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Anyone else going to be glued to the TV this week?

So many great horses running today, I can't wait to see beautiful Mecca's Angel in the Kings Stand Stakes and to see Emotionless finally back on the track.
 
I am recording and will dip in and out. Like the Queen coming up the course and like the actual races but can't stand all the 'over the top' fashion stuff!
I am much more a National Hunt person and just have a passing interest in the big flat races.
When I was watching Epsom, my 5 year old granddaughter said 'where are the jumps Granny?'!
 
Rapidash said:
Christ what have they done to the American horse? Is she a fire breathing dragon or something?
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She's got a lip chain on and goodness knows what else, but they just said she's very laid back!
It does not appear to have done her any harm though!
 
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YES. But with pause button I can poo pick, mix feeds and even do a schooling session and miss the ads!!
 
selinas spirit said:
She's got a lip chain on and goodness knows what else, but they just said she's very laid back!
It does not appear to have done her any harm though!
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Didn't she run well! What a lovely filly!

I thought Galileo Gold was amazing - bet Hugo Palmer feels vindicated for sidestepping the Derby now!
 
Whats the betting on how much longer RM will be riding for Ballydoyle two major cock ups in two weeks both horses would have skated up if not put into impossible positions they could not get out of. I did smile at FD joking with the jockey who pinned RM in after the race.
 
Not reading any comments as I'm watching on Ch4 + 1. Apparently neighbours took precedence.

Bloody Neighbours? I ask you. Not for the first time am I considering divorce.

Alec.
 
They've also shown a re-run of the royal entrance. Why are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wearing name/lapel badges? Presumably it's so everyone will know who they are! :)

Alec.
 
There are no guarantees with these things .. but I couldn't have been the only one wondering how good a Lady Aurelia x Frankel baby would be ..
 
That run by Lady Aurelia was quite astonishing wasn't it? And yes, it put me in mind of a Frankel finish! I believe (I stand to be corrected) that she's only a two year old. Her trainer said that she's so compliant and obedient. FD just sat and sat and even after others started to ride, then pressed the button and she was gone. The official distance was 7 lengths, but I suspect that it was a far greater margin than that. What a wonderful filly, and as you say scotlass, very Frankelesque!

I know that we shouldn't laugh, but just about all the Japanese and American visitors who wore top-hats had them about two sizes too big, almost as though they were dished out by an army store-man with a sense of fun. All their ears were squished down and folded double. They did look comical! :)

Alec.
 
Yes, Lady Aurelia is only a 2 year old. Despite getting a bit nervy on the way to the start and pre-loading (but who can blame her, given her age and also being used to being ponied to the start in the US and the stalls handlers stand on the rigging in the stalls with them over there) - she looked very professional when asked to quicken. Winning margin did look far more than 7 lengths.

All the Japanese journalists crowding the trainer in the fall out of A Shin Hikari's very ordinary performance, despite the pre-race hype, all had similarly too large top hats. As you say Alec, either someone with a sense of humour, or a Google search gone horribly wrong
 
I loved Lady Aurelia, but she has the backside of a Belgian blue, I assume many doses of steroids have passed through that frame.
 
I thought she was jawdroppingly amazing, I really couldn't believe it when she picked up like that. Good to hear she's staying in the UK.

All in all I really enjoyed today's racing, it was very exciting, some really lovely horses ( especially lovely to see The Grey Gatsby looking so well)

And to top it off, I had money on Portage! yay!
 
I'm going to have to catch up with it all when I get home! They aren't showing any racing outside of America over here - even when they have bloomin runners and winners over at Ascot!
 
I wish theyd show the carriages, though. Not the Queens procession, but theres always a good few privately owned four-in-hands drive there and park at the finishing post, they unhitch the horses and use the coach as a grandstand. I worked for a rich American who shipped his team of 5 over from the states to do that. Us grooms had Fortnum and Mason hampers from him for lunch, only bad thing was walking round in boots and livery coat all day, and it was scorching!
 
EKW said:
I'm going to have to catch up with it all when I get home! They aren't showing any racing outside of America over here - even when they have bloomin runners and winners over at Ascot!
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Just wait 'til you get home .. it's freezing cold and wet. Was over at Ingliston this morning, and preparations for the RHS in full swing. Hoping for better weather next week!
 
None of the winners have stood out for me so far today. Gold Cup was a bit of a war of attrition, with some really tired horses at the end. Winner is a true stayer.

Alice Plunkett's outfit (the hat in particular) is horrific today. Maybe the same milliner who supplied all the comedy top hats to the American / Japanese connections yesterday
 
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Alice Plunkett's outfit (the hat in particular) is horrific today. Maybe the same milliner who supplied all the comedy top hats to the American / Japanese connections yesterday
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I adore the delectable Alice P, but you're right. It was some Christmas Cracker that carried that hat within. Frightful (and I really do love the girl!!). :D

Alec.
 
Alec Swan said:
I adore the delectable Alice P, but you're right. It was some Christmas Cracker that carried that hat within. Frightful (and I really do love the girl!!). :D

Alec.
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So used to it being Tanya Stevenson that looks like she's got dressed in the dark.

Classic reply by winning owner Michael Buckley being asked by Emma Spencer how close he was to the two Jamie's (Spencer and Osborne) - to which he replied "I love Jamie Spencer almost as much as you once did Emma"

Sad end to the day for The Queen, especially as she's had such a great week of events, and the smile on her face says it all while she's at Royal Ascot. Her runner in the final race, Guy Fawkes, fell. No confirmation, but sadly doesn't look good for the horse
 
Sadly now confirmed by RP. The Queen's horse suffered a fatal injury in the last race today. Only a 3 year old and home bred. RIP Guy Fawkes
 
I suspect that the delicious Alice P reads this forum and has addressed yesterdays ensemble issues. She looks stunning!

Though I'm not generally the greatest fan of Claire B, her addressing of racing and the attendant issues have improved this week, immeasurably.

Bring on the day! :)

Alec.
 
Clodagh said:
Frankel's first runner today...and two tomorrow. I hope he has a winner. :-)
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Yes, Queen Kindly. The presenters were a little less than flattering about her and whilst she didn't look that good in her coat, she has the Frankel quarters, she looks like a Belgian Blue!

Did anyone notice how Phil seems to have a bit oaf a 'shiner'? I wonder if Liz gave him a back-'ander! :)

Alec.
 
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