Dickie up at Perth today

1/1

Winner up for sale on Tuesday.

will I get it for £130?

2/2

gags up by 16l in 1st and wins on 1/4 poke in 2nd big deal

I have an acca x 5 on his seven horses at oods of approx 2,200/1  - be nice if it copps. Need minimum of 4 folds for return

thought he rode that pretty moderately as well

another steering job

perth descends into a fkin joke when elliott is over, whether its with jiggers or non jiggers alike

perth bookies feeling the pain

Spot on WSB. These Irish marks are a joke. Why do we let horses from another jurisdiction into low grade races, UK racing doesn't need them. UK owners sit and suffer every single time.

bet them

CJ but its ok for us to go over and plunder their races? lol ffs go sit in a darkened room and contemplate ur future ffs

Aug 18, 2018 -- 2:51PM, xmoneyx wrote:

bet them

market knows about elliott @ perth

got to have a good pharmacist these days

Michel, you don't see UK runners in low class hcaps in Ireland. What races are UK horses plundering?

If you say bet them you're missing the point entirely.

making these other trainers look a bit ridiculous ...

Nice drift on early price of Cubomania - 3 to go 

CJ you are missing the point , no matter what grade of race if you stop irish horses plundering our races , you stop our horses going over there for whatever race . tbh you really are being silly here , if your arent happy with the irish coming over for a race dont get involved in said race . im off for a brandy sheeesh

Aug 18, 2018 -- 3:13PM, hulk23 wrote:

making these other trainers look a bit ridiculous ...

in fairness its the hcap scale that's ridiculous
and other er *cough* things

oh and for the record we have loads of low grade races over here the irish do not

did a small stake e/w63 ;left out the 1/4 shot.

cant see him going through the card but it is starting to look interesting

4/4

you cant be a skelton fan and complain about someone else's lucky carrots

What has the lack of opportunities in the Irish racing schedule got to do with it? It's not the BHB's job to provide races for them.

Well done Tom Salt hope you get the lot

GL Tom.

Aug 18, 2018 -- 3:24PM, TheFear wrote:

you cant be a skelton fan and complain about someone else's lucky carrots

skelton have a different MO imo

same MO chief

ie getting them from other yards, getting them 100% fit, their wind done, on better ground etc

no it aint, most of skelton improvement can be attributed to 1 or more variables imo

the way his horses hit the line @ chelt this year on really soft ground confirmed my thinking

imo the wind thing will be where did this improvement come from, it was the wind op yer honour. In-house vet big benefit to fatty

ok fair enough

its vomit inducing watching it though

err perhaps CJ the lack of opportunities in ireland is a massive reason why they come here , and aslong as they pay their race entries why shouldnt they race here u prat . now run along fool

look how that's ran after doing everything wrong, its a joke

Should have been a 5 timer.  Horse couldn't settle and only beaten a neck

I don't doubt that. My point is why does the BHB allow it. We have enough sub 100 horses of our own to accommodate these races, we don't need imports. I don't blame Elliott etc, he's doing the best for his owners. Genius trainer.

4/5

Calling me names online though Michael, grow up.

Oh well the dream is over.

4/6

5/6 not bad.

5/7 shirley?

Perth racecourse has a history of encouraging trainers from far flung areas , from Perth obviously , to send runners to the track . The committee/board that run Perth , " put up " trainers and provide a certain amount of hospitality . I think there is financial assistance available too , to help with the transportation of horses . Over the years , I recall P. Hobbs , J. Edwards and N. Twiston - Davies , all sending multiple runners . I remember N.T.D. having a 5 timer one day . I also recall J. Edwards having 4 runners in a bumper , and it caused a bit of a fall out with the course . I'm pretty sure that G. Elliot will enjoy the help Perth provide , and I can't recall him having as many runners at other Scottish courses . Elliot also has occasional syndicate owned horses run at Perth , and by the number of connections in the parade ring , some will be fairly local to Perth . So I don't think we'll be going back to the days when overseas horses in handicaps automatically got lumbered with top weight .

Peter Bowen ' raids' Perth very effectively.

Fair point willie. I stand corrected said the man in the orthopaedic shoes. 5/7

Irish trained runners help to boost betting turnover in the UK, which in turn boosts prize money.

Call it a philanthropic gesture.

Facts , you are correct about Peter Bowen having been successful with his raiding parties . Other "raiders" include Tony Martin , Stuart Crawford from over the Irish Sea . And the occasional runner from the Pipe or Henderson stable .

Kim Bailey , another years ago

not a great weekend for harry skelton