Cheltenham Festival 2011

[Uncle Leo]

Anyone going? Any ante-post tickets being tightly clutched in anticipation?

In answer to my own questions - (a) yes, on Gold Cup Day and (b) I've got Recession Proof at 16/1 (now around 10s) for the Supreme Novices Hurdle.

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More to come as new creative and offers come in from the bookies,

[ablegrandson]

Yes. On the Thursday and Friday. In the Best Maite enclosure. No ante post. One rule don't back anything at less than 4-1

[CyrilSneer]

Backed Gibb river in the Supreme Novice first up

[EastStandBlue]

I'm on Menorah and Peddlers Cross in the Champion Hurdle.

[Uncle Leo]

I'm on Menorah and Peddlers Cross in the Champion Hurdle.

Yeah, I'll be backing Menorah. Thinking about Ghizao in the Arkle, trainer Paul Nicholls has been talking him up.

[Museshrimper]

I don't know much about horse racing, but I've gone with Magen's Star ew at 18/1. Also followed a couple of you on here, backed Menorah win only at 4s. I've not chosen any others yet.

[EastStandBlue]

Gone with Bensalem in the handicap too, whereas Time for Rupert's my selection for tomorrow.

[Shrimpersarmy]

Menorah is my main bet of the day as well...

[EastStandBlue]

Nicholls gets his first winner on the board early with Al Ferof... Cue Card fourth, which I'm sure plenty of bookies will be happy to see.

[Uncle Leo]

Nicholls gets his first winner on the board early with Al Ferof... Cue Card fourth.

Great result for us, that. Less so me, I had Recession Proof (5th) ante-post.

[Museshrimper]

What happened to Magen's Star? BBC live text said it was prominent, and no mention since...

[EastStandBlue]

Great result for us, that. Less so me, I had Recession Proof (5th) ante-post.

Don't suppose you've any idea what race Wishfull Thinking's likely to be running in? Couldn't see it confirmed anywhere...

[Uncle Leo]

What happened to Magen's Star? BBC live text said it was prominent, and no mention since...

13th. "tracked leader, led narrowly after 1st, headed 3rd, with leader, led again briefly before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened "


Don't suppose you've any idea what race Wishfull Thinking's likely to be running in? Couldn't see it confirmed anywhere...

7/2 jolly for the Jewson Novices Chase

[EastStandBlue]

Gone with Bensalem in the handicap too, whereas Time for Rupert's my selection for tomorrow.

:happy:

Sounded like a nasty fall for McCoy...

[Uncle Leo]

:happy:

Sounded like a nasty fall for McCoy...

It looked pretty bad. Good work picking Bensalem.

Just backed Sizing Australia for the 4:00, got a tip from a mate who knows the trading team at Paddy Power.

[EastStandBlue]

It looked pretty bad. Good work picking Bensalem.

Just backed Sizing Australia for the 4:00, got a tip from a mate who knows the trading team at Paddy Power.

Put some of my winnings onto Lami in the 4:00.

[Uncle Leo]

Well done to Hurricane Fly. Not a good day for me so far!

[EastStandBlue]

First and a second, which has paid for today with some change, all going onto the 4:00

[Uncle Leo]

Just backed Sizing Australia for the 4:00, got a tip from a mate who knows the trading team at Paddy Power.

And day one is saved :thumbsup:

[Museshrimper]

And day one is saved :thumbsup:

Followed you with £2.50 ew, nice one! Not got close with any of my others until then.

[EastStandBlue]

And day one is saved :thumbsup:

Good tip, followed you onto it like MS before me :clap:

Friend of mine seems to think that Silver Gypsy at 33/1 is worth an e/w flutter in the 4:40. I'm hesitant to say the least, but he has a habit of picking up these.

I've stuck some loose change in my account on L'accordioniste at 9/1 e/w.

[Museshrimper]

Put £2.50 e/w on Quantitativeeasing at 11/1 about 20 minutes ago, now 7/1 on B365. Fingers crossed.

[EastStandBlue]

Put £2.50 e/w on Quantitativeeasing at 11/1 about 20 minutes ago, now 7/1 on B365. Fingers crossed.

Got onto Quantitativeeasing at 7/1, with Tullamore Dew at 6/1... both e/w.

[Museshrimper]

Second, damn. Better than a loss though!

[EastStandBlue]

2nd and 3rd for me which I'm happy with... Very productive day.

[Museshrimper]

Got a £5 free bet on the 1.30 tomorrow due to Bet365's over 4/1 winners promotion. Need to place it tonight as I'm not about before it tomorrow - any suggestions?

[EastStandBlue]

Got a £5 free bet on the 1.30 tomorrow due to Bet365's over 4/1 winners promotion. Need to place it tonight as I'm not about before it tomorrow - any suggestions?

Chicago Grey will probably see my money.

[EastStandBlue]

Ok, My picks today

13:30 - Chicago Grey
14:40 - Time for Rupert
15:20 - Big Zeb

[marvel315]

1.30 chicago grey
2.05 oscar well
2.40 aiteen thirtythree
3.20 master minded
4.00 aegen dawn

e/w accumulator

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Bored at work so we worked out some trends for the first 6 races this afternoon!

The highlighted horses are who am backing in the place pot bet

Race 1
This is an amateur riders race and the longest race at the Festival. Jonjo O’Neill has won 4 of the last 9 renewals.
5 and 6 year olds have very poor records. Only one winning 6 year old since 1989 and no 5 year old for over 30 years.
Only one winning favourite since 1992.
25 of the last 27 winners finished in the first four on their most recent start.
Aberdale 12/1


Race 2
6 year olds have a good record in the race having won 6 of the last 10 renewals.
Horses finishing 1st or 2nd on their previous start have won 26 of the last 27 renewals.
Only one winner older than 6 years since 1974.
Nine out of the last ten winners had already won over at least 2m 4f over hurdles.
So Young 5/2
Highland Valley
Rock on Ruby 15/2

Race 3
There is often a shock thrown up in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase with winners priced at 33/1, 25/1 and 14/1 in the last ten years but 3 of the last 4 favourites have won.
7 and 8 year olds have a great record having won 14 of the last 16 renewals.
22 of the last 23 winners finished 1st or 2nd in their previous race.

Time for Rupert 9/4
Wymott 10/1
Aiteen Thirtythree 8/1

Race 4
This is normally one of the smaller fields of the meeting. Favourites and Arkle winners have a strong record.
There has only been one winner older than 10 years old since 1997.
8 of the last 10 winners had previously competed at the Cheltenham Festival.
All of the last 10 winners had won at least once in that season.
Outsiders are uncommon, with 26 of the last 29 winners being single figure odds.

Masterminded 7/2
Woolcombe Folly 8/1

Race 5

The first big handicap hurdle of the meeting and is always a lively betting heat. Only one favourite has won in the last ten years but there are often some big gambles.
8 of the last 10 winners carried 11st or less to victory.
6 of the last 8 winners won last time out.
7 of the last 10 winners were aged six or seven years old.

Aegan Dawn 6/1

Race 6

This is a relatively new race on the Cheltenham Festival card having started in 2005. Nina Carberry won the 2005 running becoming the first woman since 1987 to ride a Festival winner.
5 of the last 6 winners won their previous race.
All six winners were by a Group 1 winning flat sire.
All six winners did not win until their third start over hurdles or later.
Whitby Jack 12/1
Paintball 8/1
Kayef 20/1

[EastStandBlue]

Good start to the day :cool:

[marvel315]

'oscars well' u numpty :angry:

[The General]

Time for Rupert gets all that buid up and produces that?! LOL!

[EastStandBlue]

Plenty of bookies have to be happy with that...

[Museshrimper]

Good start to the day :cool:

Thanks for the tip! Will have another free bet for tomorrow's first race now too :smiles:

[EastStandBlue]

Thanks for the tip! Will have another free bet for tomorrow's first race now too :smiles:

No worries, that bet's helped me recover some pretty poor form today... I've only had Big Zeb placing since that. Still, I've got Paintball in the 4:40 and Raise the Beat in the 5:15 to resuce the day.

First race tomorrow is the Jewson's, right? Then stick your free bet on Wishfull Thinking.

[Uncle Leo]

If you're looking to back Big Buck's in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle today, he's 5/4 with the sponsors, which is the best price around at the time of writing. Our PR bloke has just been on Channel 4 saying we're going to hold it for a long time as well.

[EastStandBlue]

My ones for today:

13:30 Wishfull Thinking
14.05 Rivage DO`r e/w
14.40 Gauvain e/w
15.20 Grand Crus
16.00 Quartz De Thaix e/w
16.40 Junior

[Smiffy]

Gone for it today. All to win. May as well of handed over my money, but you never know. Only need one of those to come in to turn a decent profit. Plus a mental accy, would make me a millionairre as well!

1. Blazing Tempo
2. Rivage d'or
3. Roberto Goldback
4. Fiveforthree
5. Peplum
6. Alderley Rover
7. Kings Troop

[Uncle Leo]

Just backed Poquelin in the 2:40.

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Blazing Temo
Sivota
Albertas Run
Big Bucks
Quartz De Thaik
Galant Nuit

[Uncle Leo]

Wishfull Thinking jumped like a stag. Until the last. Ho-hum.

[EastStandBlue]

Pah. Wishfull Thinking makes a mockery of the last fence to spoil my lunch hour.

[Smiffy]

Hard luck chaps. Gutting.

My one Blazing Tempo was well off the pace. No surprise.

Rivage d'or @ 2.05 now...

[Uncle Leo]

Pah. Wishfull Thinking makes a mockery of the last fence to spoil my lunch hour.

One to watch for future races though; he was cracking up until that point. Could have done with that £40 for tomorrow's ruinously expensive day at Cheltenham...

[EastStandBlue]

One to watch for future races though; he was cracking up until that point. Could have done with that £40 for tomorrow's ruinously expensive day at Cheltenham...

My old man's been watching Wishfull Thinking for the past year or so... thinks there's money in him and it'd be hard to disagree. He was supposed to be riding in the RSA yesterday, where he would've been far longer odds than 7/2.

[Smiffy]

Just stuck a fiver on Barafundle in the 2.05 as well...

[Museshrimper]

I've backed Don't Push It at 25/1, £2.50 ew.

[Smiffy]

Pffff, what a load of bollox this game is.

2 down, 5 to go to save the day...

Another huge outsider Roberto Goldback for me @ 2:40

[EastStandBlue]

Taking a pasting today... Undoing the half-decent work for the past two days. Need Quartz de Thaix and Junior in the last two to salvage something.

[Smiffy]

Taking a pasting today... Undoing the half-decent work for the past two days. Need Quartz de Thaix and Junior in the last two to salvage something.

Yep.

No winners from my unlikely list as yet.

Looks like Bucket & Spade has had a couple of winners so far. Well done lad.

[EastStandBlue]

Ace.

Overall I'm up about £35 now, which I fully expect to lose tomorrow.

[TrueBlue]

Lads I urge you tomorrow in the gold cup IMPERIAL COMMANDER!!!!!

Trust me I told you last year and I was right!!!

[Smiffy]

Lads I urge you tomorrow in the gold cup IMPERIAL COMMANDER!!!!!

Trust me I told you last year and I was right!!!
What's the point. No money in backing him. Unless you go big. My money will be on Pandorama or Midnight Chase.

[TrueBlue]

What's the point? Point is it will win so back it!!!!

Got to be worth a ton!!!

[EastStandBlue]

1.30 Zarkandar
2.05 Ciceron e/w
2.40 Bobs Worth
3.20 Long Run
4.00 Baby Run
4.40 Qaspal e/w
5.15 Tanks For That

Mine today.

[BrettieAngell]

Fiver on Long Run if it loses I get the stake back!

[EastStandBlue]

Fiver on Long Run if it loses I get the stake back!

Who's that with? I know Paddy Power are refunding bets on Long Run if it finishes second behind Imperial Commander.

[BrettieAngell]

Who's that with? I know Paddy Power are refunding bets on Long Run if it finishes second behind Imperial Commander.

SkyBet. Bet £5 and get £5 free bet and if you first bet loses you get it back. If you're registered with Super6 you should get an e-mail.

[davewebbsbrain]

I have a patent bet today:

2.05 Ski Sunday
3.20 Midnight Chase
5.15 De Boitron

£7 stake with a return of £2280 for all 3 winners. Even if one doesn't come in, I still get 2 singles and a double that should pull a few quid in.

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Finished the day £100.00 up yesterday

Todays

Tripple
Long Run
A Media Luz
Final Approach

Double

Imperial Commander
Pepe simo

2x Accys

and a handful of singles and a couple more doubles

Tip of the day Long Run (but dont hold me to it )

Good luck all

[Smiffy]

My 7 for today. All singles to win. Plus an EW Accy on the lot.

Sam Winner
Dirar
Bobs Worth
Long Run
On The Fringe
Sir Des Champs
I'msingingtheblues

[Museshrimper]

I've followed Wednesday's successful tactic for the 1.30 by copying ESB. Not made any selections for the rest yet - any stand-out tips?

[EastStandBlue]

I'll have that at 7/1 :cool:

[Smiffy]

I'll have that at 7/1 :cool:

Nice one ESB.

Did Sam Winner take 4th? I hope so or my acca is ****ed already!

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Also forgot to add my Doubles

Unaccompanied
Imperial Commander

&

Zarkander
Imperial Commander

so things are looking very very good

[EastStandBlue]

Nice one ESB.

Did Sam Winner take 4th? I hope so or my acca is ****ed already!

Yeah, claimed fourth.

Just put some change from that result on an Imperial Commander, Baby Run e/w double.

[Museshrimper]

I'll have that at 7/1 :cool:

Well in :clap:

On Get Me Out Of Here for the next race. 14/1.

[marvel315]

2.05 final approach
2.40 join together
3.20 kempes

e/w treble

1.30 sam winner
2.05 get me out of here
2.40 mossley
3.20 kauto star
4.00 on the fringe

e/w accumulator

[EastStandBlue]

Hmm. Early shouts for Zarkander to take next year's Champion Hurdle at 16/1... I'd definitely be tempted in that.

[Museshrimper]

Second on a photo finish. Gutted.

[blues_r_best]

On Get Me Out Of Here for the next race. 14/1.

Thanks Muse and Marvel, £30 up.

[EastStandBlue]

Ace... That's two for today although I definitely should've had more faith in Bobs Worth.

[bucket&spade.f.c]

3/3 for me get in!!!!!!!!!

Very happy

[EastStandBlue]

Katie fecking Price interview on Channel 4: ""I'm going for Champion Court because I'm due in court next month. I think I'm going to win in court"

Champion Court didn't win. I hope that means she goes down.

[marvel315]

Katie fecking Price interview on Channel 4: ""I'm going for Champion Court because I'm due in court next month. I think I'm going to win in court"

Champion Court didn't win. I hope that means she goes down.

According to certain video sources, she does :winking:

[EastStandBlue]

According to certain video sources, she does :winking:

Good point, well made.

Long Run the new favourite.

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Hello £103.13 !!!!!

but bummed out on Imperial Commander big time ;(

Still a few more to come

[EastStandBlue]

Slight win there, but I needed Imperial Commander to place really. Still, 3/4 winners and I'm in no position to grumble.

[EastStandBlue]

Arse......

[bucket&spade.f.c]

Just had baby run fall on me .....to55er

[Shrimpersarmy]

Hmmm, not a great week really but finished about £30 up so could be worse...Profit for the week would be much higher if Baby Run didn't fall! FFS!

[The General]

I know nothing about horses so im wise and stayed away ... however i did lose a quid on my 100/1 shot Essex yesterday!

[Smiffy]

3 winners for me on Fri turned a decent profit. Wacked the lot on a Spurs, United double today...

[EastStandBlue]

3 winners for me on Fri turned a decent profit. Wacked the lot on a Spurs, United double today...

Same, if Baby Run had stayed I would've taken it and ran. Now I've put some hefty £££ on a Southampton/Brighton/Torquay treble.

[Uncle Leo]

Had a great day at Cheltenham on Friday - the roar of the crowd when Bob's Worth won was something else - but by God did I do my conkers. My worst ever day at the racecourse punting wise!

[sufcintheprem]

Should have thought to dip in on here earlier but after my picks were down about 50% of stakes on day 3 I guess I'd have lost the faith by then.

Managed to get down on Gold Cup day and agreed on Bob's Worth about the atmosphere. That said, I think the atmosphere around me was pretty good when Zemsky was romping home for 85!!

Will duck back in for the Grand National tips thread too. Silver Birch and Don't Push It have both done me well in recent years but will see if I can get 3 out of 5 this year.

Was anyone bonus bagging this year? Some of the new customer offers beggar belief and there's easily 4/500 to be made each year. In fact, I advise most people not to open up high st bookie accounts until Cheltenham because of that. Generally better off punting in the year with the likes of SBO or 188 if choosing not to go with us (Betfair)

[EastStandBlue]

Early money for the National is on Quinz, although I haven't paid it a great deal of attention to be honest.