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On the advice of a trusted external source, I’ve backed Sohar e/w with BetVictor @ 50/1 for the Cesarewitch.

@Mac

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"What on earth went on there in the first race today?

I see both Paddy Power and Boylesports refunded bets on Wilde Sapphire, fair play to them, but yet again another embarrassment for Irish Racing.

How on earth can they trust that starter to work on a racecourse again?!?!?!"

How trusted? It’s not Ivan Yates, is it?

It’s probably the Voice.

It’s neither. @TreatyStones will vouch for this dark horse

if you are betting this time of year, long shots is the way to go

[quote=“Fagan ODowd, post: 844155, member: 706”]@Mac

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"What on earth went on there in the first race today?

I see both Paddy Power and Boylesports refunded bets on Wilde Sapphire, fair play to them, but yet again another embarrassment for Irish Racing.

How on earth can they trust that starter to work on a racecourse again?!?!?!"[/quote]

Another embarrassment for Irish racing alright. Bit of a joke. Tis no wonder they struggle to get new owners into the game with shite like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC9dRA15F9s

Last 10 runnings of the Arc.

2013
1st. Filly
2nd. Older horse (Jap)
3rd. 3yo colt

2012
1st. Filly
2nd. Older horse (Jap)
3rd. 3yo colt

2011
1st. Filly
2nd. Filly
3rd. Filly

2010
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Older horse (Jap)
3rd. Filly

2009
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Older horse
3rd. 3yo colt

1st. Filly
2nd. Older horse
3rd. 3yo colt

2007
1st. Older horse
2nd. Older horse
3rd. 3yo colt

2006
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Mare
3rd. Older horse

2005
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Older Horse
3rd. 3yo colt

2004
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. 3yo colt
3rd. Filly

You’d hardly bother your arse sending an older horse to this race anymore, with the impost. Just restrict it to fillies, mares and 3yo colts and be done with it.
Jokeshop

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[quote=“His Holiness Da Dalai Lama, post: 844240, member: 1503”]Last 10 runnings of the Arc.

2013
1st. Filly
2nd. Older horse (Jap)
3rd. 3yo colt

2012
1st. Filly
2nd. Older horse (Jap)
3rd. 3yo colt

2011
1st. Filly
2nd. Filly
3rd. Filly

2010
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Older horse (Jap)
3rd. Filly

2009
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Older horse
3rd. 3yo colt

1st. Filly
2nd. Older horse
3rd. 3yo colt

2007
1st. Older horse
2nd. Older horse
3rd. 3yo colt

2006
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Mare
3rd. Older horse

2005
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. Older Horse
3rd. 3yo colt

2004
1st. 3yo colt
2nd. 3yo colt
3rd. Filly

You’d hardly bother your arse sending an older horse to this race anymore, with the impost. Just restrict it to fillies, mares and 3yo colts and be done with it.
Jokeshop[/quote]
The Arc is the 3rd greatest race in the world mate. It used to be the Aintree National but that’s been so watered down it’s gone off the reservation. The official list is

1 Galway Plate
2 Galway Hurdle
3 Arc
4 Thyestes
5 Pardubice

[quote=“Lazarus, post: 844258, member: 286”]The Arc is the 3rd greatest race in the world mate. It used to be the Aintree National but that’s been so watered down it’s gone off the reservation. The official list is

1 Galway Plate
2 Galway Hurdle
3 Arc
4 Thyestes
5 Pardubice[/quote]

The Arc is a mickey mouse race for fillies and 3yo French colts that take the summer off, mate.
Surely the Dingle Derby and Kerry National are top five?

[quote=“His Holiness Da Dalai Lama, post: 844259, member: 1503”]The Arc is a mickey mouse race for fillies and 3yo French colts that take the summer off, mate.
Surely the Dingle Derby and Kerry National are top five?[/quote]
No one takes Listowel seriously bro, that’s where Billy Keane is from

[quote=“Lazarus, post: 844260, member: 286”]No one takes Listowel seriously bro
[/quote]
What are you on about ? The Lartigue hurdle is one of the biggest races in the equine calendar in Ireland

Listowel IS racing

Limerick folk must be a nervous wreck this morning, waiting to see if Bayan is going to be declared for Sunday.

I hope he does, would be a shame for him to miss such a cracking card.

Not just Limerick, pretty much all of the surrounding counties were also on tenterhooks waiting for the announcement.

And he’s in…
Incredible scenes

AP on Shot from The Hip in the National.
A very decent card, disappointed to be missing it.