Still waiting for a Tote monopoly. Fond of experts, innovation, National Hunt Chase. Citizen of nowhere. My algorithm is fine, it was just poorly implemented.
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Whatever this race is, it ain’t the National Hunt Chase. Would love a maiden to win it, just as a nod to the history.
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If you look really carefully at that Kempton card today and squint a bit, you can just about see the faint outline of the Charisma and the Captain Quist, with ‘Everett (NAP)’ in the margin.
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Piz Badile, with Lingerie 3x3, would be the closest inbreeding to a mare in Derby history if he wins today. Honourable mention to Azor, winner in 1817, who had Grecian Princess 3x4x5. Either way, Urban Sea says ‘hold my beer’.
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Fair play to all connections, and I love the greater opportunities in the mares programme, but big black type today at Cheltenham for 3 rated <125, and small black type for another 3 rated <116. Surely time to use ratings rather than placings @Tattersalls1766 @Goffs1866 ?
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Smallest field for the National Hunt Chase since Innisfail beat 3 others at Bogside in 1890. Four trainers,seven runners. Race has totally lost its identity. Time to go back to its very early days and move it from course to course, under its pre-2002 conditions?
Small field Festival/NH Meeting races. Never been a match. Two 3-runner affairs, 1936 Coventry Cup and 1932 Champion Hurdle. Ten with 4 runners, including 3 Gold Cups, and most recently the ‘73, ‘87 and ‘94 (Raymylette) Cathcarts.
Classic winners should automatically be on the Int’l Protected Names list, no?
The name rang a bell. Vauban (1864) won the 1867 2000 Guineas at @NewmarketRace & finished 3rd in the Derby at @epspm behind Hermit (print below proudly displayed at home) Can he win the Triumph Hurdle at @CheltenhamRaces ? @itvracing #CheltenhamFestival
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Poor unloved Rossington Main
🗣️ "It isn’t easy, I have had a look – you go through January and even at Cheltenham in January there’s no two-mile trial."
Nicky Henderson remains open-minded on where the unbeaten Jonbon will be seen before Cheltenham.
@sevenbarrows | @CheltenhamRaces
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Marc Huglin retweeted
Can the magic of Twitter work? Last ditch appeal as these @Leica_UK are missing. Huge sentimental blow as I’ve had them all my career thanks to my late Dad. Last seen Sun Chariot ( 2nd Oct) day at Newmarket. Million/1 chances come in sometimes. Nice £reward if you can help. RT?
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Jockeys closest to winning Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup, Grand National:
1930 Tommy Cullinan 1,1,1
2021 Rachael Blackmore 1,2,1
2010 AP McCoy 1,2,1
1962 Fred Winter 4,1,1
1961 Fred Winter 1,1,5
1995 Norman Williamson 1,1,7
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Trainers closest to winning Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup, Grand National in same year:
2021: H De Bromhead 1,1,1
1953: MV O’Brien 2,1,1
1930: J Anthony 1,1,3
1976: T F Rimell 4,1,1
1995: K Bailey 1,1,5
1940: O Anthony 1,1,12
Marc Huglin retweeted
With many pubs being used as polling stations, will they have to draw a line on the floor to divide the areas where it is an outrage to demand papers from everyone and an area where it is a fantastic idea?
Best of luck to Andy and Chris, leaving #Braunston this morning on a 154-mile towpath trek to Anfield @LFC raising funds for @macmillancancer in support of their friend John. Great cause. Go well gents. #YNWA justgiving.com/fundraising/Y…
