AVFCDAN Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Couldn’t back Delta work or Galvin after their battle at cheltenham, don’t think either will have enough to win but could both place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 14, 2023 Any prizes for last place? Martello Sky, useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 14, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 14, 2023 13 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Any prizes for last place? Martello Sky, useless. Last to finish or first to fall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, bickster said: Last to finish or first to fall? Don't think it fell, not sure if pulled up, cameras had long panned away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Any prizes for last place? Martello Sky, useless. I had Molly Ollys Wishes and West to the Bridge. I'm too scared to put these down after my last attempts here with Cheltenham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: Bet365's? Yeah, I'm just assuming because you're in Eastern Europe bet365 went a bit jippy for you. Mine did last week. Couldn't put a bet on and I'd missed a message saying you need to download the authentication app. Works fine now. I could be talking about something completely different though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Decent day all horses placed in my lucky 15 home public non runner. Fantastic lady @ 40/1 finished 2nd unlucky not to win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 hours ago, AVFC_Hitz said: Yeah, I'm just assuming because you're in Eastern Europe bet365 went a bit jippy for you. Mine did last week. Couldn't put a bet on and I'd missed a message saying you need to download the authentication app. Works fine now. I could be talking about something completely different though... Well it's banned here and VPNs doesn't seem to bypass it unlike SkyBet and Betfair that I can get on easily, so there's just no point bothering unless they had the amazing offer on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 If nothing else today, remember to have a crack at ITV7, Coral Racing Super Series, Betway 4 to win and Paddy Power Paddy's Pick 5. They cost you nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Is it gonna happen then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2023 What are they protesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 15, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2023 Just now, TheAuthority said: What are they protesting? The Grand National being a cruel sport because horses die There is conveniently a dog food factory just round the corner that probably makes the food they feed the mutt they walk attached to a piece of string 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 15, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2023 Maybe if they'd protested just a little bit harder some of the horses that died today would still be alive. Did they think about that, hmm? Did they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2023 why don't they protest this hard at fishing competitions? for me that's way more cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, tomav84 said: why don't they protest this hard at fishing competitions? for me that's way more cruel. Who gives a **** about fishing competitions? They happen, and yeah they're cruel, but who knows when one is on? Who'd notice if there was a protest? I'd generally say the same about horse racing; there's a reason they picked the the nation's favourite horse-maiming event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted April 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Who gives a **** about fishing competitions? They happen, and yeah they're cruel, but who knows when one is on? Who'd notice if there was a protest? I'd generally say the same about horse racing; there's a reason they picked the the nation's favourite horse-maiming event. i get that. i was just making the point that there are far more cruel animal related sports than horse racing what was their end game? having horse racing banned? not in a million years. the king himself owns racehorses ffs. pick your battles guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Just now, tomav84 said: i get that. i was just making the point that there are far more cruel animal related sports than horse racing what was their end game? having horse racing banned? not in a million years. the king himself owns racehorses ffs. pick your battles guys. Probably to get the public to consider that the inevitable consequence of their minor adrenaline rush for a fun bit of gambling is the likely death of at least one of the competitors. I'd wager the vast majority of the grand national viewers don't give much of a toss about horse racing in general and don't give it a moment's thought. If nothing else it's made national headlines and based on that is one of the most successful protests against animal cruelty I can recall in recent years. Will it actually change anyone's minds? Probably not, but I'm a jaded ****. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 It’s important the race is dangerous enough for horses to regularly die, makes it more entertaining for the gamblers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 16, 2023 10 hours ago, tomav84 said: i get that. i was just making the point that there are far more cruel animal related sports than horse racing what was their end game? having horse racing banned? not in a million years. the king himself owns racehorses ffs. pick your battles guys. 3 horses died this weekend due to taking part. Think it's fairly straightforward why some people might object to that when considering what they died for is just light entertainment and gambling. As others said the higher profile of the even is probably why it gets more attention from protesters. However I suspect it's more that they relate more to horses than to fish, as horses are generally considered more beautiful and intelligent than fish so people relate to it more and this is a major problem in regards to conservation and animal welfare. Similarly to why people object to greyhound racing. 40 or 50 years ago the idea of having fox hunting banned due to protesting was probably ridiculous to most people. It's through events like this that get people thinking and that slowly filters through to public perception. The very fact that people are talking about the protest on here shows that it's working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 11 hours ago, tomav84 said: why don't they protest this hard at fishing competitions? for me that's way more cruel. Ah, that's because fish don't have a soul, it's a common misconception. Horses 100% defo do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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