Does anyone else find it ironic...

[Wowbagger]

...that a man who has been in jail for alcohol-related offences has just ridden the Grand National winner, with the legend "John Smith" emblazoned across his chest?

[Martin]

I lost interest after mine was a faller 

isn't all horse racing sponsored by booze companies?

[Deano]

It's reprehensible.  But I'll let it pass this time because I backed it! 

[Wowbagger]

I broke even.

[Sergeant Pluck]

Likewise. Can't stand to see it. I rate it along with bullfighting.

[MSeries]

ah, that'll be why Morrison's was quiet this afternoon then. Ironically I didn't buy John Smiths, but Boddingtons and Becks

[Sergeant Pluck]

Aside from the potential harm to horses, racing has gone downhill in other ways these days:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/image_galleries/aintree_08_ladies_day_gallery.shtml?3

Personally I think the "lady" in the middle is the best of the bunch.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

Maybe it's his true colours?  I dislike the event.

[nuttycyclist]

I broke even.

Same here. 


Spent nothing, won nothing.