Hammers Chat

jameskel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:45 pm Cloth Cap. Best horse and unfortunately, the race has been ruined by the fence changes. Now, just a top class handicap

1-0 to the tree huggers

Newmarket wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:13 pm If I was investing (which I’m not , as you know that particular avenue of enjoyment is no longer an option) , I’d be looking more closely at Burrows saint and Blaklion .

JayK wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:09 pm

Newmarket wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:13 pm If I was investing (which I’m not , as you know that particular avenue of enjoyment is no longer an option) , I’d be looking more closely at Burrows saint and Blaklion .

Yeah I know mate. This is my only dabble of the year these days.

Blacklion, how come?

Newmarket wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:34 am

JayK wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:09 pm

Yeah I know mate. This is my only dabble of the year these days.

Blacklion, how come?

Bit of a stab in the dark really .
It has a good record over the national fences , won the Becher there a few years ago and 5 of the last 10 winners have previously won a graded chase .


Though there’s no money down I still can’t help thinking like a gambler ... and Blaklion is a big big price but as mentioned above , the fences aren’t what they were and Cloth Cap is absolutely thrown in at the weights .

But who backs a 4/1 shot in a grand national ffs

palerider wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 6:27 am I went once.

A mate of mine had a spare space on his firm's outing. We sat on the grass by a fence and watched the horses jump it. Twice.

Red Rum won I'm told.

I can't remember any more because, you see.......I was very...very drunk.