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kirst
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 Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 1:40:38 PM
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Well I am and I love it! I have taken a week off work to watch the TV coverage and have just a little bit of a flutter...!
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Edited by - kirst on 15 Mar 2011 1:41:18 PM
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buffy
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Scotland
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 1:52:26 PM
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Thought YOU would be Kirst!!!! Any hot tips for us amateurs...?
Wish I was, just lurve John Francome!!
I might just set the record button and watch later tonight.
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kirst
Silver Member
Scotland
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 2:06:03 PM
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| Hoping great endeavour can score in the 2.40... Yes, me too I could listen to the greatest jockey all day x |
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arabesque
Silver Member
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 2:42:23 PM
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I'm a Cheltenham widow this week - he's commandeered the remote and the sofa! By the end of each day he'll be exhausted after riding every race , I'll have to put him in a darkened room to recover from the excitement, but not before he's done the yard duties with me ! |
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razberry
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 2:46:52 PM
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| I'll be going Friday! My first time being there and not working it, so just a touch excited! |
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Centaur
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 2:47:07 PM
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Absolutely love it. Just saw Ruby steal the Supreme Novices before I had to come back to work - no signs of rustiness for having been off for 4 mths. Also love Francome - he tells it as it is!
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carol B
Silver Member
England
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 6:05:43 PM
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| I have such a love/hate relationship with racing. I love watching Cheltenham, the Channel 4 team are great, and I love hearing all the little stories and gossip behind each horse. But as to watching the actual races, I'm usually peering out of from behind a cushion and praying for all the horses to come home safely. At least this year it's not torrential rain and thick mud, I hate seeing seeing NH horses being slogged through those conditions. |
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Sadika
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 6:45:41 PM
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| I'm a BIG fan - sadly no chance of watching much live this year - no tv or internet connection in our new unit where I teach. In the past I used to have it on the tv and one memorable year I had a class of mainly Asian children cheering for Desert Orchid when he won the Gold Cup!!! |
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xsara
Gold Member
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Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 8:02:46 PM
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| I will be watching it we did have a runner entered for friday but as he was down for balloting we have decided he is not going as it is a long journey to go and would need to go a couple of days before and as we won't know whether he gets in till the day before it wouldn't be fair on the horse. But we will be in and out during the day watching the races, so hopefully not miss too much |
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kirst
Silver Member
Scotland
460 Posts |
Posted - 15 Mar 2011 : 10:10:40 PM
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Enjoyed it today and picked a winner in Hurricane Fly! I love it when they do a special piece on certain trainers/horses/yards it's always really interesting.
Must go and study form for tomorrow!
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jamie
Bronze Member
Scotland
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Posted - 16 Mar 2011 : 08:37:00 AM
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| I am supposed to be working from home today and have just switched on.. tut tut... will burst into action shortly.. |
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Zarena
Bronze Member
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Posted - 16 Mar 2011 : 6:28:13 PM
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| Channel 4 Racing and the Morning Line......my favourite programmes of all time! I'm having a couch potato week ....apart from mucking out of course! |
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jamie
Bronze Member
Scotland
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Posted - 16 Mar 2011 : 7:31:37 PM
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| I only caught the first two races today - and how good were they! I had forgotten how exciting it all can be Anyway have no chance of ever getting to Cheltenham so today booked tickets to take OH and the kids to Perth Racecourse Charity day later in the summer |
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kirst
Silver Member
Scotland
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Posted - 16 Mar 2011 : 8:48:49 PM
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ZARENA - ME TOO!
JAMIE - that is supposed to be a really good day out! |
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Zan
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Scotland
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Helen Newton
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England
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Sadika
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
3520 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2011 : 9:44:47 PM
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| xsara: how exciting to (nearly) have a runner at Cheltenham! What's the horse's name and what race? |
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jamie
Bronze Member
Scotland
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Posted - 17 Mar 2011 : 10:00:15 PM
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| I think Helen's view is representative of many. I enjoyed my snapshot of Cheltenham and am especially looking forward to the camel racing at Perth which I understand is an extremely relaxed and chaotic affair |
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Helen Newton
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England
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templars
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England
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garnet
Platinum Member
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Posted - 18 Mar 2011 : 4:41:19 PM
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| Yes, just watched the Gold Cup - what an exciting finish, and what a welcome back for the placed horses . |
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Callisto
Platinum Member
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Posted - 18 Mar 2011 : 6:06:59 PM
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| I was very pleased for Long Run and his amateur jockey - a wonderful achievement, but I must admit shedding a tear for the valiant Denman (and Kauto Star of course). |
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kirst
Silver Member
Scotland
460 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2011 : 9:20:18 PM
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| I was hoping Imperial Commander could win again but it was a great race. Lovely to see Kauto and Denman running so well and Long Run certainly silenced anyone(including myself) who thought he didn't like Cheltenham! Hope I can go to the meeting sometime in the future - the atmosphere must be fabulous. |
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debs
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Mar 2011 : 10:30:42 PM
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Not for me...
Horses are just a £ sign for many... |
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Anyone watching Cheltenham this week...???
