Improvers at Cheltenham

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Listed below are all the horses that improved their personal best figure from me at the Cheltenham Festival 2012 by around 10lb or more - thought it might be interesting to see how they get on over the coming weeks or if they come back next year.

Name Trainer Notes

Alderwood Mullins Thomas(Ire) +10 in the County but ‘all out’

Arab League Pipe David +10 77dys fresh behind Attaglance

Arnaud Byrnes C(Ire) +30 in the Fred Winter

Attaglance Jefferson Malcolm +14 in the MP cj’s after Crse Rec previous run.

Call The Police Mullins W P(Ire) +10 behind Bobs Worth in the RSA

Chill Hughes D T(Ire) +20 in the Fred Winter

Dodging Bullets Nicholls Paul +12 in Triumph

Dysios Cullen Denis W(Ire) +10 in Triumph

Edeymi Martin A J(Ire) +14 in the Fred Winter

Grandads Horse Longsdon Charlie +28 behind Attaglance, likes fast ground

His Excellency Elliott Gordon(Ire) +20 in Triumph

Hunt Ball Burke Keiran Continues up the ranks +10 & they’re talking Gold Cup next year, bit optimistic?

Kazlian Pipe David +18 in the Fred Winter & Aga Khan bred?

Kells Belle Henderson Nicky +8 in the Mare’s Final but stable have Une Artiste for next year?

Oscar Nominee Henderson Nicky +35 behind Attaglance

Owen Glendower Henderson Nicky +9 behind Hunt Ball

The Druids Nephew Turnell Andy +24 in the Albert Bartlett behind Bridisi Breeze 3m

The Giant Bolster Bridgwater David +11 Gold Cup & only 7, same age as & in front of Long Run

Toner D’oudairies Elliott Gordon(Ire) Improving 5yo with a trainer who likes a UK raid.

Une Artiste (Fr) Henderson Nicky +30? Wins Fred Winter & cld be Mares Final next year, Triumph E’d

Vendor King Alan +14 in the Fred Winter bit of a talking horse?

Wedger Pardy Bailey Kim Bit old at 11 but +37 in the Glenfarclas run in course record time?

Wingtips Martin A J(Ire) +19 in Triumph

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Listed below are all the horses that improved their personal best figure from me at the Cheltenham Festival 2012 by around 10lb or more - thought it might be interesting to see how they get on over the coming weeks or if they come back next year.

Name Trainer Notes

Alderwood Mullins Thomas(Ire) +10 in the County but ‘all out’

Arab League Pipe David +10 77dys fresh behind Attaglance

Arnaud Byrnes C(Ire) +30 in the Fred Winter

Attaglance Jefferson Malcolm +14 in the MP cj’s after Crse Rec previous run.

Call The Police Mullins W P(Ire) +10 behind Bobs Worth in the RSA

Chill Hughes D T(Ire) +20 in the Fred Winter

Dodging Bullets Nicholls Paul +12 in Triumph

Dysios Cullen Denis W(Ire) +10 in Triumph

Edeymi Martin A J(Ire) +14 in the Fred Winter

Grandads Horse Longsdon Charlie +28 behind Attaglance, likes fast ground

His Excellency Elliott Gordon(Ire) +20 in Triumph

Hunt Ball Burke Keiran Continues up the ranks +10 & they’re talking Gold Cup next year, bit optimistic?

Kazlian Pipe David +18 in the Fred Winter & Aga Khan bred?

Kells Belle Henderson Nicky +8 in the Mare’s Final but stable have Une Artiste for next year?

Oscar Nominee Henderson Nicky +35 behind Attaglance

Owen Glendower Henderson Nicky +9 behind Hunt Ball

The Druids Nephew Turnell Andy +24 in the Albert Bartlett behind Bridisi Breeze 3m

The Giant Bolster Bridgwater David +11 Gold Cup & only 7, same age as & in front of Long Run

Toner D’oudairies Elliott Gordon(Ire) Improving 5yo with a trainer who likes a UK raid.

Une Artiste (Fr) Henderson Nicky +30? Wins Fred Winter & cld be Mares Final next year, Triumph E’d

Vendor King Alan +14 in the Fred Winter bit of a talking horse?

Wedger Pardy Bailey Kim Bit old at 11 but +37 in the Glenfarclas run in course record time?

Wingtips Martin A J(Ire) +19 in Triumph

Thanks Godspot will keep a eye on them.

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Apparently, we're not in for a bumper payday by following this year's Cheltenham Champion Bumper runners [as mentioned in the live-odds thread (http://www.win2win.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?76585-Wednesday-Cheltenham-17-15-Champion-Bumper-(Grade-1)-Live-Odds-Comparison)], or at least, that's what the Weekender's paddock expert [la-di-da!], Ken Pitterson is predicting:

He says "Pique Sous, still looked green & raw & will turn out the best of these & overall, this contest will not turn out to be the money making machine that it it usually is. The only ones I see making an impact next season are: Champagne River, Moscow Mannon, Royal Guardsman & Horatio Hornblower."

Here's a list of the Racing Post Ratings Improvers from Cheltenham:

[to qualify here their last run must have bettered their personal best from at least three runs within the last 12 months?]

& I'll embolden below the ones which feature on the above list as well to give us more of an 'elite' bunch to watch out for:

Arab League(Ire) Pipe David MP cj’s (0- Hurdle
Bat Masterson(Ire) Meade Noel(Ire) Fred Winter Juv (0- H
Bellvano(Ger) Henderson N Grand Annual 2m (0- C
Bradley O’Brien Fergal(Ire) Foxhunter Chase
Call The Police(Ire) Morris M F(Ire) RSA Chase
Catch Tammy(Ire) Pipe David Supreme*
Champion Court(Ire) Keighley Martin Jewson Novice Chase
Close House Pipe David Neptune Nov H
Cue Card Tizzard Colin Arkle
Finian’s Rainbow(Ire) Henderson N Queen M Champion C
Fruity O’Rooney Moore Gary Gr3 C (0-
Get Me Out Of Here(Ire) O’Neill Jonjo Coral Cup H (0-
Grand Vision (Ire) Tizzard Colin AB Hurdle 3m
Grumeti King Alan Triumph Hurdle
Hisaabaat(Ire) Weld Dermot(Ire) Triumph Hurdle
Hunt Ball(Ire) Burke Keiran Nov C (0- Listed
Jackies Solitaire Honeyball A Fred Winter Juv (0- H
Kapga De Cerisy(Fr) Williams Venetia Fred Winter Juv (0-H
Meister Eckhart(Ire) Curtis Rebecca AB Hurdle 3m
Monksland(Ire) Meade Noel(Ire) Neptune Nov H
New Year’s Eve Ferguson John Champion Bumper
Our Mick McCain Donald Gr3 C (0-
Pique Sous(Fr) Mullins W P(Ire) Champion Bumper
Rock On Ruby(Ire) Nicholls Paul Champ Hurdle [Also earned Dave Edwards' TopSpeed figure of the week, mine went to Sprinter Sacre but he earned bigger when he broke the course record at Newbury previously?]
Sadler’s Risk(Ire) Hobbs P J Triumph Hurdle
Sailors Warn O’Grady E J(Ire) County Hurdle (0- Gr3
Salsify(Ire) Sweeney Roger(Ire) Foxhunter Chase
Smad Place (Fr) King Alan World Hurdle
Sprinter Sacre(Fr) Henderson N Arkle
Synchronised(Ire) O’Neill Jonjo Gold Cup
Tempest River(Ire) Case Ben Mares Hurdle
The Druid’s Nephew(Ire) Turnell Andy AB Hurdle 3m
The Giant Bolster Bridgewater David Gold Cup
The New One(Ire) Twiston-Davies N Champion Bumper
The Romford Pele(Ire) Curtis Rebecca Champion Bumper
Trifolium(Fr) Byrnes C(Ire) Supreme*
Vendor (Fr) King Alan Fred Winter Juv (0- H
Wedger Pardy(Ire) Bailey Kim Glenfarclas CCC
White Star Line(Ire) Hughes D T(Ire) Nov C (0- Listed
Zaidpour(Fr) Mullins W P(Ire) Champ Hurdle
Zarkandar Nicholls Paul Champ Hurdle

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Had a winner (Grandads Horse) & a loser (Owen Glendower, took a bump & PU) yesterday from above - got a few going in Ireland today, 4.30 Call The Police (up against it?) 3.55 Chill (quite fancied) & 2.55 His Excellency (looks the Gigginstown House Stud 4th string in a hot race), money coming for Geraghty's mount but I (figures, improved last time too) with Ballysteen, though drifting...

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Only Sprinter Scare & The New One winners from above so far but after Medinas 33/1 yesterday maybe should be Noting Improvers from Autumn meets too:

I got sidetracked by stats with Timesawasting should o kept reading till I got to Medinas::doh1:

XoM PB 173? 50dys 20hy Ffos Las C2 WW +15 Improved Feb 13 - Looks OTF +30 Improved Chelt Oct 12 - 7l's clr of 3rd debut! 07Class! Ger bred -

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Nowhere near as many improvers this year -

Cue Card yesterday - Salsify? & Alderwood other winners.