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No Negative Comments about the sport of horse racing please

I'm running a sweepstake for work and have 2 horses in that, plus I've put a few bets on with Ladbroke's, as has my husband.

Think we've got 16 different runners between us, so fingers crossed one of them will come home!!

TractorGirl327
over a year ago
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TheChimp

Got a couple of quid on Takingrisks each way at 22/1

MrsChimp is normally pretty good at getting at least a place, so I'll be putting a bet on for her when she gets back

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gerrykelly25

We usually all pick out horses for the Grand National and my partner will put a bet on for us. He’s done it online this year. Just a bit of fun really. 🤞

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beccatavender

Good Luck, hope you get a winner🙂

When I was in the office, a colleague used to organised a sweepstake, which I used to take part in, but I haven't put a bet on since Lockdown.

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Pppathome

Yeah I bet £11 and won £0

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possy

My friend down a sweep stake. I took 3 number one for me my partner and son. All 3 fell 🤣🤣🙈

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lauren4

i didnt because i totally forgot it was on !!

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Ann1984

No no no this should be banned every year a horse dies HLM

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woodcockjane

Ann1984 none died one was pts due to injury

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Ann1984

woodcockjane still dead or a cruel sport

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TractorGirl327

I did say no negative comments 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ann1984

TractorGirl327 after you edited topic should be banned it’s animal cruelty

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woodcockjane

Yes done 8 horse’s between me and my partner and got 1st and 3 rd

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Imnotcheap

I tried once just ended up feeling silly as had to get help filling in slip kn betting office

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RichardDoolin

And there was me thinking that it was going to be either a Skelton winner or a Mullins. Good on her she totally smashed it with a Bromhead. 😎

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rossruby1977

Why did you say no negative comments lol.

If you want to discuss something, then people may say they don’t like the sport. You should be able to accept that.

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Ann1984

rossruby1977 she edited the topic not long after I commented

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G0501

Ann1984 i also cannot stand horse races having witnessed a horse with badly dislocated leg being put down in front of me when at a horse race with family as a child. Haunts me until today and I cannot watch anything on tv related to horses.

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TractorGirl327

Ann1984 I didn't edit it. I put that in at the beginning. And who is "she" - the Queen Mother?!!

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TractorGirl327

I said no negative comments because I wanted a discussion about betting on the race, not whether people think the race is cruel or not which is a completely different discussion.

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Ann1984

TractorGirl327 but don’t won’t to start new chat it is a duplicate or similar so I voice my opinion here thanks

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TheChimp

No winner for me or MrsChimp ☹️

Well done to Rachael Blackmore, the first woman jockey to win the Grand National.

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woodcockjane

TheChimp well what can I say she’s won nearly all the cup races this year think she was stunned she won it

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TractorGirl327

Well of our 16 we got one result - the winner!! Jett was in the lead for ages, I had £4 on it at 130/1 so was getting a bit excited for a while!

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woodcockjane

TractorGirl327 oh no my 2 ran backwards lol my partner got a 1st and a 3rd x

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Sarahvwomble

No would not ever support that race must be one of the cruelest ,such high number of deaths of the horses

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Sarahvwomble

My dad used to go in the office sweepstakes ,and got excited about that, good job I didn't know the cruelty involved or would have been up in arms ...

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