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@UncleErniesTips Nor can I. The best ones have buggered off elsewhere: Luck (largely) to NBC, Bell & Persad to ITV & Neesom to the great point-to-point in the sky. Even Hislop does very few winter shifts these days, preferring to focus on her Roadies. Their Irish team are a cut above though.

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@nialltierney25 County Hurdle prospect at best

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@racingblogger It’s a long season. Wouldn’t condemn on him on the basis of that. Almost certainly needs a trip & the yard aren’t firing in winners yet.

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@racingoncourse Need it

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@joshtoole91 They could have a month’s rain in 24 hours & it will still be firm at Exeter and Wincanton ….apparently!

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@MikeParcej @itvracing @DoncasterRaces I never realised “Futurity Friday” was a thing. Heavy ground flat racing doesn’t do it for me.

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@DarranPearce Christ, I’d stick to Hunter Chases if I were you🤣

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@racingoncourse Well if you will drive from Newton Abbot to Perth…

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@the_book_land And you haven’t mentioned Aaron Copland, America’s finest classical composer. Fukuyama’s statement is truly absurd.

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@ceritheviking I picked my wife up from the Civic Centre at 4pm today. It then took me 25 mins to drive 100 yards up King Edward VII avenue. Total madness!

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@AaronBastani Lots of Magic Moments from Como tonight

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@unsungcomposers @musicandroots Violin for me too. One beautiful melodic idea after another. Can’t say the same for the Cello Concerto.

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@racingblogger @FfosLasRC Heavy rain till 3am then dry in the morning and through racing.

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@quevega @MikeParcej @SkySportsRacing I’m sure Sille-me-Guillaume is beautiful & the locals will miss it, but it hosts ONE race day a year. Let’s have some perspective; Maisons-Laffitte it is not.

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@RCFarquhar @TheRacingJosh @nickluck @HexhamRaces No serious jumps fan “has never been to Hexham”. Disgraceful from the great man!

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@ChrisGartner2 @RacingTV @CheltenhamRaces Yeah I agree Skelton is unlikely to challenge Mullins this year, but he will have the most runners at Cheltenham than he has ever had & will probably be mob handed in all handicaps. A serious challenge isn’t far away.

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@DizzyJB France has far too many tracks - 231! - nearly 4 times as many as UK - many of which only race 2 or 3 times a year. This just seems like sensible rationalisation. Don’t think you can meaningfully compare to the UK situation, though I do agree the fixture list needs a trim.

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@Mahler18601911 Have a great time. I agree about the Previn. His Nutcracker is also superb.