Cheltenham 2020

[ZonkoVille77]

Hopefully this goes ahead. 

 

Post your thoughts, winners and losers. 

[easytoslip]

The Bookies are giving odds on whether it goes ahead or not , the twats. Hopefully it does take place , grim if it doesn’t.

[Remmie]

When is it happening?

[Toxteth O'Grady]

11 minutes ago, Remmie said:

When is it happening?

17th March, a fortnight today.

[alles ist gut]

21 minutes ago, Remmie said:

When is it happening?

Next Tuesday, March 10th.

See https://www.oddschecker.com/cheltenham-festival

 

or even https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/

[Toxteth O'Grady]

1 hour ago, Remmie said:

When is it happening?

Ah now, looks like 10th March, I was a week behind.

The fella @alles ist gut is bang on, next Tuesday.

[Toxteth O'Grady]

For the first time in my lifetime of following racing, I have no idea of the winner of the Champion Hurdle.

While it has to be said, I've not always picked the winner, I've usually had a fair idea, but this year it's as wide open as I can remember.

This has been my favourite race in the calendar since I just about remember Monsksfield winning it back to back.

Epitatante is one I've followed, but it's won at very short odds and against not much in the last few months.

Fusil Raffles might be one E?W in this.

[ZonkoVille77]

I backed Honeysuckle NRNB for the CH but she's now going Mares hurdle. I think it's an opportunity missed. I'm the same as you @Toxteth O'Grady - I have no idea what to back. It's wide open. I might just do Sharjah each way.

 

Other ante post / NRNB bets I've done:

 

NHC - Forza Milan @20/1

Northern Trust - Put the Kettle on @25/1

Pertemps - A great view @25/1

Stayers - Paisley Park @ 11/10, 6/4 and Evens.

Kim Muir -Bob Mahler @25/1, Plan of Attack @25/1

Albert Bartlett - Lord Royal @25/1

 

Still have a lot of reading to do yet before the week is out.

[Jairzinho]

Missus is fucking off with work for a few days and I've decided I'll be watching about 12 hours of Cheltenham preview nights.

 

Bliss.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

there's a horse running today at navan called 'Cut the Mustard' 15:40, I don't bet on horse racing or anything so won't be backing it but told it will definitely win, suckers.

[Jairzinho]

Just remortgaged the house and stuck every penny I have on Cut The Mustard at 6/4.

[easytoslip]

It does look like the winner at 13/8 , Custard The Dragon 8/1 , I got 9s in the 7.00 Southwell looks ok for an ew . 

My mate part owns one on Saturday called Sabrina trained by P Nichols I think , he’s texting me the stable update later.

Im still putting a small ew each week on Definitely Red for the National 25s then 20s might be shorter now having won well on the weekend, if that takes place?

[easytoslip]

Oh and Van Dijk let me down for a R/Robin yesterday grrrr.

[Toxteth O'Grady]

1 hour ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said:

there's a horse running today at navan called 'Cut the Mustard' 15:40, I don't bet on horse racing or anything so won't be backing it but told it will definitely win, suckers.

You spread Mustard, not cut it, Stewart Lee told us that.

Like @Jairzinho, I've just sold my three Rickenbacker 12 strings and put every penny on it.

If it loses, I'm going to sneak in while you're out and cut all your dancing shirts to ribbons.

[easytoslip]

53 minutes ago, Toxteth O'Grady said:

You spread Mustard, not cut it, Stewart Lee told us that.

Like @Jairzinho, I've just sold my three Rickenbacker 12 strings and put every penny on it.

If it loses, I'm going to sneak in while you're out and cut all your dancing shirts to ribbons.

Haha

[magicrat]

2 hours ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said:

there's a horse running today at navan called 'Cut the Mustard' 15:40, I don't bet on horse racing or anything so won't be backing it but told it will definitely win, suckers.

It came second at 5/2 fav . I didn't back it either.

[Toxteth O'Grady]

@Ezekiel 25:17 Hanging is too good for you lad.

[easytoslip]

Ooer, The Big Issue selling now?

[easytoslip]

1 minute ago, Toxteth O'Grady said:

@Ezekiel 25:17 Hanging is too good for you lad.

Drawn and Quartered.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

A lesson learnt here people, a lesson learnt.

[Toxteth O'Grady]

3 minutes ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said:

A lesson learnt here people, a lesson learnt.

and that lesson is, start checking under your car every morning, you blert.

Only messing, Just at weekends.

[Captain Turdseye]

I had five whole pounds on that. It’s a fucking disgrace. 

[The Midnight Rambler]

I’ve stank the place out for the last three years. Signed up to gamestop two years ago but I’m still balls deep when Cheltenham comes around.

[Toxteth O'Grady]

Can anyone find the Gold Cup winner?

And further to that, with the withdrawal of Native River, had he been in it, could anyone make a case for there being three better Horses in the race than him?

[ZonkoVille77]

Gold cup is a nightmare too. 

 

Winning back to back Gold Cups is very rare, so that rules out Al Boum Photo for me. 

Alpha Des Obleaux too old at 10. Presenting Percy ran a stinker last year (found lame) and hasn't been good this year. Santini is a very good horse but gets a bit close to fences at times so that's a black mark for me. Kemboy has jumping issues, always makes 2,3 mistakes in races but was close to Delta Work at the DRF and didn't look all out. 

 

I do think it will be an Irish winner. I'm likely to go for one out of Monalee, Kemboy or Delta Work. Prob back Delta Work single and Monalee e/w at a big enough price. Really is impossible to call.