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Hi, Rusty!
You seem to have had a good day yourself, too!
You have certainly picked your potential winners wisely!
Are you betting on Victoria tomorrow? I know you want her to do well!
As do I!
But you have a soft spot for Nina too - and presumably she is in with a far greater chance than Victoria?
Or is it possible to bet on them both?
Our venues for "Ladies who Lunch" may have to be extended!
One of my friends is moving to live nearer to some of her family as she is finding mobility a bit of a problem at times.
Getting up to London will be easier for her ( for a time anyway) so we may have to meet somewhere up in town to accommodate this.
It means investigating eating places/ restaurants anew!
Ah well, I guess it is a new project!
I rarely go up to London other than to meet my friend Sue once a month, when we go to Art galleries / exhibitions.
It will be a change!

Hello, Elle!
I have a bet on Vic to be in the first 4 home, which Is most unlikely.
She will do very well to complete the course.
So, fingers crossed for her! Hope she gets round safely.
Nina is riding the favourite.
I have not decided (apart from my wee bet on Vic) what to do tomorrow. It is Gold Cup day.
I will watch the Morning Line and see what the latest info is and then pick one or two.
It is a good idea to try out new restaurants etc.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I have found "The Morning Line" in the TV guide! As I shall be out with the dog at the time it is showing, I shall record that , too (as well as the afternoon races) to see what is said about Victoria.
It will be an exciting day!
And I have the Athletics World Indoor Championships to watch, too, over the next few days!!
Some of it, I am told, will be showing on the Red button!
It's all happening!

Good morning, Elle!
Bit dull here, but not cold.
The athletics should be good.
I see Lynsey Sharp is running!!!
I have Milan-San Remo tomorrow, and am wondering if anyone is televising the World Curling Championship?
Must cheer Eve Muirhead and team!
Are you any the wiser after The Morning Line?
Paddy P has given me a free £2 bet for some unknown reason, and I have entrusted Nina with it in the Foxhunters!
The Gold Cup is very tricky to get an idea of the winner this year.
The latest score is Britain 10 Ireland 11, so all to play for at Cheltenham today!

Hi, Rusty!
Dull here but VERY cold!
We were late going out this morning....only came back about half eleven.
I have only just had the chance to look at "The Morning Line"....admittedly I flicked through (couldn't understand much of it!) until I came to the video about Victoria!
This I watched in its entirety.
I didn't know that Pacha doesn't usually run such a distance as in the Foxhunters' Chase?
I gather that Victoria is in with a remote chance, but it is considered ill-advisable to back her (or the horse because of the distance?) ...........so damned with faint praise?
That is good that you have a free £2 bet! and are placing it on Nina!
BUT.... I'm gathering that the Foxhunters' race isn't on till 4.30?
..........and tranmission on Channel 4 finishes then!
SO it looks as though I won't be able to see it?
You would think, would you not, that after all the publicity that has been given to Victoria and Pacha for this race, that Channel 4 would at least show it?

Hello, Elle!
The Foxhunters is off at 4.10.
It will be transmitted in its entirety on Channel 4, even in sunny Bromley!
Pacha is a good sound jumper but may or may not get the trip.
I think he will.
No, you would have to be bonkers to back Vic to win.
Some good horses running, and some excellent amateur riders. Sam Waley Cohen, Derek O'Connor, Nina, Jamie Codd, etc.
Vic has never attempted big fences like these, before.
Cheltenham is a very tough course, and the jockeys will give her no quarter.
She will do tremendously well to get round.
I think most folk are willing her on.
Anyway it will be a great race!

Hi, Rusty!
That is good that the Foxhunters' Chase is at 4.10, and not 4.30 as I thought they said this morning! I was worried that I was going to miss it!
Let's hope that Victoria stays on the horse and gets round the course safely!
Do you have a favourite now for the Gold Cup?
You sound to be all set for Sport over the weekend , too, with cycling tomorrow!
Daughter just rang, she and BB and baby are coming over for the day on Sunday!
The weekend looks good!
I am just going out in the garden to play with the dog for a bit..............

Hello, Elle!
Yes, you will see the race.
Vic has arrived at the course.
Hope she gets round!
I am going with Cue Card, each way, in the Gold Cup.
He has to be in the first three.
Some very good horses in the Gold Cup, as you would expect.
Then, Nina, in the Foxhunters, and that will be that at Cheltenham!
So, you are getting the new baby and BB for a visit?
Very good!

I hope Vic gets round, too. horse racing sooooooooooo dangerous.
You and a lot of others like Cue Card, rusty

See what effect you've had on me, never even knew when the old Cup was on. As a teenager I was taken racing at Chester we are talking the 1950s) and refused a 10/- note to bet with. What a prig. Still don't gamble, could get hooked so easily. Hope you win.

Hey, Rusty!
Goodness, what to say! It was so, so exciting!
First, the Gold Cup.......I'm sorry that Cue Card fell (especially as you had a bet on him) - but at least he and his rider were all right!
He was coming up well, too, when the fall happened!
Don Cossack was great!
But the Foxchasers!
As you thought, Nina won! What a race!
And Victoria.....well, she exceeded all expectations, I think!
Terrific!
Not only staying on .....but coming fifth!
I don't, as you know, know much about horse- racing, but she seemed to ride very sensibly and competently?
(and the commentator remarked later that another few strides would most probably have brought her in third!)
It augurs well for her future in horse-racing?
You must be very pleased!