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04-05-2008, 08:18 AM
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You must be a polytrack fan....Your judging the race just as those who judge flat racing here as being barbaric and cruel. No difference.
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04-05-2008, 08:29 AM
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with National Hunt racing, you still have so much in what is great about racing, horses racing from say 4 until 12, 8, 9 seasons of seeing a horse run, no retiring for breeding interests, real small town owners, trainers, hard as nails jockeys..
if and when im rich enough, id invite anyone sceptical about jump racing to come over here and spend the winter months following the sport...
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04-05-2008, 08:30 AM
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04-05-2008, 08:56 AM
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Point Barrow Philson Run Could only bet to win at Bodog..So Bigs let's route this Philson Run home! Also, thanks for the live video tout to watch this..awesome! Spyder
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04-05-2008, 09:01 AM
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04-05-2008, 10:19 AM
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Looks like it may work. This is what the video says right now. Quote:
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04-05-2008, 03:53 PM
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McKelvey had become something of a TV star as he had been featured on a Prime Time BBC1 magazine show "The One Show"
A webcam was installed in his box and I think viewers could watch him 24/7 on the BBC website. The show is watched by millions and the presenters will have a difficult task when the show returns on Monday evening.
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04-05-2008, 09:35 PM
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04-05-2008, 10:08 PM
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04-06-2008, 09:09 AM
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someone told me that McKelvey wasnt put down as one might suspect from the fall, but by colliding with a barrier afterwards.. There is constant ongoing work involved trying to make the racecourse much safer for loose horses..
Im certainly of the opinion that steeplechase racing prolongs the life of many horses who are deemed not to be so good on the flat and could just be discarded with. Our champion hurdle winner, Katchit was a very moderate flat horse who with a great heart and superb jumping technique won the best hurdle race at Cheltenham. If there was no jump racing, there is no telling where he could be now..
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04-06-2008, 12:44 PM
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McKelvey was put down after striking a rail/barrier as brock said, not as a result of a fall in the race itself. A very unfortunate incident.
It's the only race I get nervous about watching, and over recent years I cannot look at the TV until they have jumped the first fence. That charge to the first is scary. Comply Or Die was the horse for me yesterday, he ticked all the right boxes and he could be the sort of horse to come back and win it again next year. He has always been a safe jumper, and as he showed in the eider, he stays very well. It was between him and Bewley's Berry for me yesterday.
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