Grand National
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Grand National
The Big race is this weekend (along with the Masters Golf Tournament from Augusta). Will you be risking a couple of bob or no? Here's a list of current listed runners:
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- Abdoulaye's Twin
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Re: Grand National
Nope. Aside from Betting being illegal here, I'm against the grand national. Too many horses get injured for it to be a sport for me.
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I feel exactly the same and won't be placing a bet. That said, I will join in the office sweep-stake, but that's a little different, I guess.Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:Nope. Aside from Betting being illegal here, I'm against the grand national. Too many horses get injured for it to be a sport for me.
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Re: Grand National
me three - as per my comments about horse deaths in the last big horse race...Bruce Rioja wrote:I feel exactly the same and won't be placing a bet. That said, I will join in the office sweep-stake, but that's a little different, I guess.Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:Nope. Aside from Betting being illegal here, I'm against the grand national. Too many horses get injured for it to be a sport for me.
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Re: Grand National
It used to feel like a big event when i was younger - my dad getting us to pick horses earlier in the day, him going down to put a bit of money on each way and us all watching the telly - but i haven't looked at it for years now.
Will instead be watching (and playing on saturday hopefully) much golf, though
Will instead be watching (and playing on saturday hopefully) much golf, though
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Aye was like that with us too. I remember at KO time, you couldn't move in most pubs either.KeyserSoze wrote:It used to feel like a big event when i was younger - my dad getting us to pick horses earlier in the day, him going down to put a bit of money on each way and us all watching the telly - but i haven't looked at it for years now.
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It started snowing here today - doubt there'll be much golf for a while.KeyserSoze wrote:It used to feel like a big event when i was younger - my dad getting us to pick horses earlier in the day, him going down to put a bit of money on each way and us all watching the telly - but i haven't looked at it for years now.
Will instead be watching (and playing on saturday hopefully) much golf, though
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Re: Grand National
not on the national, might have a few quid on Bryceland tho but cant see past Gwin tbh . i have also got money on my DIRT downhill fantasy league team!TANGODANCER wrote:The Big race is this weekend (along with Rd1 of the 2016 UCI MTB World Cup Downhill!!!). Will you be risking a couple of bob or no? Here's a list of current listed runners:
http://www.grand-national2016.co.uk/runners-odds/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://dirtmountainbike.com/features/d ... 16-go.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I've drawn the appropriately named 'Wonderful Charm' in the office sweep. Bloody thing's 50/1. I'm sure I'd stand to gain more if I were to go into a bookies and put a £Quid on at 50/1.
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Re: Grand National
i'll wager 3 horse deaths over the 'festival'. and lots of pricks. lots and lots and lots of pricks.
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Quite a few of them appearing to be orange in colour too!Dr Hotdog wrote:i'll wager 3 horse deaths over the 'festival'. and lots of pricks. lots and lots and lots of pricks.
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2 dead already apparently
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Re: Grand National
For what it's worth I had a (small) flutter on O'Faolains Boy and First Lieutenant more for fun than gambling. Not expecting either to win, but you never know.
Edit. O'Faolains Boy a non-runner, so up steps Boston Bob....
Edit. O'Faolains Boy a non-runner, so up steps Boston Bob....
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Re: Grand National
I saw a news segment about Ladies Day. Tarted up gobby scousers. I can't imagine a much worse to spend a day.
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Like this?LeverEnd wrote:I saw a news segment about Ladies Day. Tarted up gobby scousers. I can't imagine a much worse to spend a day.
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Gotta love the name of that .jpg
Bizarrely, on most of the coverage from yesterday (Ladies Day) there appeared to be not one orange covered velour track-suit wearing person at the racecourse...I think the press might have been told the "conditions" of them getting a pass for next year.
Bizarrely, on most of the coverage from yesterday (Ladies Day) there appeared to be not one orange covered velour track-suit wearing person at the racecourse...I think the press might have been told the "conditions" of them getting a pass for next year.
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Burnden Paddock wrote:Like this?LeverEnd wrote:I saw a news segment about Ladies Day. Tarted up gobby scousers. I can't imagine a much worse to spend a day.
Don't they usually pull a curtain round them before they shoot them?
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That was the name that I gave it when I saved it. I'm going to delete it. Honest!Worthy4England wrote:Gotta love the name of that .jpg
Bizarrely, on most of the coverage from yesterday (Ladies Day) there appeared to be not one orange covered velour track-suit wearing person at the racecourse...I think the press might have been told the "conditions" of them getting a pass for next year.
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Gary the Enfield wrote:Burnden Paddock wrote:Like this?LeverEnd wrote:I saw a news segment about Ladies Day. Tarted up gobby scousers. I can't imagine a much worse to spend a day.
Don't they usually pull a curtain round them before they shoot them?
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Re: Grand National
Well we had the annual family tenner on it...and coming into the last we were shouting for The Last Samurai as the missus said one of her 3 £1 bets had gone on it...Gutted when it came second, then looked at the betting slip and pointed out she'd also had Rule the World @ 40/1. Yay!
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