What Are Your Horses For The Cheltenham Festival 2013?

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So have you got any horses you will be backing or looking forward to see at the Cheltenham Festival 2013?

A massive shame Big Buck's will be missing

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A massive shame Big Buck's will be missing

& Darlan & Synchronised but

Was looking forward to Champion Bumper as thought for once might have winner in Red Sherlock but he may not run now..

Think the Gold Cup & Champion Hurdle are wide open bar maybe Bobs Worth in the GC

Bankers at this stage Overturn in the Arkle & Rolling Star in the Triumph

Best outsider so far Molotof in the Jewson put out by Oddschecker yesterday.

Oh & the amount of 'time of the meet's' Willie Mullins has earned over in Ireland all with hurdlers is quite phenomenal & can see even Quevega maybe getting beat by a 2nd string.

Have noted also, Jonjo O'Neill stable coming into form of late & he likely to land a handicap.

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Quevega - What a horse Not high spec but consistent.

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Quevega - What a horse Not high spec but consistent.

H'mm, the 2nd string I had in mind to give her a fright is not entered for that race - she [Glens Melody] is however 33/s for the Neptune Novice & runs today at Fairyhouse.

She could still lose to a 2nd string though imho but it will be from Nicky Henderson's yard if she runs from the 2 he has entered.

I will also be looking to see how well the

6yo's

go, in any of the races for which they are entered.

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With the bloody weather we are having (random crap) it's impossible to really get behind a horse as it could be firm it could be heavy

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With the bloody weather we are having (random crap) it's impossible to really get behind a horse as it could be firm it could be heavy

No offence there but I tend to disagree -

1/ It's very rarely worse than soft at the festival (not been heavy last 4 years at least) & unless it's raining should be no worse than gd/st or better - it's a fast draining course after all.

2/ No, the problem I have & probably some trainers too imho - is picking the right race that the horse will run (like I did Noble Prince for Arkle & he wins the Jewson) in & I suppose the ground can often influence a trainer's decision.

& a fine case in point right now is Friday's Warwick fast time winner Ballynagour, he just got a whopping 157+ from me a 158 from the Racing Post ratings off've an official mark of 123 & has to be a handicap good thing for which ever race he gets in to - he's entered for six but don't ask me which one er' but also - one of the best contenders for winning two races at the festival I seen for donkeys

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& a fine case in point right now is Friday's Warwick fast time winner Ballynagour, he just got a whopping 157+ from me a 158 from the Racing Post ratings off've an official mark of 123 & has to be a handicap good thing for which ever race he gets in to - he's entered for six but don't ask me which one er' but also - one of the best contenders for winning two races at the festival I seen for donkeys

H'mm...

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12/1 ... tipped a year in advance