And already the favourite's been taken out. Still a relatively young horse I suppose.
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And already the favourite's been taken out. Still a relatively young horse I suppose.
Its the horses i feel sorry for.
Mentioned on the Cheltenham page I liked Ucello Conti. A bit of rain would do him good but has a nice weight. Will be looking for an outside to back as well.
About a week ago, one for arthur was 33/1 with bet 365 now down to 14/1, another horse that needs the going to be a bit heavy going imo
National Course is currently good to soft with good in places and soft in places. Clerk of the course already talking about watering which has upset a lot of those waiting for spring ground. Imo as long it's safe ground then it should be run on the ground that nature has thrown up. Said the same at Cheltenham when they watered after 2 days as well. As long as firm stays out the going description it should be left alone.
Outwith the National itself, I think Top Notch is a great bet tomorrow even as the favorite.
Also fancy Empire Of Dirt to turn over Cue Card in the bowl. And can't see Defi Du Seuil getting beat in the juvenile race.
Poor from top notch
Silviniaco Conti retired by Paul Nicholls after the bowl.
Glad to see it, great horse but past his best and with 7 Grade 1s and £1.1m in prize money he didn't owe anyone anything.
What a star Big Fella Thanks is. 10th time round the National Course and finishes 3rd at the grand old age of 15.
Jumped on Double W's after a disappointing day and made back most of my losses.
Cheers PB :aok:
Sad news, Imperial Commander passed away in his paddock today.
Gold cup 2010 & 16 yr old
Prize money in excess of £700,000.
There's a really nice tribute to the horse on the Imperial Racing Facebook page. Seems it was suddenly in the field and not expected.
Very sad, he was a great horse on his day. The Imperial Racing club had the photo finish from Haydock in 2009,when he was beaten a noseby Kauto Star, framed and distributed to all members as they couldn't believe they had a horse who had been that close to an all time great. Little did they realise less than a year later they would beat both him and Denman and win a Gold Cup.
Finian's Oscar covers the weekend betting for me at a ridiculous price of 3/1. Fair whack on that not sure what the bookies were thinking there.
WTF is the production all about. Cringe.
not bet on a horse for 30+ years but saw a photo this morning of one for arthur with a saltire on and thought(briefly) of a cheeky week £5/EW bet, done the garden instead and stuck my money on hibs :grr:
first scottish winner since rubstic in 1979
Had a £5 on One For Arthur woohoo 👏
5 years in a row now with 40 out and 40 in as well. The course may not be what it was but the alterations have clearly worked in making it safer and the care of the horses today was second to none.
Aintree looked fantastic today and it was a great spectacle and a brilliant advert for the sport.