Can't wait to go back to Mecca for proper racing once more.
The bloody flat seems to have been longer than ever this year
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Can't wait to go back to Mecca for proper racing once more.
The bloody flat seems to have been longer than ever this year
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Alan Potts always said he favoured the Flat for punting and NH for the sport. I totally agree and kind of think people who are anti-flat are just shite at betting.
I think it's just that things happen all a bit quick for them on the Flat :P
Why wait until Saturday when you can go on Friday as well ?
"The owls are not what they seem"
Wish I could but working.
RUK will do though.
Who you calling shite at betting :suspect:
How on earth did you know?
Last bet was Punchestown so am gagging to lose some cash coz I don't bet on Flat/Greyhounds
Roll on saturday
There's some of each all year round - you just need to look for it.
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Aye but not proper stuff :P
Threads like these are so tedious.
Towards the end of the Flat season we get jumps fans talking about the return of "proper racing" and we get similar comments from Flat aficionados come the second half of March.
Both codes have their merits. By all means feel free to prefer one to the other. But spare us these boring threads.
Serious rain here in Cheltenham today and tonight with frost forecast later in the week, looks as if the going could be sticky this weekend
"The owls are not what they seem"
Cheltenham going is Good To Soft, Good In Places after that rain DG so still not too bad.
The rain was more constant than heavy with the odd heavy shower and it didn't start until lunchtime so I can't see it having enough of an effect that it would be bad. Besides, sticky ground tends to arise when it's drying rather than soft! Assuming the track has recovered from last season's debacle of bad ground all season brought on by Claisse getting over-excited with the hose immediately prior to the PP meeting it should be nice ground I hope.
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Claisse excitedwith his hose, what are you insinuating??!!!!Originally posted by Shadow Leader@Oct 17 2007, 03:17 PM
The rain was more constant than heavy with the odd heavy shower and it didn't start until lunchtime so I can't see it having enough of an effect that it would be bad. Besides, sticky ground tends to arise when it's drying rather than soft! Assuming the track has recovered from last season's debacle of bad ground all season brought on by Claisse getting over-excited with the hose immediately prior to the PP meeting it should be nice ground I hope.
Sorry to bore you with a tedious thread cus/gus/qus????????
If you actually start a thread for the first time in two years then maybe I can be influenced for the future
Don't take it so personally, harry.
It's not a dig at you in particular but at all the "proper racing" types of either code. Without fail, there are threads like these on every forum at this time of year and again come March. That's my point.
But I do, I do!!
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So, is this whateveryone has been waiting for?
Is the racing at the Paddy Power meeting strong enough to justify three days.
By genearal consensus on here, Friday's racing was weak, I'll skim over yesterday's events, probably just two of those things!!!
.............and if the weather there today is anything like it is here, there will be some very tired horses slogging up that bloody hill.
Seriously, surely two days with seven races on each day would be better value for the race-goer, but does Mr. Gillespie think along those lines!
Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......
Agreed Col..
Always enjoy the cross-country race and the Greatwood especially, but most of the rest of it is vastly overhyped.. definitely need to do away with the Friday IMO..
But the Friday this year drew a crowd of over 20,000!
Attendance Friday 22,000, Saturday 33,000. Friday is Countryside Day and about more than the racing.
"The owls are not what they seem"
Why do we definitely need to do away with the friday ?
Why is there an increasing demand for this long established three day meeting to be decreased to two just because some people arent happy with the standard of ALL the races and/or can't afford to go to it all ?
I could be the judge!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.