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5:15 Curragh 30 JUN 2018 RTE1 1m4f Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) (3
5:15 Curragh 30 JUN 2018 RTE1 1m4f Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) (3
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SW was sweating noticeably more than the others, probably explains the late drift.
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Thats true re the rest, still that was imo extreme,nearly looked worse than that other O B sweaty yoke (Idaho?)
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Reminds me of another Father and Son called O'Brien in an Epsom Derby.
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wondersobright
not too many people going on about the deep impact cross now are they  pmslHe got 2m in a world record time, so I've been told.  |
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1 Secreto Christy Roche David O'Brien (IRE) 14/1
2 shd El Gran Senor Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien (IRE) 8/11 3 3 Mighty Flutter Brian Rouse David Elsworth 66/1 1984 Derby. |
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Poor Pat got blame for that...not justifiedly I think
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El Gran Senor should have won
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Date Joined: 20 Jul 02 Add contact | Send message 30 Jun 18 17:58 Joined: 20 Jul 02 | Topic/replies: 22,108 | Blogger: sparrow's blog 1 Secreto Christy Roche David O'Brien (IRE) 14/1 2 shd El Gran Senor Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien (IRE) 8/11 3 3 Mighty Flutter Brian Rouse David Elsworth 66/1 1984 Derby. I swear to God this is a true story. After Piggott had finished well down the field on an outsider he unsaddled and went up to Vincent and whispered in his ear....'miss me?'. |
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stewarty, no need to swear as it's been quoted a thousand times or more.
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A stunned O'Brien, torn between delight for his Derby-winning son and dejection about his Derby-losing colt, was standing on the Epsom lawn with Robert Sangster and the other connections when Lester Piggott, who had finished fifth in the Derby aboard second favourite Alphabatim, strode past him on his way back to the weighing room.
Without checking his stride, without missing a beat, Piggott turned to O'Brien and Sangster, muttered: "Missing me?" out of the side of his mouth and was gon |
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*gone.
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I knew it was something like that sparrow. I read it in the Daily Express the next day and had a good chuckle.
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A man of few words sparrow but very astute with what he said at times. And for what it's worth I think he would have won on El Gran Senor.
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Eddery felt he hit the front too soon as the leaders fell back suddenly and left him with no option.
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sparrow, where did you get that quote from? ie. which newspaper?
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stewarty............
https://www.racingpost.com/news/great-partnerships-lester-piggott-and-vincent-o-brien/193487 |
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Thanks for the link sparrow. An excellent read.
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I'd be interested to know whether or not Beggy's instructions were to let Moore win should the finish have been between just the two Aiden horses .
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A man of few words sparrow but very astute with what he said at times. And for what it's worth I think he would have won on El Gran Senor.
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