Lol, memories, I was on that, was a nipper with no clue following a tip. My aunt was a PA for the owner.
Were you!, Ah memories, i couldnt see defeat for Shawiya in my youthfull enthusiasm, he won just as he did his prep races and i couldnt believe i could get 12/1 going into the day.
Lost my balls repeatedly on him the next season though!.
I have OC and hurricane fly up in a €30 treble with SDC that I placed Monday. I'm a little nervous.
Ah balls great race though. I have the utmost respect for NH jockeys. I do pray JT pulls through. I used to live not far from his family. My thoughts are with them all.
BobsWorth
Ponte Alexandre
Our Conor
Hurricane Fly (backed pre Darlans demise) with a big saver on money back special Zarkander
All make or break the week for me, have e/w bets on Defy Logic, Pique Sous and Son of Flicka as well as a few small win bets on AupCharlie, Ballycasey, Sam Winner, Reve De Sivola and Overturn.
'Our Conor put up a scintillating display to run away with the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Never out of the first two in running, Dessie Hughes' youngster stretched his 100% record over jumps to four with an emphatic success.
The 4-1 shot, ridden by Bryan Cooper, bounded clear from the second-last to win unchallenged by 15 lengths from Far West, with Sametegal a further two and a quarter lengths away in third.
Hughes, who was responsible for dual Champion Hurdle hero Hardy Eustace, said: "Everything went well and he jumped brilliant - he's a real one isn't he? I couldn't expect a performance like that. He was on the bit all the way, he was loving it.
"We've had no problems with him whatsoever. He eats and sleeps and any ground is fine for him. He has shown us a lot since his last run in Leopardstown - we thought he'd improved every day. He is certainly a Champion Hurdle horse. He stays, he has foot and he jumps.
"The Champion Hurdle is all about jumping and he certainly does that. Hardy Eustace was a brilliant jumper and so is this lad, but he's totally different to Hardy. We schooled him over hurdles as a two-year-old and he was absolutely fantastic, so we always looked forward to him going jumping. I'm sure he'll go to Punchestown next."
Cooper said: "I've never had a feeling like that before in my life, I was there a mile too soon. I sat for as long as I could but nothing could come with me. We popped the last and then he just idled up the straight, he has some ability.
"I knew we had the race won at the last so I sat back and just let him fiddle. He's got such a good cruising speed. I was glad the rain came as all his form was on heavy."
Good oul spin out of them, put the win from that + sign up bonus on oc, they gave me another two free bets, put that on bobs worth. Cashing out the guts of 500yoyos.
edit: lolz another free bet that I just stuck on Salsify there. Rigged account obv.
What a difference a day makes did my stones yesterday. If Salsify wins it's borderline ridiculous and if Gevrey wins I 'll be doing Ravenelli's for a long long time.
What a unmitigated mare of a festival Nicholls is having.
I was in the bookies the other day just before the opening race on tuesday and i overhear one traveller say to the other '' Ive backed Cheltenian here ya know, i dunno i just like him hes in my head, you know that kinda way''.
I think Nicholls will get his first here on trickster with the same type of thought process. Stuck my PP 20 freebet on it anyway because of their downtime earlier.
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