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21 Jun 11
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Recitals the first notable absentee.
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It's not until Sept 10th
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Woof woof
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surely Seville is better than he showed at Epsom? |
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Pisco Sour boosted the Dante form anyway.
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Team Ballydoyle going for 6 in a row. Is Seville going? Would be more suited to the Curragh, sure to be a good ew price.
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is seville def out don't see in local independants bettin?
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You would have to think so.
Wide open in fairness. Cracking Pretty Polly is the highlight of the weekend for me. Go on Snow Fairy ya good thing!  |
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aobballydoyle Annemarie O Brien
We weren't 100% happy with Recital this morning so he will not run in the Derby on Sunday. |
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aobballydoyle Annemarie O Brien
Roderic O'Connor will be left in the race and is a possible to run instead. |
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Midday gave Snow Fairy 10 lbs & a 3length whipping last year.Snow Fairy having 1st run of the season off level weights,Midday coming to her peak.Snow Fairy would want to start running now.The 3yo fillies although getting loads of weight are average.
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the Queen having a winner would be more popular than Ballydoyle.
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giant i have to agree with corruptus , i think midday is the bet of the meeting bar none...
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Yeah. Good point lads.
Although I think she improved after that defeat last year and I think she`ll beat her at some stage this year. Maybe not Saturday though. |
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so long as tom dont move to soon with her i.e. epsom , cant see her losing ....
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can't remember the last time I was excited by an Irish Derby, in fact, I'd nearly go so far as to say it is the most boring days racing covered by RTE in the whole calender.
I hope to jesus the Stoute horse shows up to add a bit of Star Dust. It wouldn't surprise me if Notable Graduate stuck on for a place with more than a few questionable stayers in the lineup. |
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Can't believe Owen's horse is waiting the extra week for the German Derby, ffs, they really need to be doing something to attract more British and French horses to target the race.
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seville is the one with the most questions to answer for me...seemed that he was well fancied at epsom and had a top jock on board...yet he never raced with any enthusiasm at any stage ..maybe he just sulked ..i'm tempted to give him another chance ....if he runs that is ...otherwise its her majesty's horse for me...
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9 left in at the moment....4 Ballydoyle v 5 others....AoP's jockey placing will be interesting....will be watching to see if C O Donahoo gets 1....dont think he has won a Derby for the firm yet....5/4 Queen Lizzi
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her majesty jay , her majesty ....
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My apologies SIR one gets away wit nuttin hear [:(][:(]
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Will team tactics come into trying to beat the queens horse? Treasure Beach beat Carlton House fair & square in the derby.
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p/power are only going 1/4 first 2, so basically are refusing to take an eway bet on the derby.
The greyhound derby is far more exciting then this race. |
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€40 EURO'S INTO THE CURRAGH ON SUNDAY,they could not sell the reserved enclosure tickets,so they decided to make it one enclosure,are they having a laugh.
The dubs plays kildare in Croke Park on sunday also. |
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yup MIDDAY for me too. easily the best filly/mere in training in the uk or ireland.
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Complete joke that Steinbeck.
I wouldn`t mind if it was a half decent facility. In effect, it is now €15 dearer to go to the event than it was in boom times! Go figure. |
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Can't believe Owen's horse is waiting the extra week for the German Derby, ffs, they really need to be doing something to attract more British and French horses to target the race. Coolmore tactics are causing this |
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Interesting stat? Maybe not. But list of trainers with Derby Day winners in last five years - Aidan O'Brien (not including Derby) - 5; D Wachman and D Weld 3 each; K Prendergast 2 (both in '06); N Meade 2, M Halford 2, Jessica 2, Mark Johnston 2 (both last year); J Bolger 2 and D Nicholls 2.
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The people that complain most about entrance fees are the ones that never go racing,there is no reserved enclosure this year.The Curragh is the greatest racecourse in the world doesnt seem unreasonable to me to charge 40 euro in on their big day.
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WALOFS
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€40 is way too much to be charging these days, lots of people are short on money, lots don't have jobs and even those with jobs are wary about their spending as whats ahead of them is hardly that clear. It's there big day but value wise i'd much rather spend €20 - €30 into Leopardstown on Champion Stakes day when you see better racing.
I don't go horse racing as much as i used to, go to Leopardstown for the NH meetings at Christmas and the Hennessy, usually go to the Champion Stakes and Punchestown a few times a year but i go Greyhound Racing basically every single week and a lot of ther time more than once a week. |
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How much is it into Shelbourne on Derby final night?
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Don't know to be honest, think it's €20 - €25, deffo no more than that
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Remember being in Listowel a few years back and a host of bookies and punters got helicopters to Shelbourne for the Derby final night,those days are long gone.
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I suppose I should qualify that comment.
I would imagine you`re winding me up, because if really think the Curragh is the greatest racecourse in the world then you`re wrong, and need to get out more. You appear to get off on constantly antagonising posters |
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It is my opinion that the Curragh is a great racecourse and a proper test of a racehorse,why that should antagonise you is a mystery to me.Why you would think i am winding you up is another mystery but as you consider my question on Carlton House was somehow an insult to you i will leave your unoriginal jibes and acerbic comments and put them down to you protecting your patch.
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You said it was THE best racecourse in the world.
So now it`s just a great one. Is that right? I don`t have a patch. You have well and truly taken over this forum in the last 6 months and bled it to death. |
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In my opinion it is the best in the world,disagree if you like but dont think that is said to antagonise you.Am sorry if you feel i have taken over the forum but that would suggest that you do consider it your own personal fiefdom maybe you should form a committee and decide the posters you will permit to post, you sound to me like a man that has spent most of his life on committees
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The ordinary punter never paid the bigger price to go into the reserved enclosure,why should they charged double now.
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You know me so well!
Have you ever considered how many threads you post on that turn into tit for tat arguments? I`m quite sure the answer is well above average. Lets put your point out there for arguments sake. Who else agrees with wmfb that THE CURRRAGH is THE GREATEST RACECOURSE in the WHOLE WORLD? And if you do agree would you be so kind as to explain why. Thanks. |