Ben Arthey
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@RacingDerek @Fairyhouse On exiting the racecourse I noticed a very stern sign up saying "No re entry once in the racecourse". A UK style sign telling us not to do things. This isn't the Ireland I fell in love with. What's happening?
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A superb Day 1 at @Fairyhouse . Just one thing. Very disappointed that the tea and coffee kiosks are now card only. There are many reasons why we love Irish racing. Please racecourses, don't ruin it by taking those reasons away. Cash is king in Ireland. Rant over. Racing superb.

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‘Miss Master’ ran out a good winner of todays 4yo mares maiden in Oldcastle under Stephen Connor for @crawford_bros #tattscheltenham #bluegrass #horsecare
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A brilliant finish to the feature at @LeopardstownRC as O'Toole holds on with JJ Slevin on board to deny Invictus Machin in the @quinnbet Handicap Chase 👏
@crawford_bros | #RacingRunsInsUs
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February Sale entry
Largy Silver (5yo, Sholokhov): won on debut at Tyrella. Always to the fore, he made his way to the front going into the final circuit and quickened smartly when challenged
Newlands Farm (S. R. B. Crawford) @crawford_bros
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February Sale: Lot 30
Loughmourne: won a competitive maiden at Nenagh. The 5yo Maxios gelding travelled smoothly, joined the more experienced runner-up at the last & found plenty on the run-in to score by 3l
One of four entries from @crawford_bros Newlands Farm
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February Sale: Lot 8
Largy Leader: a 5yo by Capri won at the 1st time of asking at Kirkistown – he made good progress to join lead approaching the home bend, and only had to be pushed out hands and heels to score
Newlands Farm @crawford_bros
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February Sale: Lot 11
Lisbane: a 5yo by Idaho, she made the perfect start to her career at Kirkistown. She showed a great attitude to brush aside challengers, clocking a time quicker than the 4yo maiden & 5yo geldings’ maiden on the same card
Newlands Farm @crawford_bros
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‘Loughmourne’ winner of the 5yo geldings maiden for @crawford_bros under @EoinMahon5 a son of Maxios @coolmorestud bought @Tattersalls_ie Derby Sale #bluegrass @TattsCheltenham
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@cheltenhamform @TeakleAlex @itvracing @MCYeeehaaa @kevinblake2011 You're maybe too young to remember Red Marauders national?!
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🗣️ "Punchestown has moved from Monday to Wednesday... Imagine the BHA going to a big track in the UK and saying on Bank Holiday Monday, you're going to move to Wednesday"
"They'd give them a two-word answer" 😅
@MCYeeehaaa | @kevinblake2011
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@KevDubGal @RacingPost Horses for courses and players for pitches!
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@RacingPost Why can all GAA matches go ahead this weekend and the racing can’t.
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🚨 Leopardstown update 🚨
Peter Roe, head of HRI racecourses:
"I've just walked the course with the track team here at Leopardstown and we're getting there. We're still the wrong side of the line but we're a lot closer to the line than we were this morning.
"It's still not raceable, but it's getting there. It's been a drying day and there is a dry forecast so a full night of Leopardstown soakage should get us to where we want to be in the morning.
"We're very hopeful and for the first time all week the weather forecast is on our side for once."
🔗 racingpost.com/news/britain/t…

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@ArtheyBen can't recall the 'idiot' ref, sorry if the case and thanks for that insight 👍
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@racehorsesrace1 Yes..spend more time with this horse than I do my own family!! Hopefully not the 'idiot' you suggested I am in our first interaction!!
Whilst I don't think it's my place to share any veterinary history of this horse, I can assure you that he has been thoroughly checked since!
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@ArtheyBen OK so your connected to horse, makes sense? Strange one, not ever seen the like before, why I was fascinating as it was my job in past and I'm interested in cause..he was off for a long time
What was issue there, or issues?
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@racehorsesrace1 Luckily he was ok and walked back into the stable yard sound afterwards and has been fine since!
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@ArtheyBen Must of struck into himself..he jumped off 3 legs as well, how he came out of that is beyond me...love to know..but here we are
Were you there or connected?
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@racehorsesrace1 The shoe was intact and no marks! Not sure about a drama king but definitely a very sensitive soul!
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@ArtheyBen Trying to work it out, nothing as usual in stewards report which reports any horse as having lost a shoe but not this, surely the jockey said something at scales
Maybe a shoe slip and nail caught him, or he just struck himself and is a drama king🤔😅
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@racehorsesrace1 @simon_munir Looked nasty at the time. Bit of a mystery....Hopefully he'll be in form and not "infirm"!
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@simon_munir Thank you, this is good news, I suspected a fractured pelvis, is this correct, again Y/N is good 🙏
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Apologies to @JosephOBrien2 for the cringey questioning, but I had to ask!
Riding out with a Racehorse Trainer brought to you by @dragonbetwales #horseracing #ad
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@ThomasClay3 @Harry05Derham @RacingHOTSR Is it something to do with the frost (covers) leading to dead ground and the lack of slide. Having said that, think these 2 fatalities would have sadly occured on any ground.
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@Harry05Derham @RacingHOTSR Something should be done. Far too many horses losing their life, and this is from someone involved in the sport not just your idiot from a animal rights group
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An utterly miserable day at Kempton Park today losing Wertpol who we only had the good fortune of having in our yard for a short period of time.
He was a bright talent who was fresh and happy doing his work everyday, often playing around and expressing himself. He loved his job and I am so sad for his Heart of the south syndicate, who are the most wonderful group of people.
Racing at times can at times be a painful sport and today has been a tough day for a number of connections.
A day to forget.

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@agentbloodstock And proud you should be, not only for his riding achievements, but for the way he conducted himself out of the saddle. Don't think there was ever a time that I collected his saddle that he didn't offer to give me a hand!
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