The Prince of Burma appreciation thread

Colonel Sanders · 13-11-2013 11:23PM

Johner wrote: »

I laughed in someone's face when I was told the Berties Dream tip for Cheltenham. Think he was 33/1 and hosed in.

Two lads I worked with had a tip for that too. Load of the lads had fivers ew on it and even some of the girls who'd never consider having a bet backed it

F*ck it, at least someone backed it!!!

Disclaimer: me, like a complete tool, didn't even have so much as a token fiver ew on it. One of the lads had both testicles & probably most of his other body parts on Tell Massini in that race.

RichieLawlor · 13-11-2013 11:26PM

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

I'm not saying who mine was!

Although I will divulge it was a classy enough bumper horse in a maiden hurdle. I'd 120 on at 4/6 in the morning. It started 3s on & I'm not even sure it finished in the first 10. Was really disappointing over jumps. Luckily enough it was a few weeks before Cheltenham 03 when I came home from The UK needing an extra wallet to carry my cash so it didn't dent my confidence too much!!!

Is this 'the' bumper horse that you followed all over the country.

My first hundred quid bet was on limerick boy at 14/1 on the 14th of January 2004, 50 e/w. Hosed up, was the day after my 21st birthday party and a lad gave me a tip. About 10 of us backed it in Bruce betting in Wexford.

UrbanSea · 13-11-2013 11:28PM

After timing scum :rolleyes:

Colonel Sanders · 13-11-2013 11:32PM

RichieLawlor wrote: »

Is this 'the' bumper horse that you followed all over the country.

Nope, wasn't Leading Run. The sums I had on that horse were usually significantly more than 100 quid!!!

**** me I remember ringing in sick to work to go to Punchestown in 2006 to punt it in the Grade 1 bumper. I'd a really big bet on it (well really big for me). One of the lads had 6000/1500 on course. Not quite sure what time we stopped drinking after....

He ran in a maiden hurdle the following October/November. Trekked down again. Same lad had 4k cash in his pocket to back it. Looked as big as a bull in the parade ring so we all moderated the planned ridiculousness of stake size. He won again

Oscars Well. · 13-11-2013 11:32PM

My first hundred was on one of Cecil's I think, Wrotham Heath. Led to the furlong pole and emptied finished 5th. Won next time out on Derby day over a shorter trip @ 5/1. I wasn't on and was sickened.

RichieLawlor · 13-11-2013 11:33PM

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

Two lads I worked with had a tip for that too. Load of the lads had fivers ew on it and even some of the girls who'd never consider having a bet backed it

F*ck it, at least someone backed it!!!

Disclaimer: me, like a complete tool, didn't even have so much as a token fiver ew on it. One of the lads had both testicles & probably most of his other body parts on Tell Massini in that race.

I'm remember telling a few friends when they asked for my nap of the meeting that Tell Massini was the nap of my life. Oh the pain

Colonel Sanders · 13-11-2013 11:34PM

Oscars Well. wrote: »

My first hundred was on one of Cecil's I think, Wrotham Heath. Led to the furlong pole and emptied finished 5th. Won next time out on Derby day over a shorter trip @ 5/1. I wasn't on and was sickened.

See! The first one "always" loses!!

Oscars Well. · 13-11-2013 11:36PM

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

See! The first one "always" loses!!

You'd think it would teach us a lesson to not do it again! :pac:

UrbanSea · 13-11-2013 11:36PM

Remember having a big bet on Defy Logic the day JP Magnier rode him in a bumper I deserved to lose my money backing that twenty pound penalty

kiers47 · 13-11-2013 11:39PM

First hundred euro bet was on George Washington to win the 2000 guinneas at 2/1. When i think back on it it was a crazy bet. I must have heard aidan in some interview saying he was the best hes ever trained. ha
Needless to say im fairly sure the second hundred i ever placed was George Washington again the day he got beat in a bog in the curragh in the irish 2000.

Biggest pay day was without doubt Darley Sun winning the Cesarewitch. Had him backed at 16/1 very early on. Then did him 10/1 after he ran a close second in the Doncaster cup. Then went in again at 13/2 on the day 10 or 12lb well in i really was blinkered into there being only 1 result thank fook i was right.

Colonel Sanders · 13-11-2013 11:47PM

Off the top of my head the biggest winners I've had were the likes of
- Fota Island 2005 Grand Annual. Fancied it strongly. Met Carberry in a restaurant the night before in Cheltenham. He told us it was very well fancied so I upped my planned stake
- as discussed Inglis Drever in the 2007 stayers
- Salut Flo - 2012 Mildmay Of Flete
- The entire careers of Leading Run & Hidden Cyclone

The biggest single bet over ever had was Best Mate in the 2003 Gold Cup. Said going over if I was up I'd have half my profits on him. I didn't envisage having as much profit come Gold Cup but luckily stayed with "the plan".

Thinking of my biggest losers, strangely 2 of them came in what is now the Betfair Bowl at Aintree. Beef Or Salmon in 2006 (I know, I know!!) & Denman in 2012 (thought he'd be able to beat a weak field even after the gold cup.

God what was I thinking re both of those...

Edited to add; worst losing "meeting" was the Xmas punting period in 2003. God that still feels painful 10 years later.

Colonel Sanders · 13-11-2013 11:52PM

kiers47 wrote: »

Biggest pay day was without doubt Darley Sun winning the Cesarewitch. Had him backed at 16/1 very early on. Then did him 10/1 after he ran a close second in the Doncaster cup. Then went in again at 13/2 on the day 10 or 12lb well in i really was blinkered into there being only 1 result thank fook i was right.

I was at Newmarket that day, alas didn't back Darley Sun!

Johner · 13-11-2013 11:55PM

Poor droidy!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2506353/English-teacher-48-admits-using-mobile-phone-film-pupils-girls-skirts-city-centre.html

One of charges included recording 'female pupils' backsides and chest area'

Slattsy · 14-11-2013 08:46AM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Ah you're not so bad yourself Richie, gone all soft on us!

And the wife I heard.

Slattsy · 14-11-2013 08:54AM

My first proper big bet in racing was Best Mate in the King George with McCoy on.
Was a lot more than a ton too! Should have gave up after that.

carmanard · 14-11-2013 12:21PM

Last day of the 2004 cheltenham festival, had been on the lash staying with mates in Dublin the previous two days... Backed Made in Japan in the Triumph the princely sum of €5 e/w, used €50 of those winnings to have €25 e/w on Iris's Gift in the stayers then got brave and had €110 on Best Mate in the Gold cup at 8/11.... The rest of the lads I was out with had backed Sir Rembrandt e/w, one of them actually collected more than I did but I stuck with my guns... Quality day out. Couldn't even have a beer to celebrate though as I was driving home that evening

Other ton plus bets I can recall off the top of my head are Moscow Flyer, Spotthedifference and Kicking King in 05, Detroit City in the 06 Triumph, €50 e/w on War of Attrition in the GC that year.. Stopped with the larger bets at the festival then as the first of the nippers came along, but those are the ones I remember best. Biggest losing bet ever was on Our Vic in the 2004 Sun Alliance Chase, I still get a bit sick in my mouth just thinking about that... Total Enjoyment winning the bumper that day saved me from a trip to debtors prison though, and the following day I made a killing so it's all worked out!! Great memories....

BQQ · 14-11-2013 12:43PM

I rarely bet that kind of money.

First larger than normal bet was 50 on some godolphin horse at Lingfield at odds of 1/5.
It lost. Looking back, it's possibly the worst bet I've ever made. Learned a painful lesson though.

Biggest was 100 on Best Mate in 2004.
Wasn't a big fan, but he looked absolutely bombproof in that lineup. Nearly keeled over when Sir Rembrant and Harbour pilot got so close.

Colonel Sanders · 14-11-2013 01:26PM

They've changed the races around at Cheltenham for the PP meeting. Awful card tomorrow apart from Oscar Whisky vs Tarquin De Seuil. The former gets 5lbs

sting60 · 14-11-2013 02:11PM

1988 while doing the leaving my mates and I got a covert job of putting on bets all over Roscommon,Galway,Mayo,Sligo,Longford.50 quid and 10% tax on Cashew King to win the County hurdle and we got 5 quid for each bet put on.He was one of the biggest gambles if have ever witnessed.As far as i can remember every bookie in Ireland and most in England were covered.As i put on twenty bets it went on at 9/1 and he won in a canter.

hucklebuck · 14-11-2013 06:00PM

€75 Ew on Exotic Dancer @ 8/1 to win Boyle Sports Gold Cup after his Paddy Power win, looked like taking candy from a baby and turned out exactly as planned.

Oscars Well. · 14-11-2013 06:04PM

As ye do...

NaiveMelodies · 14-11-2013 06:51PM

First bet in the 100s was on Big Bucks in 2011, was up a couple of hundred after Hurricane Fly and Quevega.
Jaysus did i **** myself when Grand Crus breezed into contention...

Don't think I've put that much on a pony since, lost 80 on Hazy Tom one day, felt like a right twat afterwards.

Edit: Had couple euro on Berties Dream that day, what a gent!

Slattsy · 14-11-2013 07:42PM

Bowes Fleet Street is possibly my favourite pub in Dublin at the moment.

Serious pint of guinness and a great craft beer selection too.
Serious whiskey collection also, the proper stuf.

ft9 · 14-11-2013 08:01PM

Boyles have an offer for The Open meeting which interests me for tomorrows Novice Chase.
Cashback if 2nd to a Henderson trained winner. I have been considering taking on Oscar Whisky with Taquin de Seuil and the offer makes it a no brainer.

Singles only
Applies to all channels.
Max refund £/€50.
Applies to single bets struck from Friday at 8.00am Available for all three days of the meeting.
Available to UK & Irish customers only
Applies to Cheltenham Meeting, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th November

kiers47 · 14-11-2013 08:11PM

ft9 wrote: »

Boyles have an offer for The Open meeting which interests me for tomorrows Novice Chase.
Cashback if 2nd to a Henderson trained winner. I have been considering taking on Oscar Whisky with Taquin de Seuil and the offer makes it a no brainer.

Cheers for this was just about to back him with PP myself.

UrbanSea · 14-11-2013 08:22PM

Slattsy wrote: »

Bowes Fleet Street is possibly my favourite pub in Dublin at the moment.

Serious pint of guinness and a great craft beer selection too.
Serious whiskey collection also, the proper stuf.

Is that McGraths place

Luap · 14-11-2013 08:30PM

Had my biggest bet on Solwhit in the World Hurdle thankfully he pulled out.

Slattsy · 14-11-2013 09:47PM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Is that McGraths place

Paul?

Johner · 14-11-2013 09:48PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2507167/The-girl-vagina-Teenager-19-sex-babies-rare-condition-left-reproductive-organs.html

I'd still ride her up the brown.

Colonel Sanders · 14-11-2013 09:56PM

Go Colombia!

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