2020 Arc De Triomphe

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IAMAMORON wrote: »

I am sick to the teeth of this ITV Enable love in. Your man Chamberlain really wrecks my head.

They've toned it down a little and have started saying if she doesn't win etc etc.

Although the Irish lad has probably been the one casting doubt the last hour.

I'd love to see Stradivarius do it, but it will probably be neither.

tryfix

Enable looks a picture today.

afro man

tryfix wrote: »

Enable looks a picture today.

Itv definatly think so as well..

afro man

tryfix wrote: »

Enable looks a picture today.

Itv definatly think so as well..

afro man

afro man wrote: »

Itv definatly think so as well..

Oh deary me.. Let's here the excuses now?
What a plonker in commentary Enable full of running he forgot the other horse's

Francie Barrett

The Tetrarch wrote: »

My guess

1 Sottsass
2 In Swoop
3 Stradivarius
4 Enable
5 Way To Paris
6 Sovereign
7 Raabihah
8 Persian King
9 Japan
10 Mogul
11 Serpentine
12 Gold Trip
13 Royal Julius
14 Chachnak
15 Deirdre

Well picked.

The Tetrarch

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Well picked.

Yeah, but I had 200 on In Swoop.

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The inquiry might help, but can't see anything changing from what I've seen.

tryfix

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Yeah, but I had 200 on In Swoop.

In the old days the winner would be thrown out!

The Tetrarch

The result will stand.

The Tetrarch

I think they should give the race to Enable.

The Tetrarch

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Yeah, but I had 200 on In Swoop.

Unlucky

smellyoldboot

Worst Arc in memory imho. Enable clearly no longer at her best and no O Brien horses present. Love or Magical would have eaten these. You could say it was quite fitting for the year that's in it.

BagheeraBlue

Incredibly slow race I'd say

smellyoldboot

I'd say the first few fillies home in the Opera would have occupied the same positions in the preceding race. The winner definitely.

tryfix

afro man wrote: »

Oh deary me.. Let's here the excuses now?
What a plonker in commentary Enable full of running he forgot the other horse's

I don't buy the ground excuse she likes it Soft and she should have had these for Breakfast. She was in stunning shape for her last few starts but I don't think her head is right anymore. They start to think about the game as they get older and her strutting cockiness in the paddock this year was probably an indication of that thinking about the game.

The Tetrarch

BagheeraBlue wrote: »

Incredibly slow race I'd say

I have 48 years (incl 2020) in my analysis of the draw file.
The slowest year was 1976 at 159.40s. 2020 was second slowest at 159.30s

Rabbit Redux

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Worst Arc in memory imho. Enable clearly no longer at her best and no O Brien horses present. Love or Magical would have eaten these. You could say it was quite fitting for the year that's in it.

Indeed. If any race could embody the clusterfcuk that's 2020, it would be today's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Francie Barrett

The Tetrarch wrote: »

I have 48 years (incl 2020) in my analysis of the draw file.
The slowest year was 1976 at 159.40s. 2020 was second slowest at 159.30s

It was a slow race, but the ground looked awful, I am struggling to think of another Arc where the ground was as bad. I remember 1999 was on heavy going, but it did look not as bad as 2020's Arc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPuDRkMZyLY

Morgans

tryfix wrote: »

I don't buy the ground excuse she likes it Soft and she should have had these for Breakfast. She was in stunning shape for her last few starts but I don't think her head is right anymore. They start to think about the game as they get older and her strutting cockiness in the paddock this year was probably an indication of that thinking about the game.

Not at her best at all this year. King George fell in her lap, but one season too far. Super mare at her best, but that was a few years back.

nuckeythompson

What did Blake say?

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Blake hanging them all on ITV. I would say his phone is about to explode.

Varian pulled all his runners yesterday as well.

They are going to blame the supplier.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1002/1169062-gain-investigates-banned-substance-in-horse-food/

nuckeythompson

What did Blake say?

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Blake hanging them all on ITV. I would say his phone is about to explode.

Varian pulled all his runners yesterday as well.

They are going to blame the supplier.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1002/1169062-gain-investigates-banned-substance-in-horse-food/

Peintre Celebre

Francie Barrett wrote: »

It was a slow race, but the ground looked awful, I am struggling to think of another Arc where the ground was as bad. I remember 1999 was on heavy going, but it did look not as bad as 2020's Arc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPuDRkMZyLY

The ground was far worse when Solemia won it

Peintre Celebre

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Worst Arc in memory imho. Enable clearly no longer at her best and no O Brien horses present. Love or Magical would have eaten these. You could say it was quite fitting for the year that's in it.

Magical who is 1 from 5 over the trip, would have beaten those? Just the six lengths behind Sottsass in the race last year on better ground.

markjbloggs

boardise wrote: »

Intriguing and tantalising comment . Anything more specific forthcoming ?

Nothing specific, just a lot of "why's".

Such as, why does a synthetic performance enhancer end up in multiple batches of feed?

byronbay2

byronbay2 wrote: »

In case anyone here backed Love ante-post with PP, they are giving a "Justice Refund" for all bets, no max. Fair dues to them, soothes the pain a little bit although most of my Love dosh was on BF.

Went to get my Love ante-post money back today only to find that it was not a refund but a free bet to the value. I know that this is better than a slap in the gob with a wet fish but it is not a refund. Bit pissed off but what can you do?

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markjbloggs wrote: »

Such as, why does a synthetic performance enhancer end up in multiple batches of feed?

It was a mistake.
If there is an investigation it will consist of looking out the window, examining fingernails, and shuffling feet.