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Forum Comp Day 3, WEDNESDAY. 17.10 Kempton & 17.25 Leopardstown
Tikay10
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Today we have quite a class difference in our 2 races, one is a Class 5 Handicap on the AW at lowly Kempton, the other is a genuine Group 3 at Leopardstown.
A slight oddity with the Group 3 race at Leopardstown, A P O'Brien has 2 of the 7 runners - but neither are favourite. He's some amazing man, in the same class as his unrelated namesake, the great Vincent O'Brien. It's hard to believe he has been at Ballydoyle almost 25 years now. He must be an extremely wealthy man too, as he gets (breeding) shares in all the Classic winners he has trained, & he has over 70 Classic winners to his credit in England & Ireland alone.
The thing that so impresses me about Aidan is his total humility & wonderful manners, & his sons most certainly fell from the same tree. A lovely man, & a genius.
He's amuses me when interviewed too, starting almost every reply with "listen...".
17.10 Kempton, 6f Handicap, 12 runners, Standard to Slow Polytrack
17.25 Leopardstown, 1m Group 3, 7 runners, Good to Firm
A slight oddity with the Group 3 race at Leopardstown, A P O'Brien has 2 of the 7 runners - but neither are favourite. He's some amazing man, in the same class as his unrelated namesake, the great Vincent O'Brien. It's hard to believe he has been at Ballydoyle almost 25 years now. He must be an extremely wealthy man too, as he gets (breeding) shares in all the Classic winners he has trained, & he has over 70 Classic winners to his credit in England & Ireland alone.
The thing that so impresses me about Aidan is his total humility & wonderful manners, & his sons most certainly fell from the same tree. A lovely man, & a genius.
He's amuses me when interviewed too, starting almost every reply with "listen...".
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Our League Table after Tuesday's 2 races;
@aynaricol £8.75
@goldnballz £5.50
@tai-gar £5.50
@lfccarl £5.33
@livwiz14 £5.33
@mkgunner £5.33
@glencoelad £3.50
@madprof £3.50
@Telmison74 £3.50
@pomfrittes £1.08
@fredsgirl -£0.75
@MattBates -£0.75
@MAXALLY -£0.75
@Tikay10 -£0.75
@bbMike -£2.17
@Brrrrrrr -£2.17
@ikelly -£2.17
@MISTY4ME -£2.17
@NoEa5yCa5h -£2.17
@rabdeniro -£2.17
@TheEdge949 -£2.17
@waller02 -£2.17
@wynne1938 -£2.17
@1981MATT -£4.00
@68Trebor -£4.00
@Boxster -£4.00
@buzka -£4.00
@camilog -£4.00
@coo1-um -£4.00
@DEL560 -£4.00
@DoyleBrun -£4.00
@dragon1964 -£4.00
@Duesenberg -£4.00
@EdNo -£4.00
@edrich -£4.00
@engy -£4.00
@Enut -£4.00
@eon1961 -£4.00
@Essexphil -£4.00
@EvilPingu -£4.00
@freeatlast -£4.00
@Glenelg -£4.00
@gpc70 -£4.00
@gregkdy82 -£4.00
@HENDRIK62 -£4.00
@hugomuck -£4.00
@JohnConnor -£4.00
@johnjoe81 -£4.00
@KOBAYASHI -£4.00
@LmfaoAllin -£4.00
@lufc333 -£4.00
@mumsie -£4.00
@mushroom1 -£4.00
@onejohnb -£4.00
@Phantom66 -£4.00
@PKRPar -£4.00
@pompeynic -£4.00
@Red_King -£4.00
@robalanxxx -£4.00
@safc71 -£4.00
@SidV79 -£4.00
@Snuffer -£4.00
@thedazzman -£4.00
@thefall -£4.00
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Here's Aidan's son Joseph. Aidan has 4 children, all of whom have been or are jockeys, but Joseph had the best of it, being part of the only father & son duo to have trained & won the Derby.
17.10 Kempton Park
Tommy Rock (A Kirby) @ 7/2
Feel Good Factor (George Rooke) @ 5/1
Gigi's Beach (Gabriele Malune) @ 6/1
Ivadream (Thomas Greatrex) @ 13/2
Rogue Tide (James Doyle) @ 7/1
Silent Agenda (K Shoemark) @ 15/2
The Blue Bower (Rob Hornby) @ 8/1
Broken Rifle (S M Levey) @ 10/1
Daysaq (S Hitchcott) @ 25/1
Lilkian (Josephine Gordon) @ 25/1
Tyger Bay (M Dwyer) @ 25/1
Banmi (A McCarthy) @ 50/1
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17.25 Leopardstown
Sinawann (R P Whelan) @ 9/4
Masteroffoxhounds (S Foley) @ 9/2
New World Tapestry (J A Heffernan) @ 9/2
So Suave (B M Coen) @ 5/1
Celtic High King (W M Lordan) @ 11/2
Dalvey (James J Doyle) @ 7/1
Confidence High (W J Lee) @ 16/1
What a sight this must be for a jockey as the field approaches the straight at Leopardstown;
The two cards;
17.10 Kempton Park
17.25 Leopardstown
Here's that famous Derby victory by Camelot, trained by Aidan & ridden by son Joseph.
Kieran Shoemark has a ride in our Kempton race, & seems to be riding particularly well at the moment. He seemed to choose the bumpy road in life & has had a few problems away from the track, but I think he has straightened himself out now. I hope so, he's a decent lad imo.
So Suave
thanks.
New World Tapestry (J A Heffernan) @ 9/2
Celtic High King
please
I agree that he starts every interview Listen, but when he is so off pat with his next words. " Look its not me its my wonderful staff Johnnie, jo etc etc " I do wonder how heartfelt this is. I wish he would just be a bit more spontananeous in his praise rather than his given script. Also it isnt just his staff who get the results he does.!!!!
&
Dalvey
Thank you
Here here with regards to Aidan O'Brien
Sinawann (R P Whelan) @ 9/4
New world tapestry
17.25 Leopardstown: SO SUAVE