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seaside
03 Jul 15 21:29
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I saw Brigadier Gerard win it's first race at Newbury and said this is the biz I am going to back it to win the 2,000gns
I go into the my local betting shop and ask for a price, I am told there are no prices for the race yet.
I am given the word that Minsky is the horse I should be backing for the the race so my money starts to go on the horse that I have been told is greatest horse ever to run on a race course.
In the back of my mind I am thinking of what I had seen Brigadier Gerard do at Newbury and I had better have a little bit on just in case.
I was working on the shaft in the casino and the pit boss who also like a bet came down from watching the race, I ask who won he said something called captain agggggggggggggggg
If Henry Copper had been in the casino at the time I think I would have asked him to hit me.
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Report layingisthewayforward July 3, 2015 9:35 PM BST
are you on drugs tonight mate ?
Report onlooker July 3, 2015 10:21 PM BST
I remember the hype surrounding MINSKY - to whom I had taken a dislike, as I felt that they were trying to trade off the name of  the recent success of Nijinsky.

How Minsky could be 'the second coming' - having been beaten by 25/1 shot Linden Tree in the Observer Gold Cup (now Racing Post Trophy) - whilst Brigadier Gerard had hammered Mummy's Pet and Swing Easy, with Fireside Chat fourth, in the Middle Park - did not balance out.

True, Minsky had previously won the Railway Stakes - but was 2 from 4 as a juvenile, whereas Brigadier Gerrard was 4 from 4 - having equally easily won the Washington Singer, at Newbury.

Quite how Brgadier Gerard started at 100/7 outsider of 5 - when making a 5 length winning debut in the Berkshire Stakes at Newbury remains one of racing's greatest mysteries.

The runner-up, Maisy Dotes, had previously won at Redcar, Pontefract, and earlier at Bath, along with two defeats.
Whereas, the 8/15, Piggott ridden, Fav, Young And Foolish, had been runner-up to Lush Park in the **** of the North Stakes at Haydock - having earlier won the 23-runner Blue Peter Stakes (for 2-y-olds that had never run) at Newmarket on it's debut.
Report onlooker July 3, 2015 10:35 PM BST
PS: - You must have had a lump on MINSKY - seaside -

- as it was 15/2 from 10/1 in that 2000 Guineas. Happy

Brigadier Gerard Won at 11/2

Minsky (4th) not seen gain in England or Ireland - sent to the States to race.
Report seaside July 3, 2015 10:58 PM BST
I felt that they were trying to trade off the name of the recent success of Nijinsky

You are spot on Onlooker that is what I got me in.

Are you sure there was only five runners for his first race ?

Was it his second race at Newbury with a lot more runners ? as I thought there was a number or runners in the race that made me think he was a really good horse.

I backed Minsky ante post
Report onlooker July 3, 2015 11:20 PM BST
Brigadier's second race was the Champagne Stakes at Salisbury - then back to Newbury for the, again, small-field Washington Singer.

Perhaps you are thinking of the Salisbury race.
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