Best not be..this is no place for that shite
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I am also slightly puzzled by this one, though given DO’s love of the Shellic, I’d hazard a guess it’s something to do with the Sevco?
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
Is this one ?
The story is simple enough, really. After a senator (from an unnamed state) dies, the governor must pick his replacement. Wavering between selecting the candidate supported by a corrupt media mogul and the one chosen by some populist committees, Governor Happy Hopper instead ponders the advice of his sons, who suggest Jefferson Smith (Stewart), the head of the Boy Rangers and an all-around wholesome fellow. Ultimately, the governor flips a coin to decide between the mogul's candidate and the committee candidate, but it lands on its side – right next to a newspaper featuring a story on Smith. Seeing this as some kind of sign, Governor Hopper chooses Smith, and is able to sell him to the shady mogul Jim Taylor as someone who'd be easy to manipulate in Washington, D.C.
To that end, Smith's sponsor in the Senate is the other senator from their state, Joseph Paine (Claude Rains). Paine had been friends with Smith's father all the way up to his death, and speaks to the naïve young man about how impressed he was that the senior Smith took on the most difficult and impossible causes. His words belie his true intentions, though. Paine is beholden to Taylor for his own position as well as any future political aspirations, which include a run to the White House.
Jeff's genuineness and integrity only become a problem for Taylor, Paine and their ilk when the Boy Rangers leader drafts a bill for the creation of a boys' camp in his home state. The problem is, the proposed location for this campsite happens to be in the same spot that is part of a dam that is to be built as a part of a Public Works bill designed specifically to provide graft to Taylor and his cronies. Naturally, they have to find a way to discredit the person who would oppose them, which provides the source of the movie's conflict.
Man who catch fly with chopstick .... accomplish anything.
Nicky needs to toughen up too = I cant imagine PFN whimpering like this with a bit of idle chit chat
When you are at the pinnacle of your sport, you can expect the odd barb to come your way
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Being called a cheat and a liar is pretty upsetting to most people and the guy is only human.
For someone who has been at the top for more years than I care to remember he gets some flak most of which is undeserved.
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Anyone successful has to deal with the stones and arrows of outrageous critics
Whimpering and pandering isn't going to him any favours
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
And now, for a short intermission:
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The older I get the better I was.
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Pre Christmas blog
https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/horse-...ascot-1.981654
Post Christmas blog and news that Altior is back cantering
https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/horse-...ation-1.982266
Grasshopper (29th December 2017), trackside528 (29th December 2017)
I hear he is practicing canters as that's all he;; have to do to win :0)
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This week's effort
https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/horse-...notch-1.983606
Nicky doesn't like cheese, gone down in my estimation
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Nicky getting married tomorrow and still time to write a blog
https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/horse-...mpton-1.986076
WTF is he thinking about getting married in the middle of the season. Too many sherries consumed when he agreed to that one!
Hang on; what am I missing out on here? I thought it was NTD that was always getting married??
What was Hendo on about re Jenkins before the race in the brief interview with Chapman?
He stated the horse had been put up 11lbs (true) but was only carrying a 5lbs penalty here so Bowen's allowance would bring him back down to the same mark [effectively] (wrong). Had that been the case I think I'd have been all over him like a rash (Burbank was my main bet).
Unless the card in the RP is wrong, Jenkins was off his new mark today.
Does he get in the Betfair off 132 plus his penalty (or double penalty)?
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