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Cheltenham Festival 2019

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Quel Destin .. backed last night at 9/1, is now 9/2 2nd favourite 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Agree that it looks very difficult today

    1:30 Pentland Hills EW
    2:10 Ch'tibello, Whiskey Sour
    2:50 Lisnagar Oscar, Derrinross EW
    3:30 Al Boum Photo EW, Invitation Only EW
    4:10 Ucello Conti
    4:50 Not Another Muddle
    5:30 Early Doors

  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited March 2019
    Sir Erec having a new shoe put on. Start delayed. The horse is so cool and calm.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Favourite has lost a shoe and they are trying to get it back on
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Someone at Cheltenham has put 10k on Sir Erec
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    edited March 2019
    Fantastic temperament from Sir Erec
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,866
    Fingers crossed for Sir Erec.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    stackitsteve said:
    Fantastic temperament from Sir Eric
    Doesn't look good for him.
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Very sad to see the injury for Sir Erec, but that's a great result for me.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    philcafc said:
    Agree that it looks very difficult today

    1:30 Pentland Hills EW
    2:10 Ch'tibello, Whiskey Sour
    2:50 Lisnagar Oscar, Derrinross EW
    3:30 Al Boum Photo EW, Invitation Only EW
    4:10 Ucello Conti
    4:50 Not Another Muddle
    5:30 Early Doors

    Nice start Phil
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Had Skybet £20 on Sir Erec and separate bet on Quel Destin

    Looked good at one stage
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    That's absolutely gutting. Could not give a shit about the money. RIP.

    Of course, nothing can be done for him right now, but I was put on to the Racehorse Sanctuary last year by @killer kish and others for anyone else wishing to make a donation to those involved in rehabilitating and caring for racehorses once they've retired:

    http://www.racehorsesanctuary.org/ 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    After the highs of yesterday, terrible news about Sir Erec.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,223
    HAd winner there at 20s ... seemed strange having Nico on his back after 1 run.


    Gutted for sir erec
  • RedJohn
    RedJohn Posts: 597
    Native River to win in tough conditions for me. He will ot stay vast majority, look out for Anibale Fly, entered for the GN, dour stayer.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.

    I didn't watch the race - what happened? I heard he spread a plate going down and I'm assuming a vet checked him over?
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    edited March 2019
    bobmunro said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.

    I didn't watch the race - what happened? I heard he spread a plate going down and I'm assuming a vet checked him over?
    lost a shoe going down to the start .. stood calmly while reshod .. was checked over by a vet but a VERY perfunctory check .. horse broke down after about 1/2  mile with a broken leg .. Jockey Club official (I think) surmised that a horse standing for a long time on 3 legs might have weakened the one that broke .. 
    horse was bred for the flat, perhaps not sturdy enough for NH (my opinion) ..
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Get in there !
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited March 2019
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
    A hell of a coincidence for a horse to break a leg minutes after having a new shoe fitted.
    I'm not saying the Farrier didn't do a good job but a horse having  one leg in the air for 4 minutes just before a race could've a bearing on the injury.

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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    philcafc said:
    Agree that it looks very difficult today

    1:30 Pentland Hills EW
    2:10 Ch'tibello, Whiskey Sour
    2:50 Lisnagar Oscar, Derrinross EW
    3:30 Al Boum Photo EW, Invitation Only EW
    4:10 Ucello Conti
    4:50 Not Another Muddle
    5:30 Early Doors

    Fookin hell phil!

    OR should I say Nostradamus?
  • cs1986
    cs1986 Posts: 1,529
    soapy_jones said:
    philcafc said:
    Agree that it looks very difficult today

    1:30 Pentland Hills EW
    2:10 Ch'tibello, Whiskey Sour
    2:50 Lisnagar Oscar, Derrinross EW
    3:30 Al Boum Photo EW, Invitation Only EW
    4:10 Ucello Conti
    4:50 Not Another Muddle
    5:30 Early Doors

    Fookin hell phil!

    OR should I say Nostradamus?
    On fire Phil
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
    What a stupid comment. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    In all that I forgot to put up my picks for the day...

    1.30
    Pics D’Orhy win
    Hannon e/w

    2.10
    Mr Adjudicator e/w
    Countister e/w
    Pingshou e/w

    2.50
    Birchdale win
    Allaho win
    Cap York e/w
    Minela Indo e/w

    3.30
    Presenting Percy win
    Kemboy e/w
    Thistlecrack e/w

    4.10
    Top Wood e/w
    Pacha Du Polder e/w

    4.50
    Not Another Muddle win
    Magic Saint win
    Bun Dorian e/w

    5.30
    Dallas Des Pictons win
    Early Doors win
    Coolanly e/w
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    superclive98 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
    What a stupid comment. 
    Go on then. Why was it a stupid comment? Horse clearly was not race ready yet they ran him anyway.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Callumcafc said:
    superclive98 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
    What a stupid comment. 
    Go on then. Why was it a stupid comment? Horse clearly was not race ready yet they ran him anyway.
    Why was he not race ready? Horses get re-shod at the start of races every day of the week, without any problem.
    It was a horrible accident, but that is all that it was, an accident. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited March 2019
    superclive98 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    superclive98 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
    What a stupid comment. 
    Go on then. Why was it a stupid comment? Horse clearly was not race ready yet they ran him anyway.
    Why was he not race ready? Horses get re-shod at the start of races every day of the week, without any problem.
    It was a horrible accident, but that is all that it was, an accident. 
    I’d like to see some data on this to determine whether the number of incidents increased in such situations. Easy to brush it off and say it happens all the time.

    Flat horse standing on three legs for an extended period, no time to warm up before jumping hurdles...

    Recipe for a tragedy.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    my e/w lucky 15

    Countister
    Commander of Fleet
    Definitely Red - well, had to......
    Shantou Flyer
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    Callumcafc said:
    superclive98 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Why did he run after that? Gross negligence.
    What a stupid comment. 
    Go on then. Why was it a stupid comment? Horse clearly was not race ready yet they ran him anyway.

    I'm not sure that can be said with such certainty. It is not rare for horses to be re-shod at the start after spreading a plate and I'm not aware of any known risk. Horses can sleep standing up by locking three legs and lifting or relaxing the other, taking all the weight off. 

    The horse may simply have jarred his leg in a divot - it happens (thankfully rarely), and it may well have just been a coincidence.

  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410

    Allaho to win or Asking Ben E/W here...

    Next one to avoid is Percy

    done if they don't come in, staked my £20 lost on race 1 :) Good luck

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