Shame Douvan and Min didn't put best foot forward but no surprise with either.
Fair play to UDS though who took advantage of that.
He just keeps on giving. You have to love that.
Shame Douvan and Min didn't put best foot forward but no surprise with either.
Fair play to UDS though who took advantage of that.
He just keeps on giving. You have to love that.
All comers, all grounds, all beaten!
This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.
Min over the top
Douvan overrated
UDS makes most 2 milers look awkward - except Sprinter .
wtf.
All comers, all grounds, all beaten!
This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.
That was astonishing. The more you look at it the more it looks like Townend did it on purpose
"The religious persecution of the ages has been done under what was claimed to be the command of God. I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do to their fellows, because it always coincides
with their own desires" -- Susan B. Anthony
And coming to the last Fist is rubbing his hands thinking oh well thst is my Douvan money back.....wtf...he seemed to look back and it appeared the horses behind were veering right.so he did too.....guy must be sick
Formely Fist of Fury
Watched the race on a French stream... Has Townend had anything to say for himself?
Definitely one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in racing.
Dunno if it was a brainfart or what. PT Def looked behind. Puppy Power may just him open.
I'll give Twitter a miss for an hour i think
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
**** knows what went through the mind of Townend there!.
Currently in the Stewards Room trying to talk himself out of a lengthy ban.
Incredible. Lord knows why he thought he had to bypass the fence. Unless someone on the infield let a roar out or something.
Ruby said on RTE that Puppy Power was raging. Ruby didn't look too pleased himself.
21 day ban for dangerous riding.
I was on Monalee, but you'd be ******* furious if you on Finians there.
Worse if you were on Al Boum Photo
To my eye, Townend thought he had jumped the last. Thought he was facing the fence after the winning post in front of the stands. Saw Puppy rowing away and panicked and tried to bypass the fence. Bad lapse in concentration unfortunately, in my book. Punishment is severe.
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Will see soon if Willie is forgiving, decisive or ruthless
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Is he giving his horses (Ricci's notably) a very hard end of season to try to become Irish champion trainer again. Hope the likes of Min and Getabird aren't affected next year.
Runs this season:
Getabird 5
Mengli Khan 7
Min 6
A Toi Phil 11
The older I get the better I was.
Case closed if A Toi Phil had been always contesting grade 1s from the get go and had run in the Champion Chase, Melling Chase and Punchestown Champion Chase in 5 weeks, winning none. A Toi Phil vs Ballycasey might be a fairer match. They tend to turn up in a lot of these contests to make up the numbers. Getting A Toi Phil to finish 5l ahead of Min today is one of the reasons I ask the question. Guess that 4th place prizemoney could be crucial.