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"THE GRAND NATIONAL" Aintree - Anyone taking a punt on the gee gees?

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  • #152
    Wacker The Attacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Wacker The Attacker


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    What's with the attitude? Did you not get the leg over last night?


    Back to the pinkmobile


  • #153
    goose2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    LordSutch wrote: »
    All runners have come back safe & sound - Claire Balding.

    Thank God.

    What's God doing protecting horses? Get back to work, there're thousands dead in Syria!


  • #154
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    To anyone giving out about horse racing being cruel blah blah blah, look what horse finished right behind the winner, the one with no jockey. He was the first faller way back and what did he do, continue on jumping and finished the race.

    Just because horses die doesn't make it cruel. Sad, but not cruel.


  • #155
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    goose2005 wrote: »
    What's God doing protecting horses? Get back to work, there're thousands dead in Syria!

    I said that in the context of this > http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=84015140&postcount=101


  • #156
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Demonical wrote: »
    I watch motorsport for that, tis great when people crash and die, isnt it!?

    Well if they don't it's just cars driving around in circles for ages. Boring.


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  • #157
    VanishingActs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭VanishingActs


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    I did 4 horses from 28/1 to 100/1 and Aurora's Encore was one of them. Why? Because the name clicked with me from the Aurora cinema shooting in America last year. Terrible reason to back a horse I know.

    Weird, this was the exact reason I backed him actually!


  • #158
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    To anyone giving out about horse racing being cruel blah blah blah, look what horse finished right behind the winner, the one with no jockey. He was the first faller way back and what did he do, continue on jumping and finished the race.

    Just because horses die doesn't make it cruel. Sad, but not cruel.

    In fairness, horses are herd animals, if the rest of them are running, the horse will keep running with them. That's more natural instinct than anything else.


  • #159
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Laid out £30 yesterday in bets, have £27 coming back to me. Thank crunchie for paddy power paying on the first 5 places.


  • #160
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Where are all these dead horses the sandal & woolly hat wearing people were telling us we'd be reading about today ?


  • #161
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Put a tenner on Auroras, very ecstatic house here yesterday.

    Last year I think it was my horse was leading up to the last fence then the bugger went and finished second so I deserved it this year :D Rumour has it bet direct had him 128/1 :eek:


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  • #162
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Lapin wrote: »
    Where are all these dead horses the sandal & woolly hat wearing people were telling us we'd be reading about today ?

    I don't think that's really fair. I think the casualties have been reduced by the changes made to the race this year.


  • #163
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    The changes to the fences made a big difference yesterday compared to other years.


    Any of ye watch the documentary on CH4 Friday night,"How To Win A Grand National"

    Thought it was the one the best sports documentaries Ive seen in a while


  • #164
    The Barefoot Pizza Thief
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 240 ✭✭The Barefoot Pizza Thief


    What a difference a day makes.

    Ryan Mania just taken to hospital by air ambulance after a fall at Hexam.


  • #165
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    The Barefoot Pizza Thief wrote: »
    What a difference a day makes.

    Ryan Mania just taken to hospital by air ambulance after a fall at Hexam.

    Jesus I hope he's ok, only been watching the racing at Curragh today.


  • #166
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    To anyone giving out about horse racing being cruel blah blah blah, look what horse finished right behind the winner, the one with no jockey. He was the first faller way back and what did he do, continue on jumping and finished the race.

    Just because horses die doesn't make it cruel. Sad, but not cruel.

    the people usually complaining about the sport of kings are usually seen in fur/mink coats


  • #167
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    I lost a car yesterday. Always bet with a legit bookie.


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