Excellent debut by our #InglisEaster 2023 graduate Love Poem (Snitzel-Madrigals), 2nd Taranaki 2YO Classic G3 to Captured By Love, from a Snitzel mare. Congratulations JML Bloodstock, @ElsdonPark, @marshracing & @Bpbloodstock!
@icyestretro "I know Paddy Brennan for years"... oh really then why not send him a text and say " hey I think you need to retire" instead of tearing him a new one publicly? Still just looking for a friend I suppose
@JohnnyDineen I'm not here to argue just offering a different opinion. But if you want to just see it from the side that suits how you feel that's fine. But if he got there you'd think he was a genius and Fox was an idiot. To me he gave the horse the best chance he could because he's ordinary.
@the_racehour@CheltenhamRaces@dermonolan91 Wasn't old enough to remember but looking at videos JT McNamara's ride on Rith Dubh in the NH chase has to be up there. He was a proper rogue I'd say most lads wouldn't have led the horse up never mind get his head in front 💚💛
@tony_calvin How this case may have been investigated and how the charges that are supposedly proven have been? The horses in question were campaigned with a handicap mark in mind but honestly can't see how the IHRB can prove it in a legal sense even if some trickery is obvious to most
@tony_calvin RE the McNally case. One issue I have with the charges put to Ronan is the charge that the horses were improperly schooled to go in/out of the stalls. With all horses running on the Flat requiring a Stalls Cert which is a acquired by doing a Stalls test in front of an official...
@tony_calvin I wonder does this start to cast doubts over the rest of the case. I've heard Stalls tests are not overly rigorous from good sources, so to me this just highlights a lack of professionalism from the people are who issuing the Stalls Certs. Seems to bring more questions about...