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I'm ambivalent about it.

Before the race I was seriously worried that something nasty was going to happen because her race performances beforehand had been pretty dreadful. She got round, she...

Agreed

In fact, far from "missing AP" just at the moment I'm finding the ongoing fawning and shenanigans decidedly vomitworthy. Sorry ..

I don't know if I feel sorry for her. As far as I'm aware she had no connection to Clive Smith or Kauto before the horse retired so one assumes she took him on for publicity reasons (at the behest,...

Hmm. Wonder what Asif Kapadia's next project is :)

I've always wondered if the reason there has never been a Kauto DVD is that neither of the two, ah, "Burly egos" (nice one Grassy) would deign to appear alongside the other.

The TF article is flawed, as most statistical analyses are. The stats that have been chosen are limited - you can't for example, draw statistical comparisons with jockeys whose bread and butter work...

PFN doesn't pay retainers. The BJG thing predates AP's retainer with McManus - PFN wanted Ruby, Ruby wouldn't come over full time, he asked BJG, who wanted expenses, then Ruby said he would share ...

That's good to hear - the only way I can see the Irish meetings at the mo is on replay on ATR and I don't get to see any of the preamble!

I agree about that round of jumping, Tanlic - it was very good but my worry is how he will cope with the variations (uphill, downhill, water jump, etc) in the Cheltenham fences. I hope to goodness...

Yes, unfortunately. He looks impossible to control into his fences - has to be ridden on a really tight rein all the time so that he doesn't disappear into the wild blue yonder and he takes a few...

Sorry that's such a mess!

Not sure where you get that from, Tanlic? For starters, if that was so, you would expect Henderson to have been champion trainer more often in the period. The actual prize money figures for the 5...

I find BG a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde as a jockey. Whilst everyone else appears to think he has had a wonderful season, my view is that he has had a good second half to the season. When the...

Good grief, Ardross, have you been on the sauce?

It's a smashing track. I've lost count of the number of times I've been over for the Festival and every time the ground has been great and the...

Totally agree with Cruella. Moreover, last year she stumbled at the top of the hill just as Ruby was making his forward move. If that hadn't have happened she'd have sailed down the hill and...

I think he needs to heed whatever his mind and body tell him ..

What a lovely piece - must admit to having fallen in love with her ..

It seems that the BHA intends to hair test Last Instalment ....

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Not surprised. On His Own hates Aintree

Presumably, historic steroid use in horses can be detected through testing hair, as it can with humans?

John Francome
Fred Winter
Ruby
Willie Mullins

Provided she jumps a fence OK, which was Willie Mullins intention when he got her, whatever she does over hurdles this season is a bonus - and what a bonus. Whilst the World Hurdle looks a softer...

Agree with Ardross on just about everything in his post - I'm just concerned that BB ended up having too hard a race today. I have a feeling that if Ruby had been riding he would have ripped up the...

It sounds as if Andy Stewart is expressing a preference.



She stumbled at a crucial point at the top of the hill and got shuffled well back in a big field. I think the amount of ground...

Gosh. You mean Annie Power outstayed (as well as outclassed) a 3+ miler. Better stick her in the National immediately, then.