Am i the only one who cringes when i hear Terry Bailey use this phrase. What does it even mean? I have never heard it before, he uses it and the most mystifying times ie. "Two horses still to go into the bargain". Here i am thinking they're about to race but according to Bailey they're about to enter into a haggle. I'd like to hear your views on the subject, i suspect he is trying to find a phrase to be remembered by, i suggest he keeps trying, 'into the bargain' is a piece of nonsensicle rubbish, it's no London to a brick on Tezza.

I couldn't agree with you more Ted, what a great post!!

Well Ted, what can I say, you've said it all.
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....and he replies to his own posts into the bargain

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Seriously, it is an old-fashioned saying that isn't used much anymore.

Like CRIKEY which was resurrected by the croc hunter Steve Erwin.

It means "as well as" or "on top of that."

Comes from the old days of bartering when one or both sides would ask for something extra to seal the deal.

"On top of the bargain I'll throw in a roadworthy certificate"

"on top of the bagain he's running in the Caulfield Cup the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup!"

One great racecaller who uses old turns of phrase and I love to listen to him is Jack Styrling (I think it's spelled right???).
He rarely calls but when he does it really takes you back to the early days.

Bailey and Craig in particular have been trying very hard to produce a "classic" call along the lines of Bill Collins 1982 Cox Plate or Bert Bryant's call of the Rain Lover/Big Philou match race but both fall pathetically short. Ian Craig was blurting something about Lonhro's shining coat the other day and there was still 150 to go. Stiff sh** if you wanted to know who was running second. Terry Bailey tried to foretell Crowned Glory as Slipper winner 200 out and finished with egg on his face.
Craig is past it and Bailey will never get there. They should concentrate on getting out what is happening in front of them ACCURATELY and leave the poetry and drama to someone else.

Wow, that feels better.

Hammers,

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Yes I heard that feeble slurring blurb about Lonhro's shining black coat and started laughing - it's like he rehearsed it and forgot what he was going to say!

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Does anyone take any heed of "The Professor's " mounting yard mumbles? Poor old Roy carries on as if it were an equine beauty parade. In the meantime, his "gorgeous" selections finish well back in the field. It's gotta be the strangest selection method ever.

Jockeys are the worst tipsters.

Second only to trainers who never reveal the REAL story!

My GOLDILOCKS Trainers.

Bart understates ALL his horses.
Gai overrates ALL her horses.
Lee is juuuuust about right.

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[ This Message was edited by: Equine Investor on 2002-09-20 00:25 ]

I hate all the so called "EXPERTS" who tip basically the whole field.

"The Professor" and Ron Dufficy are two examples , the other Saturday i heard Dufficy pick his first 4 horses and then went on to mention 3 more that looked good in the mounting yard , and to make matters worst one of those "3" won the race at just over double figure odds and the Sky commentator suggested it was a good tip from our own Ron Dufficy.

Why don't they just tip the horse they think will win and maybe one they think is at good value and be done with it.

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