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11 Apr 26
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Ron Barry led the 1971 Grand National with 50 yards to go when his mount Sandy Sprite went lame. Immediately stopped riding and eased off. Finished a close 5th. Had he kept riding he might still have won. Horse welfare has taken a step backwards in the last 55 years
Dreadful thing greed……
Dreadful thing greed……
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Still using his whip when the others went by him.
Bit of an exageration that looks like to me. |
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More absolute cobblers from the hapless loser, Aceform.
penzance is correct. The horse was being whipped and beaten. |
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I copied that from an old timer on X…
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In what was arguably the most chaotic Cheltenham Gold Cup ever, Summerville broke down approaching the last with Andy Turnell aware of this, but kept his mount going to finish third. That was the race for in which Lanzarote suffered a fatal fall, bringing down the favourite Bannow Rambler.
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"formoftheace • April 11, 2026 12:22 PM BST
I copied that from an old timer on X… But,didn't see fit to check the load of nonsense before posting? Sums the idiot up |
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Jeff King was riding Summerville.
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Differentdrum, thanks for the correction was going on memory only. Have just checked the Timeform Annual for that season, Turnell chose stable companion April Seventh over Summerville. Summerville broke down after the second last and was dismounted after crossing the line. Apri Seventh crossed the line in fourth and also finished lame.
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At the time Ron Barry said he felt something amiss crossing the Melling Road. I backed Sandy Sprite and watched it closely and it was only close home she faltered. No-one had a go at Ron, as I recall.
On the Gold Cup line, I'd had a big bet on Bannow Rambler (along with millions of others) so I was delighted to see Frank Berry remount after Lanzarote's fatal fall. He got going again but it was a lost cause. That horse was never the same again. |
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The big difference between then and now is Social Media
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Shouting at the extel blower up in the corner of the smoke filled room,those were good times tbh..
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Staring i should say.
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Utter stupidity is worse than greed
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Shouting at the extel blower up in the corner of the smoke filled room,those were good times tbh..
Not if you were non-smokers that worked there, given the passive smoking issues that came to light in more enlightened times. |
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Lighten up leif…..
Betting rings were much the same cigar smoke bellowing and tic tac shouting….packed out,nowadays it’s just bookies staring into their machines… Mortuary material…. |