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Like the champion hurdler you mean?
Seriously though, there are plenty of races to be won in England the other 361 days of the year. |
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Perhaps because an owner might not want to be paying the bills of the 39 Irish-trained horses who got beaten today.
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7 races, out of 23 places up for grabs, 5 British horses placed.
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Biggest race of the day won by an English trained horse
on the bridle. |
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Strontium, not if the Irish have their way...
Screaming, I'd say those of ours that got beaten today could stay on in England and mop up the everyday mundane British racing. ![]() |
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If they stayed on in Britain, they'd become British-trained then, workrider!
I was taking your question literally: why would you have a horse trained in England? And there's your answer. According to Cropsick's figures, the owners of 21 horses trained in Ireland paid the bills to cross the Irish Sea today, and they didn't even get placed. |
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Yes but most of them finished in FRONT of their English opponents who cost MORE to train and who are now shown to be useless...
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Are you pizzed workrider? certainly spouting a lot of nonsense
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Come on workrider….you’re better than that…
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Only a little fishing Saxon Farm no harm meant ...
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What's being pi55ed got to do with it?
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Ha ha yes penzance
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I can't say I've ever been a fan of Willie Mullins, ever since his behaviour over Be My Royal. I mean, fancy being the connections of Gingembre, and Mullins is still there in the High Court, three years later, trying to deprive you of your Hennessy winner. But I thought his reaction to State Man's defeat today was class:
"We ran very well, we've just met a proper champion hurdler so we've no excuses," he said. "Well done to Nicky and Michael and all the team. Nico gave him a brave man's ride, he had the confidence he was on the best horse and that was the race he rode – I'm delighted for all connections." |
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Appreciate the reply workrider
Have a great week! |
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Don't forget the 2000 or so trained in Ireland than win f all when they could finish in the first three every time they run in GB. If you think you have a champion, then send it to Ireland but how much would Tahmuras have won in Ireland? Probably one maiden hurdle. In England he won the Grade 1 Tolworth.
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... in which the second fav was sent over by H de Bromhead, and was pulled up.
Having your horse trained in Ireland isn't a completely foolproof system. |
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Unless you've got a private jet ,easier to get to.
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Good point screaming. We used to be told that travelling to another country was a negative for horses which is the excuse used by many GB trainers swerving Irish races but it does not seem to stop Mullins and co. sweeping the board year after year.
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Morning all great to see a bit of banter from posters , sure what would this game be if we didn't have a opinion . Have a brilliant day and back plenty of winners...
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Herpes Alan beaten a million there
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As I was saying...
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French bred to sharp
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It's going to be a long week isn't it?
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Scottish trainers have a better winning % at Cheltenham than the Irish Workrider.
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Second brilliant...
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Still plenty of Saturday tv money to win
But Irish on jungle juice’s another level Love to know fees difference ?? |
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Like the mare in next but what’s ducking point
She gets her weight But she need stone ffs against the Irish |
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If that was 3m 80.25 yards Irish jolly wins
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Fast and slow colours both been done on nut
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As I was saying..
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Different calibre in Ireland, embarrassing
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But it seems to be the ability to get them a stone better in March. Energumene beaten into third by the same horses last time.
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Yeah, not sure the ground difference is that much either. But the money talked.
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Sageform , I believe its simply because we have better and more competitive racing...
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we all no irish horses better hard to beat/at least some in every handicap well treated
harry cobbden held 2 up yesterday last a distance behind the leaders their good enough without giving them a distance start |
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Yes. And we have too many races and racecourses to ever be able to do anything about it. GB trainers should send more horses to run in Ireland, but they'd effectively be sacrificing them for the first 3-5 years, so no one will.
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As I was saying..
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If you backed every Irish trained horse that ran in the UK - you would be skint.
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