You need to be logged in to your Sky Poker account above to post discussions and comments.
You might need to refresh your page afterwards.
Forum Comp Day 5, FRIDAY. Horse Racing from Pontefract.
Tikay10
Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,670
Morning all.
Tonight we are making our first visit in a while to Pontefract races.
Pontefract, or as it's widely known, "Ponty", is near Wakefield, & was once famous for coal mines & liquorice farming, both of which have now ceased locally.
I do believe that Pontefract Racecourse is the longest racecourse in the UK, maybe even Europe, at just over 2 miles. Possibly.
This is a lovely photograph of Pontefract racecourse, with the colliery (now closed) in the background.
Comments
@FCHD +£9.63
@KOBAYASHI +£9.63
@eon1961 +£5.00
@safc71 +£4.25
@tai-gar +£4.25
@1981MATT + £2.25
@Essexphil + £2.25
@zadoc + £2.25
@PKRPar +£2.00
@Boxster + £1.63
@jwrighty + £1.63
@waller02 + £1.63
@or8treacle + £1.38
@Snuffer + £1.38
@Tikay10 + £1.38
@lufc333 +£1.00
@MattBates +£1.00
@MISTY4ME +/-£0.00
@tmc460 - £0.62
@tomgoodun - £0.62
@DoyleBrun - £0.75
@EdNo - £0.75
@freeatlast - £0.75
@lfccarl - £0.75
@MAXALLY - £0.75
@NoEa5yCa5h - £0.75
@TheEdge949 - £0.75
@wynne1938 - £1.00
@dragon1964 - £1.62
@gpc70 - £1.62
@ikelly - £1.62
@mkgunner - £1.62
@SidV79 - £1.62
@belsibub - £3.00
@goldnballz - £3.00
@wrongjohn1 - £3.00
@68Trebor - £4.00
@bbMike - £4.00
@Brrrrrrr - £4.00
@Duesenberg - £4.00
@edrich - £4.00
@engy - £4.00
@EvilPingu - £4.00
@Glenelg - £4.00
@HANSON - £4.00
@lawro10 - £4.00
@millwise11 - £4.00
@mondo1985 - £4.00
@mumsie - £4.00
@pompeynic - £4.00
@rabdeniro - £4.00
@Red_King - £4.00
@taylor00 - £4.00
* "going nap"? Nap, or "Napoleon", is a wonderful card-game which many of us played back in the day. Bidding to win 5 tricks is known as "Nap". Here you go;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_(card_game)
9.05 Pontefract
These prices are indicative only.
Beryl The Petal (D Tudhope) @ 11/4
Musharrif (Zak Wheatley) @ 3/1
Round The Island (Lewis Edmunds) @ 10/3
Highly Sprung (Harrison Shaw) @ 11/2NON-RUNNERRickyroadboy (A Mullen) @ 10/1
Mr Orange (G Lee) @ 11/1
Requinto Dawn (T Hamilton) @ 14/1
Space War (Nathan Evans) @ 14/1
NON-RUNNER
Here's Harrison Shaw, who has the ride on Highly Sprung in our race.
Here's the racecard;
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/racecards/2019-07-19/pontefract/racecard/534141/john-nixon-supports-jack-berry-house-handicap
I've edited everything to correct the error now, including the League Table.
* "going nap"? Nap, or "Napoleon", is a wonderful card-game which many of us played back in the day. Bidding to win 5 tricks is known as "Nap". Here you go;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_(card_game)
Haven't played Nap for about 30 years (or more) and used to love it.
SPACE WAR please
SPACE WAR please
Andy I think SPACE WARS is a non runner according to... bet 365... that is
SPACE WAR please
@SidV79
Think we used to call it "Solo".
What was it called when we bid to lose every trick - Misere? aka "Mizz".
Then there was Misere Ouverte (sp?) where we had to lay our hand on the table face up & lose every hand. We ought to get a solo school together in Brighton.
The only problem with Solo is that all the players (ideally 4, but can be played with 3 iirc) needed to know the game, as, in effect, three of the players play as a team against the bidder & if 1 does not understand the nuances it spoils the game for everyone.
There was also "a bundle" (Abundance Declared, 9 tricks), "royal bundle" ( Royal Abundance, 9 tricks in trumps) & Abundance Declared - win all 13 tricks with hand laid face up on table.
@SidV79
Space War is now a non-runner, please select an alternative. (Thanks to @HANSON for the nudge).