The Prince of Burma appreciation thread

hucklebuck · 05-03-2012 10:42PM

Do you ever get the feeling your brain might burst before he get to study the form?

Yesterday my Weatherbys festival betting guide arrived, today my Racing Post festival guide an racing post ultimate guide arrived. Loads of reading before monday. :eek:

imallin · 06-03-2012 04:00PM

Stan James ???? refusing to pay a bet out unless i go back to the shop i layed the bet in ??? which will be a 80 mile round trip for me

UrbanSea · 06-03-2012 04:01PM

Do they usually pay out in any shop?

imallin · 06-03-2012 04:05PM

I dont know but i do know its common practice for all other firms to pay in any shop . not a huge payout 600 , i got in contact with someone who said they would look into it for me and then i recived a voicemail on my phone saying that they would pay it in the other shop saturday and if i wanted it before then i had to go back to the orginal shop

UrbanSea · 06-03-2012 04:06PM

I know Lads, Boyles and Paddy do, but I don't know if every other firm does it. Still, it's hardly a hard request you're asking for

imallin · 06-03-2012 04:08PM

I think its a joke to be honest how can a shop trade if they cant pay out 600 euro ??? I personally wont ever have a bet with Stan James again because of how rude the pig was in the shop but i would just warn people to be carful in there shops

UrbanSea · 06-03-2012 04:18PM

Which shop did you bet in? And where did you want to collect?

imallin · 06-03-2012 04:19PM

layed in dungarvan saturday tryed to collect in waterford city today

UrbanSea · 06-03-2012 04:28PM

I didn't even realise there were SJ shops in Ireland until I saw one in Dublin yesterday

imallin · 06-03-2012 04:32PM

i would suggest sticking to boyles and the like at least they will pay out without any fuss

UrbanSea · 07-03-2012 10:16AM

When I woke up this morning I had a wonderful feeling that today was Tuesday and Cheltenham was starting, just for a split second.

It has effectively already ruined my day that it isn't

Pinesky · 08-03-2012 10:12PM

Did the PP guaranteed forecast double fav&2nd fav in the 5.10 Wincanton & 5.15 Clonmel @ 9/1 actual return was 8.25/1approx I've always avoided these specials as they rarely oblige.

ft9 · 10-03-2012 05:54PM

How did Tom Doyle manage to stay on????

UrbanSea · 10-03-2012 05:55PM

Haha that is some picture, I knew it was bad but didn't realise it was that bad

hucklebuck · 11-03-2012 10:46AM

That's a great picture, there is taking a sit and there is being glued to the horses back.

UrbanSea · 12-03-2012 01:13PM

Stable tour to Ballydoyle in 11 days...GET IN!!!!!!!!!

sting60 · 12-03-2012 01:56PM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Stable tour to Ballydoyle in 11 days...GET IN!!!!!!!!!

Cannot go but ask if Jungle Beat goes for Derby.Owned by Magnier but trained by Gosden.

UrbanSea · 12-03-2012 02:14PM

Will do

mccarte2 · 13-03-2012 12:47PM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Stable tour to Ballydoyle in 11 days...GET IN!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy it. Got a tour of Coolmore last Friday. Couldn't get into Ballydoyle unfortunately

UrbanSea · 13-03-2012 12:50PM

Ballydoyle is meant to be hard to get into. What's Coolmore like?

mccarte2 · 13-03-2012 03:58PM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Ballydoyle is meant to be hard to get into. What's Coolmore like?

Ah it was class. Got pics taken with Galileo. Saw all the stallions and Zoffany on the way down to cover some obliging lady. We spent about 2 hours walking around being talked through all the different stallions and their achievements on and off the track! Couldn't get over how calm they were. Pour Moi is now in Saddlers Wells old stable so has a lot to live upto. Yer man wouldn't answer me when I asked if Treasure Beach would be in there if he had've held on! Canford Cliffs also there at the moment. I could only describe it as a 5 star hotel for horses.

They had lunch laid on for us then after the tour which was a lovely touch. Didn't charge us a penny but we gave the lad who walked us around a few quid for his time. Couldn't fault a single bit of it.

Be interested to hear how you got into Ballydoyle fwiw. Supposed to be difficult alright.

UrbanSea · 13-03-2012 10:13PM

Sounds like a good experience, how did ye get the tour?

mccarte2 · 14-03-2012 10:08AM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Sounds like a good experience, how did ye get the tour?

The better half just sent a speculative email into Coolmore asking would they bring a crowd of us around. Simple as that. Don't think she expected it to be so easy!

sting60 · 14-03-2012 10:38AM

5.05 at Southwell ,Minstrells Gallery runs first time out in a poor maiden.He is entered in the 2,000 guineas.Got 3/1.

UrbanSea · 14-03-2012 10:44AM

Did you hear anything about him sting

sting60 · 14-03-2012 11:05AM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Did you hear anything about him sting

No .How strange to see a group 1 entry having its first run on the heavy artificial that is lowly Southwell.By the way have a 5e on that Gosden horse for the Derby[I did hear].When in Coolmore check out Westener I have seen about five of them schooling and they are super.The next mega NH superstar from Coolmore.In case I forget put the 2yr old Shore Step in your notebook big time.A son of Footstepsinthesand with three white socks is a machine.

UrbanSea · 14-03-2012 11:07AM

I wrote him down before you deleted that other thread

mr.jingle · 14-03-2012 05:20PM

sting60 wrote: »

5.05 at Southwell ,Minstrells Gallery runs first time out in a poor maiden.He is entered in the 2,000 guineas.Got 3/1.

Won at 85/40

mccarte2 · 14-03-2012 05:31PM

mr.jingle wrote: »

Won at 85/40

Great spot. Hadn't a cent on him but seems like an obvious winner when you think of it.

Goldcupfav · 14-03-2012 06:24PM

sting60 wrote: »

No .How strange to see a group 1 entry having its first run on the heavy artificial that is lowly Southwell.By the way have a 5e on that Gosden horse for the Derby[I did hear].When in Coolmore check out Westener I have seen about five of them schooling and they are super.The next mega NH superstar from Coolmore.In case I forget put the 2yr old Shore Step in your notebook big time.A son of Footstepsinthesand with three white socks is a machine.

Fencing ??

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