The Grand National

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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:19 am

Today in the UK is Grand National Day. It's a horse race. But not just any old horse race but the one that the whole country indulges in and has a flutter. The form book goes out the window as the general public choose their horse based solely on it's name to which they will have some kind of (tenuous) attachment.

So, for all you baiters out there, Inker's Betting Shop is now open for business...............the business of choosing runners related to baiting.

http://www.mybetting.co.uk/grand-national-runners.htm

Comply or Die is MINE.......................it's mine y'hear!

(Note: I do not endorse or support gambling. The only time I've been in a Bookmaker's Shop in my life was to change a TV/Monitor.)

419Eater is my life Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 299

Preists Leap sounds good to me! Seeing as I've made plenty of priests jump through hoops Laughing

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Or perhaps Offshore Account... Why would you EVER name a horse that?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:58 pm

Every horse I've ever picked in the sweep at work has failed to finish Sad

I didn't bother this year.

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:28 pm

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Every horse I've ever picked in the sweep at work has failed to finish

I have the same problem with the National Lottery so I've come up with an ingenious plan. I pick my numbers, buy the ticket (that's the clever bit) and then immediately throw the ticket in the bin. I then go back in the shop and pick a further 6 numbers BUT (and here's the other clever bit) none of the first set of numbers are used. I repeat a few more times until the odds are stacked in my favour!

You could try this with the sweep. Do your own at home, pulling them out one by one and perhaps assigning various Lad names to them just to add a little colour to it all. When you get down to the last four, put everything you have on them. Bullseye!

Yes, I've had a drink or two.

419Eater is my life Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 299

Inkerman wrote:

I repeat a few more times until the odds are stacked in my favour!

O_o

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:02 pm

All over. Apart from the endless replays, and attempts to hold intelligent interviews with jockeys who can't string more than two words together.
Sad

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:23 pm

@Inkerman - interesting concept Very Happy

I like your way of thinking (the drink part, that is).

Against better judgement I picked 4 horses & put £1 each way on them online.

3 failed to finish. So that's an improvement then. Rolling Eyes

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 720

I think my nag must of had a hard milk round this morning

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:08 am

Great cartoon here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:24 pm

£1,000 to win on Mon Mome

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:01 pm

^^^ you may receive several surprising emails shortly..... Wink

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:48 am

a number of people from my local were on this, apparently it was being circulated as a tip the previous week the one and only week when I decided to give the booze a miss Crying or Very sad