Grand national

[TV Tom]

Roi Mage at 66/1 each way 1st six, bound to be placed, easy money 

[Glen hump]

Kitty’s light’ they’ve been building up for this for a long time’ be very surprised if it’s not at least placed’ will stay all day ‘ hopefully goes on the ground 

[slartibartfast]

10 hours ago, Glen hump said:

Kitty’s light’ they’ve been building up for this for a long time’ be very surprised if it’s not at least placed’ will stay all day ‘ hopefully goes on the ground 

Well done ,6th . Mine (de Bromhead one ) 3rd ? placed anyway .

[Northern Red]

All 3 of mine finished (Roi Mage, Latenightpass, Vanillier) but nothing placed.

[Leabrook]

Seen a lot of people moaning it isn’t the same race anymore. It’s not….no horse died. Amazed that people would rather horses died than not. 

Seen a lot of people moaning it isn’t the same race anymore. It’s not….no horse died. Amazed that people would rather horses died than not. 

[frenchred]

On 14/04/2024 at 19:33, Leabrook said:

Seen a lot of people moaning it isn’t the same race anymore. It’s not….no horse died. Amazed that people would rather horses died than not. 

Seen a lot of people moaning it isn’t the same race anymore. It’s not….no horse died. Amazed that people would rather horses died than not. 

Did you see them twice?

[BigTone]

On 14/04/2024 at 20:33, Leabrook said:

Seen a lot of people moaning it isn’t the same race anymore. It’s not….no horse died. Amazed that people would rather horses died than not. 

Seen a lot of people moaning it isn’t the same race anymore. It’s not….no horse died. Amazed that people would rather horses died than not. 

Not in the National itself.  IMO all Steeplechasing should be stopped. 

 

Two horses have died during Ladies Day at the Grand National Festival.

Both horses fell at jumps and were treated on the track, at Aintree Race Course in Liverpool.

Giovinco fell at the final fence of the Mildmay Novices' Chase just before 2pm, and required treatment on the track.

He was treated by vets for an extended time, but could not be saved from the injuries sustained in the fall.

Giovinco was trained by two-time Grand National winner Lucinda Russell, and was seven years old.

A second horse, Pikar, was killed when he broke his neck after a fall, campaign group Animal Aid said.

Pikar, ridden by Stephen Mulqueen and trained at Dan Skelton's yard, fell at the second last hurdle in the last race of the day.

Edited April 17 by BigTone

[TV Tom]

12 hours ago, BigTone said:

Not in the National itself.  IMO all Steeplechasing should be stopped. 

 

Two horses have died during Ladies Day at the Grand National Festival.

Both horses fell at jumps and were treated on the track, at Aintree Race Course in Liverpool.

Giovinco fell at the final fence of the Mildmay Novices' Chase just before 2pm, and required treatment on the track.

He was treated by vets for an extended time, but could not be saved from the injuries sustained in the fall.

Giovinco was trained by two-time Grand National winner Lucinda Russell, and was seven years old.

A second horse, Pikar, was killed when he broke his neck after a fall, campaign group Animal Aid said.

Pikar, ridden by Stephen Mulqueen and trained at Dan Skelton's yard, fell at the second last hurdle in the last race of the day.

It's a massive moral dilemma for me as i am a big animal lover but also love jump racing (no interest in flat racing)

[phantom]

Interesting debate on TV last weekend between key stakeholders, horses are obviously bred to be a top animal and are given a top lifestyle, but on a flipside nobody wants to see any of them pass away

One thing I didn't realise last year, the group that were behind all the demo's are a group that not only want to ban horse racing but they also believe any animal should not be kept as a pet - I'm not so sure if dog / cat owners had been made aware of this they would have got the support they got

Another fact highlighted, more people get killed on a daily basis in car accidents, but there are not calls to ban cars

Actual deaths on courses nowadays are much lower than in the past, and it was good to see those involved with the National listen to animal welfare groups about their recommendations to improve the safety, which ultimately was much better than in previous years

Behind football Horse racing is the second most watched sport in the UK, so there is clearly not that big an issue to the majority

[BigTone]

35 minutes ago, phantom said:

Interesting debate on TV last weekend between key stakeholders, horses are obviously bred to be a top animal and are given a top lifestyle, but on a flipside nobody wants to see any of them pass away - stands to reason

One thing I didn't realise last year, the group that were behind all the demo's are a group that not only want to ban horse racing but they also believe any animal should not be kept as a pet - I'm not so sure if dog / cat owners had been made aware of this they would have got the support they got - anyone who uses that argument is a complete Froot Loop

Another fact highlighted, more people get killed on a daily basis in car accidents, but there are not calls to ban cars - not many horses drive cars and anyway that isn't the issue

Actual deaths on courses nowadays are much lower than in the past, and it was good to see those involved with the National listen to animal welfare groups about their recommendations to improve the safety, which ultimately was much better than in previous years - a step in the right direction

Behind football Horse racing is the second most watched sport in the UK, so there is clearly not that big an issue to the majority - we are talking just Steeplechase not all horse racing in general