Two days of racing finalised
Two days of racing finalised
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
What date(s) is this scheduled on ?
3rd and 4th December
Very nice prizemoney
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I sincerely hope you mean February, PJ!!
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
Me too, Grassy
The prize money is so decent that the €150k for the Irish Champion Hurdle looks too low relative to some of the other races. Overall the package should capture the imagination of a lot of people.
Last edited by Grey; 25th September 2017 at 5:27 PM.
Should we be calling it Irish Champion Hurdle weekend now the Irish Gold Cup is run the same weekend and is worth €50k more ?
Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."
My bad gents and gals
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
What a fantastic weekend of racing and could be enough to tempt me over...
Great initiative and helps towards balancing the season out too. End of season festivals are fine but by and large there was a void to be filled between Christmas and March (bar the odd decent Saturday).
Last edited by wilsonl; 26th September 2017 at 9:19 AM.
Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."
4/6 there are no UK raiders in any of the hugely-valuable novice events.
1/5 UK trainers will be complaining about lack of opportunities for their Festival novices at around the same time.
Last edited by Grasshopper; 26th September 2017 at 9:24 AM.
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
It is strange how they tend to just ignore the generous prize money frequently
Surely a few owners out there who want to try the black stuff over here
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
First time over the water for me racing wise.
Had the flights booked a couple of months ago.
Moist already.
(Update: Complete lie. I had 3 days at the Galway festival in the late 90s. For the life of me I can't remember a bloody thing about it....)
Last edited by Ivantheterrible; 26th September 2017 at 12:12 PM.
Myself, Digger and one-time, TRF-famed, foul-mouthed eejit Golden Cygnet (aka Sharkey), will be over for both days of the meeting.
Looking forward to meeting-up with the usual collection of misanthropes and curmudgeons.
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
Also will be climax of TH National Hunt tipping competition for the Tjukurrpa Trophy.
(Sure that made all the difference for the Sponsors to step up to the plate)
I'm off to Sri Lanka on the Monday post racing - a sizable holiday kitty will be sought after over the 2 days
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Business or pleasure?
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
Work only ever send me to business shi*holes - this one is all pleasure
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I was married in Waduwwa about 30 minutes south of Colombo - you should visit the shrine, if you're in the neighbourhood.
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
I'll ensure the locals that their saviour is alive and well
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Grasshopper (27th September 2017)
Couldn't swing the whole weekend, but flights now booked for the Saturday