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Cheltenham festival 2025

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  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    edited March 12
    1 winner so far across the 2 days, went there and back in the day yesterday 1st and last time doing that after a divert to Swindon on way back 

    out the door at 6.30am and back through the door at midnight. 
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    edited March 12
    These starts are a fucking shambles.
    I just don't understand the problem if they're at a gentle canter if they'll all more or less in a line. Just let them go FFS.
    A standing start gives rise to many more injustices because they have no momentum. It's fucking obvious. They're 2 mile+ races FFS.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,756
    How bitter sweet was that.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,970
    A lot of good horses running stinkers this year 
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,327
    Jonbon struggles with the Cheltenham fences, I went trials day last year and he did exactly the same, wouldn't touch him with a barge pole round Cheltenham
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,820
    northstandsteve said:
    Jonbon struggles with the Cheltenham fences, I went trials day last year and he did exactly the same, wouldn't touch him with a barge pole round Cheltenham
    Could have told me that an hour ago mate 🤣
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,214
    guinnessaddick said:
    shirty5 said:
    Be interesting if they want to give me anymore free bets for the rest of the festival now 
    I had free bets for the first three days last year, all winners. Mind you they were £5 free bets, only £2 this year.
    2 from 2 now. 👍
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,588
    edited March 12
    ValleyGary said:
    A lot of good horses running stinkers this year 
    Are the new hurdles causing a problem? They’re supposed to reduce injuries to both horses & jockeys.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Bet 365 have the Midas touch yet again with the super boost on Jonbon today and Constitution hill yesterday and they took multi millions as punters took the bait.
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    And again.
    Every standing start they've had has left at least 1 runner meaningfully disadvantaged.
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  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    This Cheltenham festival just gets even more bonkers, as the 2 horses that Michael O'Sullivan won on 2 years ago win consecutive races.
    You couldn't make it up.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    Had a decent sized bet on marine nationale as did not fancy Jonbon at all. 
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    edited March 12
    I do find with Hendersons superstars just don’t turn up on the main stages and need perfect conditions all the time. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,829
    did an each way lucky 31(62)

    getting 61pence back
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    edited March 12
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    My 4 selections for tomorrow's last, the 26f Kim Muir handicap:

    Walking On Air (8/1) - from GN royalty (Lastofthebrownies, Gilgamboa, Any Second Now and Corach Rambler)
    Mint Boy (11/1) - related to Monbeg Dude
    Sine Nomine (33/1) - C&D winner, related to a top stayer of the early 90s Run For Free
    Wiseguy (33/1) 
    Walking On Air now fav and best price 5/1, with Michael O'Sullivan's brother on board, making his Festival debut.
    No funky starts, PLEASE!
  • Greenhithe
    Greenhithe Posts: 776
    I’ve got 10 times my money back over the 2 days. Never done so well. 

    Myretown
    putyourhandstogether
    Stella storey
    jazzy Matty 
    Stumptown. 

    Only lost in 2 and that was impose too I and mr Coffey. 

    Wish I’d put more on as every gambler always does. 

    Bring on tomorrow 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,756
    Addick Addict said:
    How bitter sweet was that.

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  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,956
    I had 12 bets today and ended up £2.50 down. Tomorrow will be better. Or worse.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,140
    edited March 12
    Sisters tips for tomorrow she's had 3 winners on each day so far. Though she is far from confident tomorrow. I have gone foe Alvoi in the 4th purely as its Rachel Blackmore.


    1.20 Aurora vega 

    2.00Springwell bay.
     
    2.40  feet of a Dancer. 

    3.20  Fact to file.  Envoi Allen

    4.00  nemean lion. 

    4.40  Individualiste. 

    5.20   St. Majeste. 

    Good luck everyone.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Chippycafc said:
    Sisters tips for tomorrow she's had 3 winners on each day so far. Though she is far from confident tomorrow. I have gone foe Alvoi in the 4th purely as its Rachel Blackmore.


    1.20 Aurora vega 

    2.00Springwell bay.
     
    2.40  feet of a Dancer. 

    3.20  Fact to file.  Alvoi Allen

    4.00  nemean lion. 

    4.40  Individualiste. 

    5.20   St. Majeste. 

    Good luck everyone.
    Alvoi??
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  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,140
    edited March 12
    superclive98 said:
    Chippycafc said:
    Sisters tips for tomorrow she's had 3 winners on each day so far. Though she is far from confident tomorrow. I have gone foe Alvoi in the 4th purely as its Rachel Blackmore.


    1.20 Aurora vega 

    2.00Springwell bay.
     
    2.40  feet of a Dancer. 

    3.20  Fact to file.  Alvoi Allen

    4.00  nemean lion. 

    4.40  Individualiste. 

    5.20   St. Majeste. 

    Good luck everyone.
    Alvoi??
    Well what ever its called...Corrected
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,217
    Easy today first three races 24, 20 and 24 runners.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    Thursday is always the toughest (although the first two days this year haven't exactly turned out to be easy!) - here are today's losers:

    1.20 Galileo Dame
    2.00 Caldwell Potter, Insurrection (EW)
    2.40 Catch Him Derry (EW)
    3.20 Djelo (EW)
    4.00 Lucky Place
    4.40 Jagwar
    5.20 Mint Boy (EW)

  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    1.20 Maughreen and Bluey small e/w
    2.00 Firefox win, Lord of Thunder e/w
    2.40 Win Some Lose Some and Super Survivor e/w
    3.20 hmmmmmm. Protektorat I think. Envoi Allen back round here at 14s is tempting each way as well, but if I had to pick just one, Protektorat
    4.00 I think Teahupoo wins this and that’s my main bet, but I’m having a small tickle on Crambo e/w as 25/1 or thereabouts for him to jump cleanly could well see him run into a place
    4.40 if I’m honest, fuck knows really. Path Doroux and Shakem Uparry each way but nothing big.
    5.20 again, no idea. Wiseguy and Sa Majeste. Mint Boy a possible third if I have some spare change
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Yet another runner fucked by a standing start.
    Sorry to sound like a broken record but the rules are fucking nuts.
    Let them go if it’s a canter FFS.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,840
    How good is Rachel Blackmore?
  • StarryNight
    StarryNight Posts: 64
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Yet another runner fucked by a standing start.
    Sorry to sound like a broken record but the rules are fucking nuts.
    Let them go if it’s a canter FFS.
    yeah, they were perfectly lined coming up, but no, they had to wave the flags about
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,453
    Henry de bromhead is the nicest man in racing.
  • Rock Spectacle
    Rock Spectacle Posts: 1,440
    bobmunro said:
    How good is Rachel Blackmore?
    Very 
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Great performance from Caldwell Potter and Harry Cobden.

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