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    #3362
    BumperD
    Registered Users Posts: 5,681 ✭✭✭BumperD


    hucklebuck wrote: »
    Are you classing Galway as a big meeting?

    150k attendance/ 52 races back to back. Fairly big meeting. But I know what you mean. Its not breeders cup, 7 group 1's. It is what it is given the volume of racing. I tend to have a couple of bets at it, that's it. Its a punters graveyard.


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    #3363
    Bateman
    Registered Users Posts: 4,818 ✭✭✭Bateman


    ComplyOrDie wrote: »
    They dont all try, I was involved in a horse who ran a few yrs back and he only ran to:
    A- be one step closer to a hcap mark
    B- It was a day out for us
    C- no other racing was on in Ireland that week and he needed to be hcaped asap as we had a race planned out for him a month later.

    Yeah hence I used the word "big" in " ". The "quality" of racing at Galway is probably slightly better than it's perceived to be, but it's poor nonetheless.

    I was making more of a general comment - I know of several tipping services who find it easier to find winners in the "big" meetings than on the day-to-day meetings. I didn't necessarily say I'd have Galway classed as "big" so I am sure what you say above goes on a fair bit.


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    #3364
    bellybuster12
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭bellybuster12


    Is boylesport on the blink for anyone else?


    EDIT; Back in


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    #3365
    hucklebuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    nuckeythompson wrote: »
    It is classed as a big meeting,

    Kilkenny is classed as a city
    BumperD wrote: »
    150k attendance/ 52 races back to back. Fairly big meeting. But I know what you mean. Its not breeders cup, 7 group 1's. It is what it is given the volume of racing. I tend to have a couple of bets at it, that's it. Its a punters graveyard.

    Yeah, lots of races and attendance but the quality of the races and horses are poor save for a handful of races.

    Bloody raging today, only realised my phone was still on silent from last night around 4 only to see a text from the auld lad this morning who got a tip for Prince Rudi from connections


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    #3366
    BumperD
    Registered Users Posts: 5,681 ✭✭✭BumperD


    Ouch.


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    #3367
    nuckeythompson
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭nuckeythompson


    Clever aftertiming LOL


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    #3368
    hucklebuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    nuckeythompson wrote: »
    Clever aftertiming LOL

    Wish it was, he got word about him before and he won that time, extra cash would have been handy, spent most of the day looking at kitchens and bathrooms for our new house.:mad:


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    #3369
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭maximo31


    Got word for dashing lady each way in the first at Galway. Owner has flown in from America especially for the race so fingers crossed!


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    #3370
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭andyman


    Maximo, this is the off-topic thread. Any tips you get go into the daily threads.


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    #3371
    maximo31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭maximo31


    andyman wrote: »
    Maximo, this is the off-topic thread. Any tips you get go into the daily threads.

    Sorry about that, in Spain, in a rush, there was no daily thread set up so put it in here.Just wanted to give a bit of info to the few lads left on here as thanks for all the tips I got over the last while.


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    #3372
    tomaussie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭tomaussie


    Anybody have just ONE stand-out bet for the upcoming soccer season ?

    I think WBA are an awful team who haven't really strengthened and I see them relegated. They are 9/1 to finish rock bottom and I'll have some of that.

    Will be a long way to go to beat Adebayor at 33/1 for top Spurs goalscorer as pointed out here in January though.


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    #3373
    jimjamcos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭jimjamcos


    tomaussie wrote: »
    Anybody have just ONE stand-out bet for the upcoming soccer season ?

    I think WBA are an awful team who haven't really strengthened and I see them relegated. They are 9/1 to finish rock bottom and I'll have some of that.

    Will be a long way to go to beat Adebayor at 33/1 for top Spurs goalscorer as pointed out here in January though.


    Adebayor PL topscorer ew @ 66/1.... :D


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    #3374
    Peintre Celebre
    Registered Users Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Peintre Celebre


    Is Sanogo the worst striker in the history of football


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    #3375
    hucklebuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    Joseph O Brien met the pope


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    #3376
    bellybuster12
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭bellybuster12


    It would appear that you have to be an abnormally huge south African to get a job on ATR!!!


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    #3377
    hucklebuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    bellybuster12 wrote: »
    It would appear that you have to be an abnormally huge south African to get a job on ATR!!!

    A bellybuster as it were!


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    #3378
    convert
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭convert


    Guys, you have been warned time and time again not to comment on modding or mod actions in thread. Please use the PM function instead.


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    #3379
    hucklebuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    Convert how do you close your account?


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    #3380
    convert
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭convert


    hucklebuck wrote: »
    Convert how do you close your account?


    Go to your User Control Panel and you'll find the option on the left at the bottom.

    However, as is suggested in feedback, it is advisable to give it some thought first though. Take a break for a few weeks and you might reconsider.


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    #3381
    hucklebuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    convert wrote: »
    Go to your User Control Panel and you'll find the option on the left at the bottom.

    However, as is suggested in feedback, it is advisable to give it some thought first though. Take a break for a few weeks and you might reconsider.

    Thanks Convert, been thinking about it from a while.

    See yiz around.


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    #3382
    tomaussie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭tomaussie


    Any humourous stories lads to lighten my day ?

    All randomness accepted. Kick start the off topic banter.


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    #3383
    Peintre Celebre
    Registered Users Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Peintre Celebre


    What's grey and can't fly



    A car park


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    #3384
    tomaussie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭tomaussie


    Peintre Celebre wrote: »
    What's grey and can't fly



    A car park

    A pigeon with no wings ?


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    #3385
    tomaussie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭tomaussie


    Have had a terrible week and I'm going to get hammered tomorrow for the first time in a long time.

    I will be standing in the searing sun with a beer by 2pm.

    No women are welcome. Unless they have previously had an IQ test and score above 127.


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    #3386
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,331 ✭✭✭naughto


    A month since the last post bring back pyro he was some tipper


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    #3387
    ste2010
    Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭ste2010


    Why has loads of people closed their accounts and where are they gone to?


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    #3388
    mr.jingle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭mr.jingle


    ste2010 wrote: »
    Why has loads of people closed their accounts and where are they gone to?

    The forum went to pot with ott moderating at times, posters continually not listening to mods when the were trying to explain certain things, a disastrous tips page and the loss of some of the best posters who basically made the forum what it was.

    Now unfortunately it is quite boring and very little input anymore just fancies and people biting at each other.

    A pity really


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    #3389
    droidman123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,449 ✭✭✭droidman123


    ste2010 wrote: »
    Why has loads of people closed their accounts and where are they gone to?

    Get your ass over to the greyhound/racing betting threads,thats were its all happening :)


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    #3390
    tomaussie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭tomaussie


    Currently been traveling like a Bàstard. Sitting at the foot of the Himalayas. Haven't been able to have a bet but both forums are doing quite well.

    Congrats boys. Just need to get a local sim to work for international calls. India is a tad beauracratic. It's not helping.


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    #3391
    Peintre Celebre
    Registered Users Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Peintre Celebre


    Quite fancy the well handicapped filly Glassatura in the third at Dundalk. She is being well backed but you can still get 10/1


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