[theo_luddite]

and the Jockey Club supposedly has a committeeehhh to catch those (sorry ma'am which way did it go?) just like DVLC misses an occasional pearl of wisdom (ORG 45M, apparently yours for £105,000, BO51 FKR for £5600). https://www.regtransfers.co.uk/search/se...ts/rude/69 have fun

[theo_luddite]

Gold Cup Day at freezing cold Cheltenham - well, who wouldn't watch from Benidorm or Tenerife? It's warmer and cheaper (apart maybe from the odd Guinness, 'appen?).

Going into the last race, it could not have beeen closer, with SCO and jjamez looking at a share of the spoils
Ireland 4 - 2 The Field for the day
Ireland 18 - 9 The Field running total

Here's how it all worked out.

Triumph Hurdle - winnner - East India Dock - trainer James Owen - one for the locals right off the bat, if a lad raised in Oxford and training in Newmarket is local.
County Hurdle - winner - Absurde - trainer a certain "young" Mr. Mullins
Mares Chase - winner - Dinoblue - Mr. Mullins again
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle - Wingmen (if only Town had some that can cross a ball) - trainer - Gordon Elliott - another emerald Isle winner (he had one yesterday)
Gold Cup - the big race of the day and the week - winner - Galopin Des Champs - you won't be surprised to find the winning trainer, once again, is Mr Mullins
St James's Place Hunters' Chase - winner - Shearer - trainer Paul Nicholls - another one for the home gang, born in Lydney and training in Somerset
Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle - winner - Wodhooh - trainer - Gordon Elliott again for Ireland

Ireland 5 - 2 The Field for the day
Ireland 19 - 9 The Field running total

SCO and jjamez share the spoils - well done chaps

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The F1 kicks off this weekend too in Aus, with practice already underway.

[theo_luddite]

Hold your horses - Stewards Enquiry at Cheltenham

I was using the Racing Post website for what I thought were the results. It turns out they were the results of voting to predict the winner and not the actual race results.

Apologies folks, but when I didn't recognise the winner (or colours) on the news this morning I though I'd better check. I'll redo all 4 days of the races using the Sporting Life and the correct page of the Racing Post website tomorrow evening when I get back (or sooner) if I can.

[themaclad]

Objection to the winners

[Lord Snooty]

Oh theo. What a mistake a to make a.

[theo_luddite]

The re-build begins

Tuesday



Mr. Mullins bags the 1st and the 4th.
Nicky Henderson takes the 2nd for the locals followed by Lucinda Russell taking the 3rd north of the border. Jeremy Scott put the locals in front but Joseph Patrick O'Brien levelled it up. Rebecca Curtis from Welsh Wales took the final race of day 1.

Ireland 3 : 4 The Field

Wednesday



Dan Skelton put the locals 2 up with the first race, but Mr. Mullins levelled it with the next two winners and Gavin Cromwell and Barry Connell, Cian Collins, and who else but Mr. Mullins kept the Irish run going.

On the day - Ireland 6 : 1 The Field
Running total - Ireland 9 : 5 The Field

Thursday



Henry de Bromhead carried on where his compatriots left off in the 1st race of the day. Paul Nicholls finally struck back for the locals quickly followed by another win for Nicky Henderson. You can't keep a good man down as Mr. Mullins won the 4th and Henry de Bromhead took the big race of the day. Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero did take the 6th race to score
for the locals but Paul Nolan kept the Guiness flowing in the final race of the day.

On the day - Ireland 4 : 3 The Field
Running total - Ireland 13 : 8 The Field

Friday

Gold Cup Day



Mr. Mullins takes the first 4 and might be looking for a clean sweep. Only to be foiled in the big one by Gavin Cromwell. T.S. Curling (Ireland again)won the next and going into the last race looking for an Emerald Isle clean sweep, it was won by Gordon Elliott to get that clean sweep.

On the day - Ireland 7 : 0 The Field
Running total - Ireland 20 : 8 The Field

So, after all that faff, there's only one race winner difference, but it means jjamez gets the point.

[theo_luddite]

France won the Six Nations, egg chasing points go to themaclad and jjamez.

[theo_luddite]

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Norris followed home by Verstappen in the first F1 race in Aus. I expect it will be close between them all season.

[theo_luddite]

Scotland have qualified for the play-offs at the World Women's Curling Championship despite losing their final round-robin game in South Korea.

Going into Friday's three sessions, it was between Sophie Jackson's rink, Denmark and China to secure the two remaining places in the top six.

A win for Madeleine Dupont's Danes over Scotland in the morning session would have put the three sides level on six wins each.

But Jackson's side prevailed 10-5 to secure progress for themselves and China before those two sides met in the afternoon.

Four-time world champion Silvana Tirinzoni's Swiss top the round-robin with 10 wins and one defeat, with Canada and Eunji Gim's hosts having nine wins each and Anna Hasselborg's Sweden sitting fourth on eight wins.

Scotland will face the side finishing third, currently South Korea, while China will take on the team in fourth, currently Sweden, in Saturday's play-offs while the top two go direct into the semi-finals.

[theo_luddite]

I've eventually stumbled across ritchies thread on this ... https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=13667