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The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:54 am
by Rob
It's the Grand National today!! I'd forgotten now i've got to pick a couple of horses and get my mate Winston to go down the bookies for me.
Any tips?
Are we allowed to mention living horses names on here?

Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:57 am
by Antie Em
Rob wrote:It's the Grand National today!! I'd forgotten now i've got to pick a couple of horses and get my mate Winston to go down the bookies for me.
Any tips?
Are we allowed to mention living horses names on here?

Only as long as they're over 100 years old

Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:13 am
by Northern Lass
Rob wrote:It's the Grand National today!! I'd forgotten now i've got to pick a couple of horses and get my mate Winston to go down the bookies for me.
Any tips?
Are we allowed to mention living horses names on here?

sarky wotsit
here is the list
http://www.grand-national.me.uk/grandna ... unners.phpcome on put it on and let's have a flutter
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:16 am
by Northern Lass
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:15 am
by Rob
Backstage and West End Rocker for me and
my wife goes for Dont Push It and What a friend. 2pound each way on all 4 horses!!
How much is that? 16quid!! That much!! Hang on gotta go and phone Winston to make it a pound each way!
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:24 pm
by rockyfowler
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:31 pm
by BC Wench
The Midnight Club and West End Rocker.
Looks like me and Rob (or is that Rob and I) are thinking of our youth.
Barb
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:59 pm
by Rob
A thousand hands applaud tonight. I sing my songs, my star shines bright I stop and smile, I take my bow. I leave the stage and then somehow. Backstage I`m lonely. Backstage I cry. You`ve gone away and each night I seem to die a little.
That reminds me of a song!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xpqIqYeqzA
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:07 pm
by BC Wench
Ah what happy memories. Memories all alone in the moonlight, I can think of the old days, life was beautiful then.............
Saw Gene at the Hippodrome, Dudley with the Walker Brothers on the same bill, thought I'd died and gone to heaven. swooooon.
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:29 pm
by Antie Em
BC Wench wrote:Ah what happy memories. Memories all alone in the moonlight, I can think of the old days, life was beautiful then.............
Saw Gene at the Hippodrome, Dudley with the Walker Brothers on the same bill, thought I'd died and gone to heaven. swooooon.
Oh Barb - Hippodrome days eh - saw Cliff there but I think he was called the Drifters then, before he became completely famous.. Anyway - my friends cousin played in the group and we had coffee with them after in ?? What was that coffee bar opposite the Hippodrome called
Are you changing your frock

Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:51 pm
by Rob
Looks like it Antie Em!

Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:21 pm
by peterd
yeah linell told rob and cakemore that, thats why he in a strop

Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:10 am
by cakemorebloke
hey death treats of fa geneolgy forum aint no laughing matter bud
any way i got the winner today nice 80 0dd quid coming my way hurrah huzzah
Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:49 am
by Antie Em
cakemorebloke wrote:hey death treats of fa geneolgy forum aint no laughing matter bud
any way i got the winner today nice 80 0dd quid coming my way hurrah huzzah
Well Done Cakemorebloke - buy something nice

Re: The Grand National
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:22 am
by cakemorebloke
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm beer n cheese