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Post by Panda on Apr 8, 2011 17:20:20 GMT 1
12 33 PIRAYA (150/1) Jockey: Johnny Farrelly 13th in 2010 38 35 CHARACTER BUILDING (33/1) Jockey: Nina Carberry 7th in 2010
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Post by Panda on Apr 8, 2011 17:22:36 GMT 1
If theres any left, just pick any 2...thanks. 18 30 BLUESEA CRACKER (25/1) Jockey: Andrew McNamara 21 6 OR NOIR DE SOMOZA (66/1) Jockey: Barry Geraghty
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Post by Panda on Apr 8, 2011 17:25:36 GMT 1
4 numbers remaining:
23 32 34 36
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Post by raliverpool on Apr 8, 2011 18:45:32 GMT 1
23 & 34 please
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Post by Panda on Apr 8, 2011 21:22:34 GMT 1
23 11 THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (11/1) Jockey: Ruby Walsh 34 19 QUINZ (16/1) Jockey: Richard Johnson
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Post by Panda on Apr 8, 2011 21:23:00 GMT 1
Just 32 and 36 left for whoever wants them...
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Post by Shireblogger on Apr 8, 2011 21:24:12 GMT 1
29 14 BACKSTAGE (14/1) Jockey: Paul Carberry unseated rider in 2010 Same horse as I have in the sweepsteak at work. Makes tracking easier.
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Post by Tom on Apr 9, 2011 12:35:01 GMT 1
Just 32 and 36 left for whoever wants them... I'll have them as i'm not too late! Doubt i'll know which horses i'll get before it starts (won't be on for much longer) but that suits me fine!
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Post by greendemon on Apr 9, 2011 16:34:42 GMT 1
BLIMEY! don't think i've ever won this before my actual pick was niche market, who was running strong but came 5th in the end - think he overexerted himself at the start...
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Post by Panda on Apr 9, 2011 17:25:02 GMT 1
Just 32 and 36 left for whoever wants them... I'll have them as i'm not too late! Doubt i'll know which horses i'll get before it starts (won't be on for much longer) but that suits me fine! The two remaining were IN COMPLIANCE and SANTA'S SON.
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Post by Panda on Apr 9, 2011 17:28:18 GMT 1
Congratulations Jade!
I had £2 E/W on Ballabriggs so I've got a nice £40.
Very sad that two horses (Ornais and Dooneys Gate) died...
Also a lot of very tired horses at the end due to the freakishly hot temperature today...
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Post by Paddy on Apr 9, 2011 17:43:19 GMT 1
Ornais died very quickly but Dooneys gate didn't. Wonder if theres ever been a grand national when no one finished?
I can't say I like horse racing, but just watching this on iplayer.
Saying freakishly hot weather isn't quite true because GN is always either very wet or very warm in my memory.
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Post by Panda on Apr 9, 2011 18:00:48 GMT 1
Ornais died very quickly but Dooneys gate didn't. Wonder if theres ever been a grand national when no one finished? I can't say I like horse racing, but just watching this on iplayer. Saying freakishly hot weather isn't quite true because GN is always either very wet or very warm in my memory. Sunny perhaps, but not this hot. Having been out walking for a few hours earlier today, I can say first hand it was freakishly hot. It felt like June...
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Post by greendemon on Apr 9, 2011 19:10:07 GMT 1
Very sad that two horses (Ornais and Dooneys Gate) died... i know it was horrible seeing that tarpaulin over the 'obstacle' at the first jump they skipped, which was presumably one of them. it does make me question whether i should even watch these things...
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Post by Panda on Apr 9, 2011 20:55:00 GMT 1
I must say the BBC's coverage and commentary was poor. And the way the horse was left covered with a tarpaulin was shockingly bad.
The whole thing does pose some moral questions. The way I see it is this: the horses are bred to race. Were it not for racing, they wouldn't have been born in the first place. Also, you cannot force a horse to run or jump, whether it has a jockey on its back or not (as shown last year when King John's Castle refused to race).
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Post by Paddy on Apr 9, 2011 21:00:08 GMT 1
You can't really move a full grown horse though, it is the only way of doing it, but still, majority of years there is a death of 1 horse at least, last couple been good for no deaths. But they said was first time in history they've had to miss 2 fences.
Also, back a bit would have been a common sight to see dead animals, it's just how society now is that it's lost it's tolerance of death.
After they interviewed the jockey when asked about the missing fences, it did sound a common occurance though with the saw the orange boards and worked out a line round the fence.
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Post by Panda on Apr 9, 2011 21:03:14 GMT 1
You can't really move a full grown horse though, it is the only way of doing it, but still, majority of years there is a death of 1 horse at least, last couple been good for no deaths. But they said was first time in history they've had to miss 2 fences. Also, back a bit would have been a common sight to see dead animals, it's just how society now is that it's lost it's tolerance of death. After they interviewed the jockey when asked about the missing fences, it did sound a common occurance though with the saw the orange boards and worked out a line round the fence. It's common at other courses but the first time it's happened in the National because it was only a few years ago that they created the space to allow horses to go around the fences.
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Post by Paddy on Apr 9, 2011 21:08:11 GMT 1
What happened before? Stopped the race or they continued and had to skip round the extra obstacles?
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Post by Panda on Apr 9, 2011 22:33:33 GMT 1
What happened before? Stopped the race or they continued and had to skip round the extra obstacles? They'd continue but part of the fence would be cordoned off. It must be over 20 years since I've seen a horse left lying on the turf like that in the National. They're usually able to move any injured horses or jockeys in time. Speaking of injured jockeys, one is in a critical condition in hospital after being injured in a fall in one of the earlier races this afternoon.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Apr 9, 2011 23:53:39 GMT 1
i had £2 e/w on ballabriggs aswel as 4th place state of play so won just over £53 yey.
if anything steps have been taken to make the grand national safer, the fences are a lot lower than they used to be but there will be an uproar about banning the grand national due to it being "barbaric" and "cruel". its unfortunate but them horses live a better life than me and you.
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