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Mr Spyro

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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Alf Riston in DERBY DAY transition and memories   
    Will never forget Altitude, got news from race course inspector before it was announced.  He had been up there trying to help in saving the horse.   Big John said to us "   I have never ever had a drink while working but if ever I did today would be the day "   He looked sick. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Gruff in DERBY DAY transition and memories   
    Will never forget Altitude, got news from race course inspector before it was announced.  He had been up there trying to help in saving the horse.   Big John said to us "   I have never ever had a drink while working but if ever I did today would be the day "   He looked sick. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Black Kirrama in DERBY DAY transition and memories   
    Will never forget Altitude, got news from race course inspector before it was announced.  He had been up there trying to help in saving the horse.   Big John said to us "   I have never ever had a drink while working but if ever I did today would be the day "   He looked sick. 
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    Mr Spyro reacted to pogo(aus) in Orchestral (nz)   
    i told Zelda i would buy her a thesaurus for her birthday but she said   "ím two old for Dinosaur toys, n0? "" 🙄
    Orchestral (nz)😍
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    Mr Spyro reacted to scooby3051 in Vale - Verry Elleegant   
    So so sad...RIP great mare.
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    Mr Spyro reacted to scooby3051 in TAB website   
    I think it is you who needs to look in the mirror...and you wonder why so many people give it to you...well deserved in my opinion...
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    Mr Spyro reacted to Pete Lane in TAB website   
    You've just confirmed what everyone thinks about you.
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Chestnut in Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?   
    Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Pam Robson in Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?   
    Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Alf Riston in Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?   
    Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 
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    Mr Spyro reacted to We're Doomed in WRC public relations team   
    Probably desperate to get out when they saw the facilities and state of the track and security wouldn't let them.
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Baz (NZ) in Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?   
    Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from JJ Flash in Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?   
    Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Insider in Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?   
    Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from crustyngrizzly in Chris Dell   
    Yes, trained by Brett McDonald from memory. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from chevy86 in Chris Dell   
    Yes, trained by Brett McDonald from memory. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Baz (NZ) in Avondale Resurgent   
    Well they had agreed to do just that in 2020 so not sure what occured that left them in cold again .  They had planned to sell  by 2025 ? , join  up as a three club  group  while still retaining  their own identity, and race at Ellerslie.    
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from THE TORCH in jock on comeback???   
    Not when  Collin Jillings had his money on .  Remember him giving one jockey  a huge tongue lashing and he'd just won the race
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    Mr Spyro reacted to Gruff in jock on comeback???   
    Yeah my grandfather was given a few good collects off  Colins advice, I'm not going to state the obvious here but sometimes  things don't pan out how one would like
     
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Memphis3 in jock on comeback???   
    Not when  Collin Jillings had his money on .  Remember him giving one jockey  a huge tongue lashing and he'd just won the race
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    Mr Spyro reacted to Contentious in Blake Stothart   
    Miss J - I can see that wisdom has been chasing you all of your life -
    but you have always managed to outrun it 😉
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from JJ Flash in johnny johnny   
    Back in the days when racing journalists were real journos and knew how to write rather than just recycle stuff,   men like Cossie and Jim Knight.    Watching  horses like Oranmore where my introduction to racing.   Was still at school when taking a  double that day,  Jan's Beau at $ 30 in Avondale Cup  with Ornamore in Concorde.   Jan's Beau just got run down by Paul DeBrett and Oranmore did his greryhound thing and scooted away .  Shifnal Chief of course, ended up Clerk Of Courses horse at Alexandra Park for years. 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Ragamuffin in Avondale   
    Most of them being fairly well known trainers with larger teams I guess they would have raced on them enough to form an opinion, hence small number of horses going around at the 3 meetings on them during the week. Very small numbers on average.  It just seems strange we put them in when Australia has removed how many in last few years ? 
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    Mr Spyro got a reaction from Ragamuffin in Avondale   
    Hardly a bog.     A trainer was telling me that other trainers at last trail meeting were telling him probably best surface in NI at this time of the year ( Ruakaka aside )
    In 35 years never been ripped off once but different story at  ARC and that was the bloody staff trying it on.  Rented a horrendous bright yellow tie ( all they had ) to get on member's stand. Paid $ 10 deposit  and when took it back at end of the day they said  "  We don't have ghastly ties like that. must be your own so , no refund "  Some skivers around and not Westies !
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    Mr Spyro reacted to Pete Lane in Avondale   
    You lose.