mind a paper.
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Have been left cursing my luck over subscribing to a website that is slow and unresponsive then being unable to access my own notes because the Racing Post can't upgrade without closing that part of the site down. Perhaps I should email them and tell them that instead.
the racing post would like to hear :
well the racing post can go feck themselves.....wouldnt wipe my arse with it
well the racing post can go feck themselves.....wouldnt wipe my arse with it
Had a bet with a company called Betfair once on a horse called Voler La Vedette. The horse won but I was unlucky as the company I placed the bet with didn't pay out 
my biggest ever lose was Shield A P O'Brien horse running at wexford in a 4 runner race this time last year the horse won but a p o'brien brother forgot to put the weight cloth on the horse and it was disqualified and placed last lost just short of 5k real sickener a dont bet big on horse anymore.
1970 wanted 1 for £300 jumped the last 10L clear................................"slipped up" on the run in 
+ Wayward Lad/Dawn Run.....................wanted the Lad for nearly £12,000 in anti post bets .......& If I ever watch it..........Im convinced that its winning
Myself and plenty others will be writing in saying Annie Power fall cost them 5 figures.
ive been left cursing ryan moore..having backed Tommy Docc & Udododontu etc 
The thing is I usted to bet a lot bigger than I do now & win more..................Ive done V well recently & keep thinking ....................I should up it....................but I wont 
Racing Post need hard luck stories?havent they got enough with Birchy & Palmer?
boga 24 Jun 15 18:30
my biggest ever lose was Shield A P O'Brien horse running at wexford in a 4 runner race this time last year the horse won but a p o'brien brother forgot to put the weight cloth on the horse and it was disqualified and placed last lost just short of 5k real sickener a dont bet big on horse anymore.
Staking that amount of money on those kind of horses/races, is guaranteed to end in tears.imo
my biggest ever lose was Shield A P O'Brien horse running at wexford in a 4 runner race this time last year the horse won but a p o'brien brother forgot to put the weight cloth on the horse and it was disqualified and placed last lost just short of 5k real sickener a dont bet big on horse anymore.
Staking that amount of money on those kind of horses/races, is guaranteed to end in tears.imo
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Paddy Merrigan3
Midfield, headway 9th, upsides on bit 2 out, soon led, going well 4 lengths clear when fell last, unlucky
Had between £800-£1000 at odds between 28 and 35 on here, laid off £2000 which got matched about 4 out. Won on the bet but took me a long time to get over it
Paddy Merrigan3
Midfield, headway 9th, upsides on bit 2 out, soon led, going well 4 lengths clear when fell last, unlucky
Had between £800-£1000 at odds between 28 and 35 on here, laid off £2000 which got matched about 4 out. Won on the bet but took me a long time to get over it
Clan Royal( or rather the jockey losing his whip) - throwing away a certain Grand National victory.
I backed that zsa zsa
mine is more recently april 22nd ffos las
mine is more recently april 22nd ffos las
It did the same thing at Aintree about 6 months earlier
I have never been so sure that a horse was going to run very well, I wish I liked the flat and not jumps
I have never been so sure that a horse was going to run very well, I wish I liked the flat and not jumps
More nonsense from the Rancid Post to make up for the shortfall of proper editorial content.
I have finally decided to finish with it forever. Just print off the race cards when I'm going racing.
An absolute joke of a publication with a supine editor.
I have finally decided to finish with it forever. Just print off the race cards when I'm going racing.
An absolute joke of a publication with a supine editor.
Facts
25 Jun 15 10:12
Clan Royal( or rather the jockey losing his whip) - throwing away a certain Grand National victory.
Far from certain that the whip would make more than 3 lengths difference...i personally dont believe it would have
25 Jun 15 10:12
Clan Royal( or rather the jockey losing his whip) - throwing away a certain Grand National victory.
Far from certain that the whip would make more than 3 lengths difference...i personally dont believe it would have
mine was a lucky 15 a couple of years ago.
benefficient 20/1
solwhit 9/1
holywell 25/1
all won, first lieutenant 11/4 2nd let me down for a good few grand, it's not won a race since.
benefficient 20/1
solwhit 9/1
holywell 25/1
all won, first lieutenant 11/4 2nd let me down for a good few grand, it's not won a race since.
Well chief over hurdles in ew Multi years ago let me down for fortunes think it was not in 1st 3 once in its life
On the Plus side I had Merchants Friend in bet 365 paid 1st 5 he came 5th, at the time I hadnt realised
On
Merchants Friend I bet at chelts he traded 1.01 I didnt lay off
Vino Griego let me down in multi Chelts ,traded 2 on in running Sadly was not last leg ,bet came to 3 bags with 3 winners
I couldnt even be bothered working out what it came to if he had won
we bet a dog ew antepost in the derby Holdem spy, in 1/4 finals the dog was literally nearly killed at the 1st bend he made
up 15 lenghts but failed by a sh hd to get 3rd and make semis ,he would have won derby wanted him for 3 bags just to make
final 20 bags if he won ,that was me alone others involved wanted him for more ,took me 2 weeks to get over the race
On the Plus side I had Merchants Friend in bet 365 paid 1st 5 he came 5th, at the time I hadnt realised
On Merchants Friend I bet at chelts he traded 1.01 I didnt lay off
Vino Griego let me down in multi Chelts ,traded 2 on in running Sadly was not last leg ,bet came to 3 bags with 3 winners
I couldnt even be bothered working out what it came to if he had won
we bet a dog ew antepost in the derby Holdem spy, in 1/4 finals the dog was literally nearly killed at the 1st bend he made
up 15 lenghts but failed by a sh hd to get 3rd and make semis ,he would have won derby wanted him for 3 bags just to make
final 20 bags if he won ,that was me alone others involved wanted him for more ,took me 2 weeks to get over the race
part 1 of 4 starts tomorrow and features your favourite betting expert dave nevison's super 7 agony.
York Races. Willie Carson. Had a fairly big bet doubling Teleprompter with Cherry Hill, both ridden by WC. Teleprompter went in and I was hoping for Carson to bring home a wedge! Instead he dropped his hands on Cherry Hill with the race at his mercy. Nabbed on line by Tony Ives on Chaumiere! I have had many bad luck moments in my betting life but this was pure jockey error!
Was working in Corals shop back in 1980 & there was a local independent along the parade where I put all my bets on.
Used to love sorting out horses in the big races & sorted one for the Northumberland plate & one for the Irish Derby the bet was as follows
Mons Beau £2 ew Northumberland Plate 40/1
Tyrnavos £2 ew Irish Derby 25/1
For some inexplicable reason I did not do my usual £1 ewd the two.
When I went in to the shop on the Monday the manager started laughing his head off, they had both won but I still to this day don't know why my stake was £8 that day instead of a tenner
Used to love sorting out horses in the big races & sorted one for the Northumberland plate & one for the Irish Derby the bet was as follows
Mons Beau £2 ew Northumberland Plate 40/1
Tyrnavos £2 ew Irish Derby 25/1
For some inexplicable reason I did not do my usual £1 ewd the two.
When I went in to the shop on the Monday the manager started laughing his head off, they had both won but I still to this day don't know why my stake was £8 that day instead of a tenner
In the early eighties had a footie acca and they had all won except the last game Liverpool and Birmingham
I had £550 going on Liverpool to win at 4/9 and after leading 2-1 into injury time the Brummy's scored
I had £550 going on Liverpool to win at 4/9 and after leading 2-1 into injury time the Brummy's scored
When I was a boy i did some job training at I Baldings and fell in love with a grey filly called Key To The Kingdom
I waited about 4 months for her to appear at Sandown with J Mercer riding .She was expected to start about a 10/1 chance
and i had 250 ew my normal bet at the time was a 50p yankee and a 10p itv7. I told all my mates she was a flying machine
and they all backed for various amounts 5pound ew that sort of thing.Anyway we all crowded round the tv as she began to drift
and I could feel every ones confidence beginning to ebb away.She went off at double carpet i think it was reared and hit her head on the stalls losing at least 15 lengths and thought I was about to get lynched,but as she hit the rising ground she simply flew but failed to get up by a head.
I waited about 4 months for her to appear at Sandown with J Mercer riding .She was expected to start about a 10/1 chance
and i had 250 ew my normal bet at the time was a 50p yankee and a 10p itv7. I told all my mates she was a flying machine
and they all backed for various amounts 5pound ew that sort of thing.Anyway we all crowded round the tv as she began to drift
and I could feel every ones confidence beginning to ebb away.She went off at double carpet i think it was reared and hit her head on the stalls losing at least 15 lengths and thought I was about to get lynched,but as she hit the rising ground she simply flew but failed to get up by a head.
I brought a horse with money I won on a placepot called frimley parkson horse was running in a newmarket sprint
and i thought it must have a great chance had a bottle ew at 14s also in the race was its stable companion ever so artistic
a 33s chance and short runner needless to say it held on for once beating mine a sh/h.
and i thought it must have a great chance had a bottle ew at 14s also in the race was its stable companion ever so artistic
a 33s chance and short runner needless to say it held on for once beating mine a sh/h.
'Newspaper' so cynically entrenched with its bookmaker business partners that it starts a profit sharing betting App with them in 'Let's all celebrate heroic losers' shocker, imo...
nevison's woe, got the first 6 legs of the tote super 7 up, in the last leg he had the mare topless clear on the run in at taunton 2009 when she swerved and unseated james davies costing him £360,000.
obviously never layed it on here, must have been 1.01
obviously never layed it on here, must have been 1.01
Handtorofe, I remember that horse! A guy who went into the local bookies whose surname was Parks always backed it, early 1990s I would say. I don't ever recall it winning when I was watching but I am sure it did.
We All have plenty of tales dont we Ash? we post some of them on here for free and they're often 'egregious'... But I'm of similar mind to Movie 24 Jun 15 18:21 and Swordy and Tree etc. if the Rancid P. needs them, whilst ignoring travesties like VLaV then they need to make explicit a 'You've Been Framed' or Captain Cash of The Sun, type payment for responses they publish....Over to you Bruce M. (RP editor)
3 nice winners £2 e/w lucky 5,
last one 2nd fav 5/2,fav 1/3,20/1bar,5 horse race.
fav falls at the first,mine is tracking leader with 5 to jump when loose horse(the kin fav)runs right across mine and takes him off the track, which left possible the 3 worse chaser in the uk at the time to fight it out in slow motion, the bet won £400 butwould have been thousands,
oh well big deal!
last one 2nd fav 5/2,fav 1/3,20/1bar,5 horse race.
fav falls at the first,mine is tracking leader with 5 to jump when loose horse(the kin fav)runs right across mine and takes him off the track, which left possible the 3 worse chaser in the uk at the time to fight it out in slow motion, the bet won £400 butwould have been thousands,
oh well big deal!
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23/24 years ago. Pat Eddery not riding Jack Berry's Gorinsky out for 3rd place. Cost me a very nice placepot. I've hated him ever since"
That reminds me of a mate's bet he had in the 90's which cost him over £13K when either Goretski or Gorinsky 'won' a void race in which one of the stalls for a rag didn't open - strangely, I can't see it on the RP website so maybe he's getting the name confused with something else - can anyone help?
23/24 years ago. Pat Eddery not riding Jack Berry's Gorinsky out for 3rd place. Cost me a very nice placepot. I've hated him ever since"
That reminds me of a mate's bet he had in the 90's which cost him over £13K when either Goretski or Gorinsky 'won' a void race in which one of the stalls for a rag didn't open - strangely, I can't see it on the RP website so maybe he's getting the name confused with something else - can anyone help?
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