Aintree Day Two

Evening to all and sundry(or should it be " is anybody out there?").cracking stuff today with the highlight being Big Bucks,who has just about proved himself to be the best Nh in his chosen sphere of any that ive seen.
Tomorrow looks a tricky one again but ive had a little look and come up with this list of avoidables!

Race 1.Competitive,big field renewal.One that ive liked since he won at Taunton earlier in the season is IOLITH.Think he will appreciate this better ground and he comes here very fresh having given Cheltenham the swerve.

Race 2.Will give all those that ran at Cheltenham a wide berth,particularly Wayward Prince as everyhting he does looks hard work and he tends to hit a flat spot,you cant do that round here.QUITO DE LA ROQUE is my idea and for all that he has form on bad ground i do think that this better surface and less demanding track will play to his strengths.

Race 3. Cracking race with lots of old foes meeting again.Cant get away from the fact that MASTER MINDED has beaten all this lot at some point beforehand and although he ran flat in the Champion Chase i am a great believer in the form is temporary,class is permanent theory.

Race 4.Tremendous handicap,plenty have been round here before and its a real pinstickers dream but i have always had a soft spot for SIEGEMASTER.Verges on conditions class at his best,he won a big hcap earlier in the year,hes used to carrying big weights(great run in last years Irish national) and will appreciate the strong pace on this better surface.He has a touch of quality,big player in my book.

Race 5.Very good edition of this race,as before im ignoring Cheltenham horses and going for BACK IN FOCUS.Bolted up at Haydock,beating Court in Motion.If he acts on this quicker ground then he must go close.

Race 6.Notebook horse..GOLDEN CHIEFTAIN.Lovely big chasing type but not short of pace.won nicely last time and will love coming off a strong pace.

Race 7.Sorry but i dont do bumpers.

Good luck if you play

Very hard days racing tomorrow, I agree with your good self nut regards horses that ran at the Festival however its very difficult selecting the winners.

Big Bucks was different class today, Denman should not have been anywhere near Aintree and cost punters a fortune, personally I would not have bet him with stolen money but he should have been tucked up in his stable.

William Hill offering 5/1 on Big Bucks never being beat over hurdles.

Shows the class this horse posseses, dred to think what his odds will be next time out.

Has Binocular passed his p|ss test haha?

today AP McCoy looks to have a good book of rides

I am going for
2.00 Sire de Grugy - comes here fresh after missing Cheltenham and 3 impressive wins. also has a 2nd to Bobs Worth this season
2.30 Wayward Prince - impressive winner around here last year
3.05 Albertas Run- again loves Aintree. It would be great to see Master Minded win though!
3.40 Fine Parchment - I don't understand why this horse is 16/1 for this. 3 good wins this season and a 2nd round here in November. My each way bet of the day!
4.15 Mossley - very tricky this. Big dangers are Sparky May and Back in Focus.
4.50 Ringaroses
5.25 Tante Sissi

the last 2 I think from a betting point of view are best left alone!

Hello everyone,

Just quickly going to make my predictions for today, then will read what's been going on round here in my absense.

Thanks for putting the thread up racing : )

Back in a sec

Solerina

Not that I know ANYTHING about horse racing but I've got a little each way super yankee on the following this afternoon...

14:00 SIRE DE GRUGY
14:30 MASTER OF THE HALL
15:05 TRANQUIL SEA
15:40 MON PARRAIN
16:15 SPARKY MAY

Probably no hope but there ya go

After 5 minutes of intense form study lol here are my predictions for today

2.00 Alarazi

2.30 The Giant Bolster

3.05 Albertas Run

3.40 Frankie Figg

4.15 Sparky May

4.50 Buena Vista

5.25 Baby Shine

Good luck to those having bets today : )

Solerina

Hello Davie......nice to see you on here

Good luck with your bet

Solerina

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

Has Binocular passed his p|ss test haha?

Lol....yes Soldier.

I think he'll hose up tomorrow : )

Solerina

Aaaw poor old Giant Bolster.....that looked horrible......I spotted him cantering home behind the field.....so hopefully he's ok.


Solerina

Solerina wrote:

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

Has Binocular passed his p|ss test haha?

Lol....yes Soldier.

I think he'll hose up tomorrow : )

Solerina

i believe he's second Favourtie aswell to Peddlers Cross

might have a little flutter

cracking race that

not doing very well on the tipping today!
yes poor old Giant Bolster, he hasnt improved as well as I thought he would this year

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

i believe he's second Favourtie aswell to Peddlers Cross

might have a little flutter

Do you bet often Soldier?

Your user name seems familiar.....did you used to post on the 606 racing pages?

Solerina

steveo77 wrote:cracking race that

not doing very well on the tipping today!
yes poor old Giant Bolster, he hasnt improved as well as I thought he would this year

Yes........he unseated at Cheltenham....very disappointing for his connections....they would have been mightily relieved to see him get up ok after that nasty looking fall,

Solerina

next race I think Albertas Run will follow up his Cheltenham win.
an outsider who might do well is Mad Max but I really want Master Minded to do well

Fantastic old footage there.......how scary did Beechers look before the modifications.

Great to see Harvey Smith and Capt. Mark Phillips going round.

Mark Phillips is a truly exceptional horseman...I was trained by an event rider who was trained by Mark Phillips....impressive huh? lol.

Richard Pitman was very good looking in his younger days

Solerina

steveo77 wrote:next race I think Albertas Run will follow up his Cheltenham win.
an outsider who might do well is Mad Max but I really want Master Minded to do well

Yes steveo.....would be lovely to see MM winning.

I'm with you.....I think Albertas Run will do it......he's such a class act that horse,

I'm having a lovely afternoon.....haven't got to dash off today.

Solerina

Woohoo! What a performance from Master Minded!!!

Solerina

Roll on next Boxing Day! Lol

Solerina

fantastic stuff.
so pleased to see him back!!

Solerina wrote:Roll on next Boxing Day! Lol

Solerina

is he going for the King George?

steveo77 wrote:

Solerina wrote:Roll on next Boxing Day! Lol

Solerina

is he going for the King George?

That's what Paul Nicholls is thinking at the moment.........they just interviewed him.

Solerina

steveo77 wrote:fantastic stuff.
so pleased to see him back!!

He's looking beautiful in the Liverpool sunshine

I'm so excited here lol.

Solerina

I wondered what he was saying.
I havent got sound here at work.

I hate all this Ladies Day nonsense.....get them off and get on with the racing!

Solerina

steveo77 wrote:I wondered what he was saying.
I havent got sound here at work.

Oh I thought you were at home.

It's those horrible big fences now......I'm getting behind the sofa to watch this.

Solerina

no at work but luckily this is one of my quieter weeks of the year.
it is what I call fantastic timing

steveo77 wrote:no at work but luckily this is one of my quieter weeks of the year.
it is what I call fantastic timing

Will you be at home tomorrow......will you be on here for the National?

Solerina

Harry Skelton's certainly got the right pedigree for racing.

Hi dad, Nick, had the most beautiful hands of any showjumper ever! IMO

Magical to watch him ride......he must be so proud of what his sons are achieving in the world of racing

Solerina

sneaked on pc at work,not doing too bad winner at 6s and 11/2.didnt back them but its just for bravado

Think Frankie Figg will win this but would love to see Swing Bill win it for my favourite trainer : )

Hope they all come home safe.....at least it's only once round today

Solerina

racingnut wrote:sneaked on pc at work,not doing too bad winner at 6s and 11/2.didnt back them but its just for bravado

Lol.

Going to get right up in front of the TV now........will be willing the horses not to fall and to get up if they do.

Solerina

Solerina wrote:

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

i believe he's second Favourtie aswell to Peddlers Cross

might have a little flutter

Do you bet often Soldier?

Your user name seems familiar.....did you used to post on the 606 racing pages?

Solerina

Yer used to post on the old 606 racing section

Not as much I as did a few years ago but I do every now and then, especially the big races. Won them all apart from the Gold Cup! I done Denman again, but it was a vialent effort, just not enough.

Probs should just take a leaf out of your book and not bet.

yes I will be at home watching the National.
will you be behind the sofa again Solerina!

steveo77 wrote:yes I will be at home watching the National.
will you be behind the sofa again Solerina!

Yes steveo.....you can join me if you like......that was carnage there wasn't it?

Solerina

without sound I hadnt a clue what was happening until near the end!!

well done Always Waining and unlucky on missing out on the Grand National

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

Yer used to post on the old 606 racing section

Not as much I as did a few years ago but I do every now and then, especially the big races. Won them all apart from the Gold Cup! I done Denman again, but it was a vialent effort, just not enough.

Thanks Soldier

I'd like to see more of the 606 guys and girls over here.....hopefully we'll get a few more joining us when 606 finally closes.

We could definitely do with some more posters on here.....coz evey time racingnut's logged in for a chat just lately there's been no one here lol

Hope we see you on here regularly now Soldier.....you'll have to enter Grahame's Tipping Comps

Solerina

That was a massive price for Always Waining ... A horse that always runs well at Aintree at this meeting. Missed the race as have the pleasure of working in Newmarket today ... went for a wander around the town centre at lunchtime....It has to be said, the sun has brought out some very nice sights !!!! ......

steveo77 wrote:without sound I hadnt a clue what was happening until near the end!!

well done Always Waining and unlucky on missing out on the Grand National

Yes.....really pleased for him and his connections.

Solerina

good to see who you are making the most of the waeather Grahame!

Grahame1971 wrote:That was a massive price for Always Waining ... A horse that always runs well at Aintree at this meeting. Missed the race as have the pleasure of working in Newmarket today ... went for a wander around the town centre at lunchtime....It has to be said, the sun has brought out some very nice sights !!!! ......

Lol yes.......unfortunately the sun brings out some not very nice sights too......lots of muffin tops on display.

I don't have a muffin top btw lol.

Solerina

How did that grey survive that fall at Becher's?!

Solerina

They haven't said if all the horses are ok......if anyone hears anything please let me know.....I might miss it,

Solerina

Solerina wrote:

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

Yer used to post on the old 606 racing section

Not as much I as did a few years ago but I do every now and then, especially the big races. Won them all apart from the Gold Cup! I done Denman again, but it was a vialent effort, just not enough.

Thanks Soldier

I'd like to see more of the 606 guys and girls over here.....hopefully we'll get a few more joining us when 606 finally closes.

We could definitely do with some more posters on here.....coz evey time racingnut's logged in for a chat just lately there's been no one here lol

Hope we see you on here regularly now Soldier.....you'll have to enter Grahame's Tipping Comps

Solerina

I've put down me four horses for the National. Is that the one?

Solerina wrote:They haven't said if all the horses are ok......if anyone hears anything please let me know.....I might miss it,

Solerina

Ah....Claire's just said they are....that's great.

Unfortunately one jockey has been taken to hospital, Harry Haynes(sp).....hope he'll be alright.

Solerina

Soldier_Of _Fortune wrote:

I've put down me four horses for the National. Is that the one?

Oh good......yes that's the National one....he'll also do his usual Saturday one too later so please have a go at that one too.

I won it in spectacular fashion last week, I won it the week before too but my luck won't last lol.

Crumbs...the next race has started....that came round quick!

Solerina

Wow bit of a shock there

well done Richard Johnson!

steveo77 wrote:Wow bit of a shock there

well done Richard Johnson!

Yes.....poor old Richard Johnson......just think how many times he'd have been champion jockey were it not for AP being around at the same time.

Jockeys are ok from that race steveo.....it looked very nasty.

Solerina

Oh....is that it for the BBC coverage?

I'd better log in to my racing post account to watch my beloved Buena Vista

Solerina

ok ive got to do a bit of work and then Im heading off home.
hope to see a few people on here for Grand National Day tomorrow