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Under a week to go to Cheltenham and here's a preview I've put together for Day One (other days to follow ). Here's hoping all horses and jockeys come back in one piece and we can all find a winner or three! https://www.punterslounge.com/horse-racing/cheltenham/tips/day-1

AW selection Kempton 4.55 TROJAN STORM

I am very, very sweet on NO ORDINARY JOE who was 2nd in the Martin pipe hurdle last year i backed it and have been keeping a very close eye on it this year and feel it will be peaked for Cheltenham have had a tenner e/w on it on the Coral cup on it at 16's but it may go to the martin pipe again. The drying ground is a plus imo . The bad news is it is only a measly 10/1 for both races I am hoping it will go for the coral cup because as much as i fancy it i will not be going in at single figure prices so will be hoping it drifts! Update Its going for the Martin Pip. again damn it. It is currently 9/1,

The European Tour kicks off this weekend with the opening event being the Belgian Darts Open. I’ll probably have another couple of outrights nearer the start, but taking the early 125/1 about Mike De Decker at Bet365. De Decker has started the season in the Players Championship events in fine form, in fact only Gary Anderson can boast a higher average than him across the first four events. This is also a home event for De Decker, and we saw at the end of the last Euro Tour season how much home advantage can be a factor, when Pietreczko won in Germany at big odds (picked out by @Fader I think). I can only find a couple of bookies who have priced the event up so far, so you may get bigger odds if you wait, but 125/1 seems reasonable to me.

As in previous years we will be running a tipsters competition for Cheltenham, Tuesday 12th to Friday 15th March. Rules: 1 selection per race throughout the competition Bets settled to £1 level stakes - WIN Only Bets settled at SP Highest accumulative total over the competition wins £100 cash (via PayPal) Runner Up wins £40 and the third place wins £20, all prizes via your PayPal account There will be a £10 prize each day for the highest profit for that day No edits allowed in selection posts Losses incurred for losers. Replacement selections for NRs can be posted but must be before the first race deadline All Bets must be posted prior to the first race each day (no exceptions) Not compulsory to enter every day or every race (so if you miss the first day or two you can still take part) Leader-board posted each evening A minimum of 14 bets is required to qualify for the total prizes Only bets on that day's thread will be included, bets posted elsewhere will not be included All welcome, good luck A separate thread will be created the evening before each day for selections to be posted in.

one winning treble today + 17.23 month +50.89

Real Madrid v RB Leipzig...Real to qualify @ 1.09. Betfair.

B/Fwd -39.35L15 and -36.13 on RC YTD (Incl L15's) Had 2.50 pts on the Daily 15 7.30 Km Swiss Row 1 pt ew at 6/1 4p with SkyB. Saver of 1 point win on Fieldsman at 6.2 Total stakes = 5.50 today

-£6 yesterday day 68 +£191

Kessaar Power 6 30 Sth/ 1/40th of a pt ew 40/1 - 3rd Scalloway Bay 4 20 New/ 1/40th of a pt ew 11/1 - V/R

Asa 3:45 Carlisle (3/1 Bet365). Been in my tracker a while but has been pretty disappointing. Hopefully the wind op and little break does the trick, if so she could be nicely handicapped off just 77 and the jockey taking another 5lb off. 1pt win 3/1 Bet365 p/l: -2.9 pts. Useless. *cashed out and re-bet for BOG*

Well, at least Huddersfield tried in the 2nd half but they still played really badly. Ipswich should absolutely batter Cardiff in the early KO on Saturday. I've taken some -2 @ 6/1. Then put the winnings on Southampton at home to Sunderland.

Supreme novices ratings Ballyburn 9.0 evs Tullyhill 8.7 9/2 Slade steel. 8.2 Ile atlantique. 8.2 Anotherway. 8.2 Top 2 are clear of rest so most likely winners will be one or the other ...interesting stat that most winners of supreme had achieved a postmark of 148 plus ...ballyburn is 157 (easy) .....the other 4 are around the 146 region so that very much strengthens the top rated

Forecast has already changed , it's looking like factor 50 & to give the toes a shave for putting on the favourite sandals for Gold Cup day , then again , it'll probably be snowing tomorrow , best wait until the day / day before eh but it does dramatically change a pick & i don't trust clerk of courses going statements anymore , more wrong than right .

I've just been happily sitting waiting for Cheltenham so I'm starting to wake up now ready for action .....just on the hunt for some value bets and there will be lots this year given the state of the ground in the run up races ......my current ratings for the champion hurdle day 1 ... State man 9.2 4/11 Pied piper. 8.7 Nemean lion 8.6 Echoes in rain 8.2 Fils douderies. 8.1 State man should win this barring any drama .. he's probably 10lb superior to all these but anything can and does happen at Cheltenham so it's no certainty ....value wise ...to me the value bets are pied piper and nemean lion if they run ....echoes in rain also has a squeak Ew but has a lot to improve .....with the race now wide open for places and needing a bet for the big race those 2 with nrnb look the call to get some action rolling Pied piper 10pt Ew 14/1 nrnb enhanced Nemean lion 10pt Ew 20/1 nrnb

Kemp 8.00 - Rogue Dream 10/11 bet365

Absolutely agree with you. De Decker was my my first idea when I realized yesterday that the first ET is taking place this weekend in Belgium.

Was found to be lame after the race.

Sounds like Leicester were pretty poor but Steptoe saved the day again. Just need Huddersfield and Southampton tomorrow to give me a Cheltenham war chest 😋

Won Profit £12.76 Monthly profit £ 48.24

Kessaar for ew "sheckles" struck few festival ew punts yesterday "Zanndabad" - Coral Handicap Hurdle 60/1 /- "Good Time Jonny " - paddy powers stayers hurdle 80/1 + in kim muir 16/1 { weeks ago } "Nibiru" - county hurdle 75/1 /- "Nusret" - martin pipe hurdle 60/1

Cheltenham has rain on the map via BBC app ( not the most reliable ) from Saturday through to Friday with only showers forecast on Sunday . As a cyclist no weather app's & or forecasts are reliable nowadays even with all the extra data at their disposal . One things for sure , it won't be raining on my sofa , only tears of joy 😆

The cat is going right among the pigeons if this weather stays warm and the course turns good or good to firm. i think nearly all form this year has been on softer ground. Its going to throw up some silly results and we will lose a lot of runners so be careful with your AP bets and adjust your thinking accordingly.

And another super flop and turn...

Just passing the time, playing for buttons... great turn and river though

Man City @ 1.22 Aston Villa @ 1.70 Norwich @ 1.95 £15 treble please

Villa 1.70 Villareal 1.65 £20

Walsall 2.00 Portsmouth 1.70 Walsall 2.00 5pts Treble

Bolton (1) @ 1.50 10 please

ASTON VILLA 1.70 IPSWICH 1.67 DERBY 1.40 10 pt treble please

Ipswich (2) 1.67 Spurs (1) 1.44 Liverpool (2) 1.53 £10 treble please

20 Pt Treble Luton v Aston Villa O 2.5 Gls @ 1.40 Monza v Roma O 2.5 Gls @ 1.91 Heidenheim v Stuttgart Over 2.5 Gls @ 1.85

10 pt win treble Bradford (1) 1.95 Grimsby (1) 2.00 Walsall (1) 2.00

Fulham - Brighton, Over 2.5, 1.60 Tottenham - Crystal Palace, Over 2.5, 1.50 Luton - Aston Villa, Over 2.5, 1.40 Treble, 30 pts

Northampton X 3.50 Lincoln X 3.10 Crawley X 3.40 10 pts Treble

St Mirren v Aberdeen (1) 2.25 Hibs v Ross County (1) 1.57 15 point double please

Liverpool (2) @ 1.53 Peterborugh v Exeter - Over @ 1.6 Double - 20 points

30 treble. Derby 1.4 Bolton 1.5 Villa 1.7

Everton 2 3.50 Spurs 1 1.44 Luton 2 1.70 £10 TREBLE

Brentford (x) 3.75 Everton (2) 3.5 Newcastle (1) 1.85 10pt Treble

Fulham (1) 2.62 10 points thanks

Luton - Aston Villa @1,4 Rennes - Lorient @1,7 over 2.5 double half bank please (86,8 pts)

20 pts Treble. Aston Villa @1.70 Dortmund @2.05 AC Milan @2.20

Chelsea over 2.5 goals @1.5 Newcastle over 2.5 goals @1.57 Inter Milan over 2.5 goals @1.70 Treble - 30pts.

Man City (1) 1.22 40pts simple

10 points Home wins treble please…. 1. Bolton v Cambridge Utd @ 1.50 1. Derby v Port Vale @ 1.40 1. Portsmouth v Oxford Utd @ 1.70

Man City (1) 1.22 Aston Villa (2) 1.70 10pts double, thanks.

tottenham (1) 1.44 arsenal (2) 1.15 £28 double

20 pt win treble Liverpool (2) 1.53 Man City (1) 1.22 Arsenal (2) 1.15