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Elf On A Shelf

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The Festival starts on Tuesday and whilst most people see it as the be all and end all of jumps racing I am not to fussed by it. I will watch the big races and the ones we have horses in obviously but for the most part the multiple handicaps hold no interest to me.

Should they make it a 5 day Festival? The plan if they do is to cut a race from each day and add 2 in so you get 6 races a day for 5 days rather than 7 races a day for 4 days. To me that just smacks of greed. Same as everything. You get for a bigger price tag.

I would love to Honeysuckle win again bit she might have a fight on her hands if Appreciate It is on song from a year off! Though that is a bug ask in itself.
 
I’m feeling a bit meh about it this year if its going to be the big irish yards taking all the prizes. Got club tickets for thursday but i’m not sure i can be bothered going. It will be too long a day away from my animals.
it will be a darn sight cheaper to watch on tv! I do hope some of the smaller yards cause some upsets!
 
I own a square cm of Stage Star so ??? he goes in the Ballymore.
I don’t care who wins (apart from that race!) as long as they aren’t trained by Elliot. The other Irish are ok.
My favourite days racing of the year is actually the Thursday at Aintree.
 
McGrools said:
I’m feeling a bit meh about it this year if its going to be the big irish yards taking all the prizes. Got club tickets for thursday but i’m not sure i can be bothered going. It will be too long a day away from my animals.
it will be a darn sight cheaper to watch on tv! I do hope some of the smaller yards cause some upsets!
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I wouldn't write off our 2. Both are very nice horses if the Irish don't get in the way. I know everyone is talking about Bravemansgame in the Brown Advisories but I don't think it will get up the hill again. He is a flat track horse and it's his jumping that keeps him there or thereabouts. If our lad jumps properly he should beat him hands down.
 
Elf On A Shelf said:
I wouldn't write off our 2. Both are very nice horses if the Irish don't get in the way. I know everyone is talking about Bravemansgame in the Brown Advisories but I don't think it will get up the hill again. He is a flat track horse and it's his jumping that keeps him there or thereabouts. If our lad jumps properly he should beat him hands down.
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Fingers crossed for your yard Elf.??.
i’m hoping the festival will be wide open and the red hot faves come up against some proper competition.
a win at the festival is what dreams are made of, so its a shame when the big money men take all the prizes, they expect the wins whereas to some smaller players it is a lifetime ambition.
 
I like the people who train Tommy's Oscar so would like to see him win

I can't stand Gordon Elliott...

Really hope the cross country isn't a race too far for Tiger Roll I have a nasty feeling about it... I don't see them retiring him after it if he manages to get home safe...

Typically it was this week covid hit and I've been off work, shame it can't have waited a week and I could have watched Cheltenham while staying in bed

I'll do the ITV 7, I don't tend to do very well though once won the first 4 races before it all fell apart
 
GE's travelling head girl Camilla Sharples put a short video on Twitter of their lorry with tack etc in it - the number of bridles alone. More or less a mobile tack shop.
 
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