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Drugged up to the last.

No way could a horse bring about that improvement.........he annihilated them. Bet out of sight in the BC Juvenile.....4th in the Sunland Derby.....wins the Kentucky Derby by a furlong........spare me please.

Swinford2009 wrote:66/1 on paddy power just before the off. Dunkirk was nowhere near it!!!!

Lost the race at the start when he stumbled coming out. Edgar Prado is a jinx.

Be interesting to see what the speed figures make of this. It was a scintillating performance, way too good to be true.

Loyal good to see your 100% tipping record still intact ........

I don't think I've ever seen anything like it before. It was amazing.......way too good to be true. If it is, then its got to be the greatest dirt performance since maybe Secretariat in 1973.

bocerty wrote:Loyal good to see your 100% tipping record still intact ........

I aim for a frequency of about 10%-15% since most the horses I back are on average 8/1 or 9/1.

I'm not sure what happened Dunkirk although I'd say he possibly hurt himself coming (stumbling) out the gate. The race was run perfect for him (like I predicted, a pace meltdown) but he simply was nowhere near good enough. Possible the sloppy track didn't play to his strengths either. Or its possible I was completely wrong about the whole thing.

''Or its possible I was completely wrong about the whole thing.''

O.K. just to correct myself on a few things.

I completely over-reacted last night. To compare this horse to Secreteriat or to suggest he was on drugs was totally wrong of me. Having seen the fractions for last night's race and having watched it about twenty times since, I see how unfair my comments were. This is a decent animal who benefitted from a brilliant ride by his jockey.

Basically to put it in perspective; they went 47 and one fifth seconds for the first half mile. That is unbelievable pace. It is the sort of time you would expect for a Group One Sprint not for a 3yo classic over ten furlongs. There was no way the leaders could sustain that pace and that is why the winner proceeded to win so easily. If you watch the video here:

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And pause it at 34 seconds, you will notice that the winner is about 15lengths behind the second last horse in the race. The jockey knew they were going way too quick and made a race winning move. As I said earlier, dirt racing is like a science, everything that happened can be explained......which brings me to Dunkirk. Again having watched the race over and over, his below par effort can be explained. He lost valuable ground coming out the gate and was then forced to use up unneccesary energy to get back on terms, a move which ultimately cost him any chance. He was then chasing an incredible pace, there was no way he could win lying up so close.

I doubt the winner is a good as he looked but he ain't bad either. It was probably his jockey who won him the race.

hunting tower in 7.30 race at towscester

hampshire express in first race at killarney

6 horses put down at Killarney, Ruby Walsh and Paul Carberry left needing to pass late medical tests to ride today and a cert yesterday who got beat all thanks to the ground.

The Jumps races shouldn't be on....

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:6 horses put down at Killarney, Ruby Walsh and Paul Carberry left needing to pass late medical tests to ride today and a cert yesterday who got beat all thanks to the ground.

The Jumps races shouldn't be on....

Was the cert Ruby's ride in second race?

No Nina in the last. Backed from 4/1 in the morning into 6/4, touched 11/8 and she never got into it. Appearantly it only had to turn up, bet out of sight presumably down to the ground.

backed her myself. was tip for ruby's ride in 2nd race. was beat into second as well

I have myself convinced that Antrim might cause a shock this year, is a couple of pound e/w on Ulster at 50/1 worth it?

FFS Niamh there's more chance of Liverpool winning the premiership this year are you suffering from sleep deprivation with all this studying

NiamhDerry wrote:I have myself convinced that Antrim might cause a shock this year, is a couple of pound e/w on Ulster at 50/1 worth it?

Only if you are talking hurling dear .......

Patrique an opinion please?!!!

Good lord, Niamh if you don't want that money surely a donation to a charity would be better?

Ok ok..I think they will beat Donegal but

Derry and Tyrone currently joint favourites at 2/1,
Donegal at 9/2
Armagh 6/1
Fermanagh 10/1
Cavan 14/1
Antrim 50/1

Interesting in Leinster Dubs favourites as usual at 11/10 with Kildare 4/1 ahead of Meath at 5/1
Laois 15/2
Westmeath 10/1Wexford a very long shot at 16/1
Louth and Wicklow both 33/1

Usual 2 horse race in Connaght Galway slight favourites at 5/6 and Mayo at 6/4
Sligo 14/1
Roscommon at 18/1
Leitrim at 50/1

In Munster Kerry 8/15
Cork 2/1
Limerick 15/2
Clare 50/1

For Sam

Kerry 13/8
Tyrone 4/1
Cork 7/1
Dublin 15/2
Derry 12/1 (Who have raise up by Galway in bookies minds)
Galway 16/1
Kildare 25/1
Mayo 28/1
Armagh 28/1
Meath 33/1
Donegal 50/1
Fermanagh 66/1
Monaghan 80/1

Bright-Oak wrote:Derry and Tyrone currently joint favourites at 2/1,
Donegal at 9/2
Armagh 6/1
Fermanagh 10/1
Cavan 14/1
Antrim 50/1

Interesting in Leinster Dubs favourites as usual at 11/10 with Kildare 4/1 ahead of Meath at 5/1
Laois 15/2
Westmeath 10/1Wexford a very long shot at 16/1
Louth and Wicklow both 33/1

Usual 2 horse race in Connaght Galway slight favourites at 5/6 and Mayo at 6/4
Sligo 14/1
Roscommon at 18/1
Leitrim at 50/1

In Munster Kerry 8/15
Cork 2/1
Limerick 15/2
Clare 50/1

For Sam

Kerry 13/8
Tyrone 4/1
Cork 7/1
Dublin 15/2
Derry 12/1 (Who have raise up by Galway in bookies minds)
Galway 16/1
Kildare 25/1
Mayo 28/1
Armagh 28/1
Meath 33/1
Donegal 50/1
Fermanagh 66/1
Monaghan 80/1

galway 16/1! that's at least worth a tenner

People, save your money until Thursday week when I shall reveal my 5 point tip for the Epsom Derby plus an in depth breeding and form analysis of each runner and the whole pace angle to the race. Trust me, you can't go wrong.

lino_de_legend wrote:

Bright-Oak wrote:Derry and Tyrone currently joint favourites at 2/1,
Donegal at 9/2
Armagh 6/1
Fermanagh 10/1
Cavan 14/1
Antrim 50/1

Interesting in Leinster Dubs favourites as usual at 11/10 with Kildare 4/1 ahead of Meath at 5/1
Laois 15/2
Westmeath 10/1Wexford a very long shot at 16/1
Louth and Wicklow both 33/1

Usual 2 horse race in Connaght Galway slight favourites at 5/6 and Mayo at 6/4
Sligo 14/1
Roscommon at 18/1
Leitrim at 50/1

In Munster Kerry 8/15
Cork 2/1
Limerick 15/2
Clare 50/1

For Sam

Kerry 13/8
Tyrone 4/1
Cork 7/1
Dublin 15/2
Derry 12/1 (Who have raise up by Galway in bookies minds)
Galway 16/1
Kildare 25/1
Mayo 28/1
Armagh 28/1
Meath 33/1
Donegal 50/1
Fermanagh 66/1
Monaghan 80/1

galway 16/1! that's at least worth a tenner

Worth a tenner at least I'd say Lino. Leinster were the same price for the Heineken cup. All we need is Rocky Elsom and we'd be set

Ronaldo to score first and utd to win 3-1. 110-1

Bookies will make a killing on all the correct score, first goalscorer predictions tonight I reckon.

It does me head in when I go into the bookies and you hear some lad who wouldn't know a thing saying; two teams let me down for 20 grand last night.

Wrecks me head.