18th March CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL

[Win2Win]

LAYS
Simple rules: Exhange Odds must be 4.5 to 12.5, any higher or lower and the selection is VOID.

13:30 , Chl , Aikideau
13:30 , Chl , Grandouet
13:30 , Chl , High Ransom
13:30 , Chl , Houblon Des Obeaux
13:30 , Chl , Kuilsriver
13:30 , Chl , Local Hero
13:30 , Chl , New Den
13:30 , Chl , Sailors Warn
13:30 , Chl , Sir Pitt
13:30 , Chl , Smad Place
13:30 , Chl , Third Intention
13:30 , Chl , Tillahow
13:30 , Chl , Unaccompanied
13:30 , Chl , Walter De La Mare

14:05 , Chl , Alaivan
14:05 , Chl , Cheshire Prince
14:05 , Chl , Ciceron
14:05 , Chl , Dirar
14:05 , Chl , Ellerslie Tom
14:05 , Chl , Get Me Out Of Here
14:05 , Chl , Gloucester
14:05 , Chl , Grey Soldier
14:05 , Chl , Hunterview
14:05 , Chl , Nearby
14:05 , Chl , Notus De La Tour
14:05 , Chl , Salden Licht
14:05 , Chl , Secret Dancer
14:05 , Chl , Spring Jim
14:05 , Chl , Tarkari
14:05 , Chl , Zanir

14:20 , Fak , Galley Slave
14:20 , Fak , Sole Bonne Femme

14:30 , Lin , Hey Mambo

14:40 , Chl , Ackertac
14:40 , Chl , Allee Garde
14:40 , Chl , Champion Court
14:40 , Chl , Fiulin
14:40 , Chl , Fully Funded
14:40 , Chl , Jetnova
14:40 , Chl , Moonlight Drive
14:40 , Chl , No Secrets
14:40 , Chl , Our Island
14:40 , Chl , Radetsky March
14:40 , Chl , Teaforthree

15:05 , Lin , Bedibyes
15:05 , Lin , Caelis
15:05 , Lin , Titan Diamond
15:05 , Lin , Warbond

15:20 , Chl , Carruthers
15:20 , Chl , China Rock
15:20 , Chl , Tidal Bay

15:35 , Fak , Canni Thinkaar

15:45 , Lin , Red Copper

16:00 , Chl , Distant Thunder
16:00 , Chl , Gentle George
16:00 , Chl , Herons well
16:00 , Chl , Just Amazing
16:00 , Chl , Mount Benger
16:00 , Chl , Noakarad De Verzee
16:00 , Chl , Sericina
16:00 , Chl , Templer
16:00 , Chl , Turthen
16:00 , Chl , Zemsky

16:15 , Fak , Star Double

16:40 , Chl , Dantari
16:40 , Chl , Hollins
16:40 , Chl , Kauto Relko
16:40 , Chl , La Bombonera
16:40 , Chl , Palomar
16:40 , Chl , Prince du Seuil
16:40 , Chl , Rose Of The Moon
16:40 , Chl , Sahrati
16:40 , Chl , Shalone
16:40 , Chl , Shoegazer
16:40 , Chl , Sir Des Champs

16:55 , Fak , Bedizen
16:55 , Fak , Buddy Holly
16:55 , Fak , Farleigh House
16:55 , Fak , Laterly
16:55 , Fak , Trumpstoo

17:15 , Chl , Askthemaster
17:15 , Chl , Beggars Cap
17:15 , Chl , De Boitron
17:15 , Chl , Fiendish Flame
17:15 , Chl , Film Festival
17:15 , Chl , Grand Lahou
17:15 , Chl , Keki Buku
17:15 , Chl , Mister Stickler
17:15 , Chl , Nomecheki
17:15 , Chl , Pigeon Island
17:15 , Chl , Quito Du Tresor
17:15 , Chl , Riguez Dancer
17:15 , Chl , Shoreacres

17:25 , Wol , Gorgeous Goblin
17:25 , Wol , Stoneacre Joe Joe

17:40 , Lin , Not So Bright

17:50 , Wol , Chateau Zara

18:20 , Wol , Ajdaad

18:50 , Wol , Fitzwarren
18:50 , Wol , King of Connacht
18:50 , Wol , Moment Of Clarity

19:20 , Wol , Director General
19:20 , Wol , Escardo
19:20 , Wol , Kielty's Folly
19:20 , Wol , Ledgerwood
19:20 , Wol , Naledi

19:50 , Wol , Atacama Sunrise
19:50 , Wol , Black Coffee
19:50 , Wol , Force Group
19:50 , Wol , High Five Society

20:20 , Wol , Bertie Blu Boy
20:20 , Wol , Lady Morganna
20:20 , Wol , Lakota Ghost
20:20 , Wol , Little Jazz
20:20 , Wol , Polly Holder
20:20 , Wol , Varlak

20:50 , Wol , Castlebury
20:50 , Wol , State General
20:50 , Wol , Yorksters Prince

[Godspot]

A little quote from Steve Mason in this week's Weekender - talking about Zarkandar, he says:

'Long-term it would be no surprise to see Z(139)(hehehe, oh! that's me) emerge as the best of the current crop. I'm struggling to name any juvenile in the past 15 years who has bettered that figure first time up over hurdles.'

You'd think on Gold Cup day that my top rated horse of the meet would be running in that race but no, it's in the Triumph - top two in fact & Hey! 365 are 18/s about Molotov for the first 4, it must be Xmas!

[Win2Win]

Cheltenham 13:30

JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)

I like the look of 3 horses in this race Grandouet, Unaccompanied & Zarkandar, and I'll dutch these, although I won't be going in big or anything in this race.

[Mattw07]

With yer on Grandouet. small each way on him

Backing Long Run and Midnight Chase in the Gold Cup but i will be cheering for Kauto

[Laf]

Unaccompanied, Zarkandar and Local Hero in the first.

[Mattw07]

Good start fellas.

Grandouet just held on for 3rd

[Laf]

Happy enough with that. Zarkandar touched 85 in running there.

[Win2Win]

I like the look of 3 horses in this race Grandouet, Unaccompanied & Zarkanda

Easy this Tricast eh???

Cheltenham 14:05

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

I'll just Lay ALAIVAN in this race.

[Laf]

Going to go with Alarazi e/w. Most bookies going 5 places on this.

[Mattw07]

Blackstairmountain and Seldom Licht EW for me

[Win2Win]

I actually went in and also laid GET ME OUT OF HERE after he shortened ....... that was close

Cheltenham 14:40

Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)

Anything can win this race .... I daren't even lay anything

[Laf]

I like Mossley in this but Geraghty obviously prefers Bobs Worth. I'll back both.

[Mattw07]

Kilcrea Kim for me.

[Laf]

I wasn't paying enough attention and just missed system bet Silly Billy who won at 6/4.

[Godspot]

Fastest race of the Festival so far that Zarkandar - next year's Champion -

I got me a decent bet on - I took 12/s in a double with Havant 10/s in the 1,000 Guineas a couple of weeks back.

[Win2Win]

Cheltenham 15:20

totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

I can't see the winner coming out of the top 4 in the betting Imperial Commander, Long Run, Kauto Star & Denman. I'll probably dutch all these but have only 50% stakes on the Nicholls horses as they don't appear to be as good as they have been in the past.

[Laf]

Have Kauto Star antepost at 11.5. Hope he wins but I don't think he will to be honest. I'll be looking to dutch Kempes, Imperial Commander and Long Run also. Midnght Chase is interesting too at a bigger price. Loves the course, might run into a place.

[Win2Win]

Cheltenham 15:20

totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

I can't see the winner coming out of the top 4 in the betting Imperial Commander, Long Run, Kauto Star & Denman. I'll probably dutch all these but have only 50% stakes on the Nicholls horses as they don't appear to be as good as they have been in the past.

Getting easy this Cheltenham racing!!!

Cheltenham 16:00

Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup

My FAVOURITE race of the Festival. Not so much as a betting race, but it's great to watch.

[Laf]

Great race. I doubted Long Run's chances to be honest but backed him to cover my other bets just in case. How dominant could he be over the next 3-4 years?

[Godspot]

That was a classic Gold Cup, again...

Got a bit of a dark horse in the Foxhunters -

Templer - ew/of course

in the last, I'm going to play my top 4 in FC's, that's, Mister Stickler, Shoreacres, Oh Chrick & Pigeon Island

but a bit concerned about Anquetta now that the pressure is off for Henderson!

[Laf]

Just the pricewise horse, Oscar Delta for me in this.

[Win2Win]

Cheltenham 16:40

Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Now we get to the easy handicaps!!! .... I'll wait till a fence out before I think about backing something in this one.

[Mattw07]

Hollins and Rose Of The Moon for me.

Only just finished counting my money from Long Run winning £3.61! i backed Kauto last minute damnit.

[Win2Win]

Hollins and Rose Of The Moon for me.

Only just finished counting my money from Long Run winning £3.61! i backed Kauto last minute damnit.

Well I'm not your ass for £3.61

[Laf]

Only just finished counting my money from Long Run winning £3.61! i backed Kauto last minute damnit.

You beat me. I made €2.58 on that.


I was going to skip the next race but have decided to go with the favourite, Sir Des Champs.