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By Bruvva
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Seeing as tomorrow's the most popular day of the year to place a bet, I was wondering if anyone on here is going to put 50p e/w on a horse on this year's Grand National.

Me? I'm sticking all my life savings on Simon as a horse with a better name has yet to be born.
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By MK Chris
#336778
There's seriously a horse called 'Simon'? Don't they usually have really weird names?

I probably won't, I rarely bet anyway. In fact, I didn't even know it's the Grand National tomorrow until I read this.
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By Bruvva
#336779
Yup, a horse called Simon, currently around 12/1. Can't avoid the national here, it's our client's busiest day of the year (Hi AndyB!!) so, by extension, it's our busiest day of the year. Except not for me, as I'll be getting very drunk and dancing to "Come on Eileen" at my friend's wedding.
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By TIAL
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Yesterday I remembered I had a tenner in my William Hill account from some stupid bet ages ago!
I might have a look round and see who to go for.
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By MK Chris
#336781
By virtue of the fact that betting companies make huge profits, betting is a mug's game. Although, I agree that the odd 50p, as Bruvva suggested, is a bit of fun now and again.
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By TIAL
#336786
I've put 6 on Cloudy Lane and 4 on Comply or Die - the top 2 favourites.

Both are 'each way' bets. Not entirely sure what that means but I think it has something to do with getting some form of money back even if they come 2nd 3rd or 4th.
I'd never normally put that much on but since I forgot I had it, i'm not going to miss it if it goes!

What I've basically done is guarantee the top 2 favourites will come at least 5th and 6th! :D
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By Bruvva
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TIAL, each way means that you get reduced odds but you'll get money if the horse finishes in the first x places. Most bookies this year are paying 1/4 the odds on places 1-5 so if you put £5 e/w on comply or die at 10/1 (its current price) and it comes in the top 5 you'll get £7.50 plus your tenner stake back.
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By S4B
#336794
Apparently there's a horse called "Nowhere"! I fancy that one although it'll probably live up to it's name! Where's Andy B when we need him? He could tell us all the odds - not that they mean a thing to me, or that they matter in the Grand National.
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By SpaceBoy
#336795
If I was a betting man I would put five pound on red and five pound on black and it has got to be said most of the time I walk away....with money.

The only type of odds I bet on is the NS&I Bonds because you can always get your money back and each £1 bond has a 24,000:1 odd thats why as alan sugar says: my fee's going to Great...ly increase my bank ballance! :D
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By SpaceBoy
#336803
So there is! I did read it through before clicking submit as well must have passed me by, OH... the shame of it!
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By SpaceBoy
#336806
I think I am being recalled by Fisher Price because I may contain traces of led paint! This could be the route cause of the fault.
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By SpaceBoy
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I intentionally wrote that, due to the whole recalled joke and faulty workmanship. :D
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By SpaceBoy
#336828
Ok! Hands up I am not the worlds best speller but Feel the love S4B!

There is a comply or die attitude starting here by some fundamentalist not naming names. I just think it is idle talk. Which strangely is what 3 horses I would pick if I was to place a bet, just for the giggles.
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By SpaceBoy
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Horse Race Jokes
The short ones-
- The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip.
- My horse's jockey was hitting the horse. The horse turns around and says "Why are you hitting me, there is nobody behind us!"
- That was the first time I saw a horse start from a kneeling position!
- My horse was so late getting home, he tiptoed into the stable.
- I don't mind when my horse is left at the post. I don't mind when my horse comes up to me in the stands and asks, "Which way do I go?" But when the horse I bet on is at the window betting on another horse in the same race...
- What is one of the hardest times to win a horse race? 12:31, because it is 29 to 1.

The long ones-
A champion jockey is about to enter an important race on a new horse. The horse's trainer meets him before the race and says, "All you have to remember with this horse is that every time you approach a jump, you have to shout, "ALLLLEEE OOOP!" really loudly in the horse's ear. Providing you do that, you'll be fine". The jockey thinks the trainer is mad but promises to shout the command. The race begins and they approach the first hurdle. The jockey ignores the trainer's ridiculous advice and the horse crashes straight through the centre of the jump. They carry on and approach the second hurdle. The jockey, somewhat embarrassed, whispers "Aleeee ooop" in the horse's ear. The same thing happens-the horse crashes straight through the centre of the jump. At the third hurdle, the jockey thinks, "It's no good, I'll have to do it" and yells, "ALLLEEE OOOP!" really loudly. Sure enough, the horse sails over the jump with no problems. This continues for the rest of the race, but due to the earlier problems the horse only finishes third. The trainer is fuming and asks the jockey what went wrong. The jockey replies, "Nothing is wrong with me. It's this bloody horse. What is he -- deaf or something?" The trainer replies, "Deaf?? DEAF?? He's not deaf - he' blind!!!".

Did you hear about the guy who went to the races and while there he observed a Roman Catholic priest who went over to a horse and sprinkled it with holy water. The horse went on to win the race, streaking ahead of the opposition. Before the next race he saw the priest go over to another horse and sprinkle it with holy water. Like the first horse it went on to win its race. The guy said to himself that if the priest sprinkles another horse with holy water I am going to bet every penny I have on that horse. Sure enough, the priest went over to another horse and sprinkled it with holy water. So the guy went to a bookie and bet every penny he had on this horse. Then the race started and the horse that the priest sprinkled with holy water dropped dead about 100 yards after the start of the race. The guy was devastated. So he went over to the priest and said, "What's going on here? The last two horses you sprinkled with holy water went on to win their races, and this last one you sprinkled dropped dead after only 100 yards. I had put every penny I had on it's nose!" The priest replied, "You're not Roman Catholic, are you?" The guy admitted that he was not and asked, "But, how do you know that?" The priest said, "Because you don't know the difference between giving a blessing and administering the last rights."

A man wakes up in the morning and it is 5:55 a.m. The temperature is 55 degrees and the humidity is 55%. He turns on his TV to channel 5. He gets up and it is May 5th. He heads to work and his car has 55,555.5 miles on the odometer. He gets to work goes to the 5th floor. He has five messages. IT DAWNS ON HIM. He rushes to the race track. His ticket is $5 and he is put in section 5, row 5, seat 5. In the fifth race is a horse called, "Double Nickels". He understands fate as spoken. He bets his entire bank account and maxes all credit cards. The race is won... DOUBLE NICKELS CAME IN FIFTH.
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By Andy B
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Sorry I've been busy. Is there a race on today then?

I'll just do what I normally do. Go for one around the 12-18/1 mark and pic at random although I do like the French horses Simon and L'Ami had them last year and they were ok.

Other than that "Good luck everybody!"
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By Vivienne
#336855
Bruvva wrote:Seeing as tomorrow's the most popular day of the year to place a bet, I was wondering if anyone on here is going to put 50p e/w on a horse on this year's Grand National.

Me? I'm sticking all my life savings on Simon as a horse with a better name has yet to be born.


I'm picking, "King Johns Castle"... I'm quite convinced this will win, and am already planning what to do with the winnings.