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  1. Cheltenham 1.30 The JCB Triumph Hurdle may not be the numerical race of old but is still a good test of a four year old and this 2m 1F Grade 1 contest has attracted a field of fourteen. Nicky Henderson has had a wretched week, with several of his stars scratched as well as those that have run running shockers. His Sir Gino is the latest scratching from Seven Barrows which means this is a wide open contest. The Willie Mullins stable is running seven with five of them all running close to each other in the Spring juvenile hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival and it must be significant that stable jockey is on Storm Heart. It may be worth chancing Gary Moore’s Salver for whom the ground can not be soft enough. He’s unbeaten in four races and although he’ll need to step up again is worth a small each way interest with conditions to suit in what appears to be a wide open renewal. SALVER 1/2 point each way @ 12/1 Coral 1/5th 1234 Cheltenham 2.10 The traditional cavalry charge that is the BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle is run over 2M 1F and has attracted a near maximum field of twenty three. One piece of form that is pivotal to the outcome of this race is the Grade 1 Leopardstown novice hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival. That race was won by Ballyburn who beat Slade Steel by 7L which is obviously top grade form now with the pair winning well this week in the Supreme and Gallagher Novice Hurdles. 7L further back in third was Gordon Elliott’s Gigginstown owned King Of Kingsfield with Willie Mullins’s Absurde just 3 1/4L behind in fourth. The latter is now 4lb better off and has claims of turning the tables but seems a better horse on better ground. Plenty of others can be given chances including the Dan Skelton pair Faivoir, who won this last year and arrives following an unlucky silver medal at Sandown last weekend and Betfair Hurdle runner up L’Eau Du Sud. Last year’s runner up Pied Piper heads the weights today but is only 2lb higher than that run when, but for hitting the last (not Davy Russell’s finest ride) would have won. He’s part of the staking plan but the main bet has to be King Of Kingsfield who’s form has been so well advertised this week. KING OF KINGSFIELD 1 point each way @ 5/1 William Hill 1/5th 123456 PIED PIPER 1/2 point each way @ 12/1 1/5th 123456 Cheltenham 2.50 Fifteen staying novice hurdlers face the judge for the 3M Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle. Willie Mullins saddles a third of the field in with his best arrow probably Reading Tommy Wrong who is the pick of stable jockey Paul Townend (even if it is for Messrs Souede & Munir) although he does have stamina to prove here stepping up half a mile. Harry Fry has always rated his Gidleigh Park highly and this unbeaten six year old, ridden today by J J Burke could be the value pick for the home team. Unbeaten in a bumper and three novice hurdles, including a Grade 2 here in January where he was made to work hard to beat Nicky Henderson’s Lucky Place (ran well in Coral Cup earlier this week) by half a length showing a great battling attitude. He too is now stepping up to three miles for the first time and can take an open looking Albert Bartlett. GIDLEIGH PARK 1 point each way @ 7/1 Coral 1/5th 1234 Cheltenham 3.30 The blue riband of of chasing is here with the Gold Cup run over a trip of 3M 2F and 70 yards with a final field of a dozen of the best staying chasers around. We have a a warm favourite in the shape of the Willie Mullins trained Galopin Des Champs who’s back to defend his title having led over the last and putting 7L between himself and the re-opposing Bravemansgame who must have place credentials once more. He’s done little wrong this season, probably needing his seasonal re-appearance before easy victories at Leopardstown over Christmas and at the Dublin Racing Festival. He looks the best horse in the race and can give Willie Mullins and Paul Townend yet another winner at the meeting. Martin Brassil’s Fastorslow chased home the pick last time and having had a wind operation since may be the one again to follow him home with the afore mentioned Bravemansgame a possible for the frame. GALOPINS DES CHAMPS 2 points win @ 11/10 bet365 Cheltenham 4.10 A surprisingly small field for the St James’s Place Hunters’ Chase with last year’s one two Premier Magic and It’s On The Line back to renew rivalry. The former came out 1 3/4L to the good last year but It’s On The Line who was only a six year old then and can turn the tables on his rival today. Brought by J P McManus since winning at Naas in a remarkable race where the old timer Billaway came from the clouds to nearly run down the favourite on the run in, going down by just a head. Emmet Mullins will have the seven year old at his peak and can grab his second winner of the week following Tuesday’s success with Corbetts Cross for the same jockey, the excellent Derek O’Connor. Fellow Irish seven year old Ferns Lock may be his biggest danger having finished just half a length behind him in a Hunter chase at Down Royal on Boxing Day. Best of the outsiders may be Fiona Needham’s grey mare Sine Nomine who can out run her odds. ITS ON THE LINE 1 point win @ 5/2 bet365 Cheltenham 4.50 Willie Mullins is having a predictable phenomenal week and can take the 2M 4 1/2F Mares Chase with his seven year old Dinoblue. She’s won four of her last five starts following a decent runner up spot in last year’s Grand Annual Handicap Chase won by Maskada with her defeat coming when a highly creditable 8 1/2L second to El Fabiolo in the Grade 1 Dublin Chase at Leopardstown at the Dublin Racing Festival in February. The one negative is the fact that the only time she tackled today’s trip she finished fourth of 15 back in April 2022. She’s been kept to the minimum trip since but the way the Mullins battalion have gone this week its quite possible she’ll just win. Last years runner up Allegorie De Vassy, also in the care of Mullins, can chase her home and finish in silver position once again. DINOBLUE 1 point win @ 11/10 BetVictor Cheltenham 5.30 The final race, of twenty seven, at this year’s meeting is the 2M 4 1/2F Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle for which we have a near maximum field of twenty three. Seven of the last ten winners have been novices and the front two in the market are in that bracket, Willie Mullins’s Quai De Bourbon and Henry De Bromhead’s Waterford Whispers. They take a big chunk of the betting market here and are worth taking on. Willie Mullins may end the meeting with how he started mind with his Munir & Souede owned Oscar Des Mottes. He made his British/Mullins debut when a well backed 7/2 favourite in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury when finishing eighth. He was there with a chance at the last however until weakening with maybe the 238 day absence counting against him. He was also re-shod before the race which is maybe another excuse. Kieran Callaghan takes the ride with his season tally being eleven winners from 88 rides. A tough handicap to conclude what has been a memorable four days of top class National Hunt racing. OCASTLE DES MOTTES 1 point each way @ 12/1 bet365 1/5th 12345
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  2. That's a nice surprise ....returns 205.00
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  3. 210 chelt Judicial law 8.3 40/1 Monmiral. 8.2 33/1 Chantry house. 8.2 20/1 I'll try 5pt Ew all 3 at big prices ....and forecasts
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  4. 1.30 KARGESE 11/2 SKY ( £ back if your horse loses ) only £5 but , daft not to take up the offer . 2nd , ran well but Magniers winner looked a good thing , cash back so no loss .
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  5. Cheltenham 1.30 A field of eleven face the starter in the opener on day three for the 2M 4F Turners Novices’ Chase. Ireland have won nine of the 13 runnings of this contest but this years prize may be staying at home with Nigel Twiston-Davies’s Grey Dawning and Paul Nicholls’s Ginny’s Destiny fighting out the finish. The pair met over course and distance back in December with the latter coming out on top by 3/4L but Grey Dawning is now 3lb better off and made a race ending mistake two out that day. There probably won’t be much between them again with slight preference for Ginny’s Destiny who won the same novices’ handicap over course and distance as last year’s winner Stage Star from the same yard of Paul Nicholls. His record here now reads 7111 and he can take this with Harry Cobden doing the steering although Grey Dawning looks a massive danger.. GINNY’S DESTINY 1 point win @ 4/1 William Hill Cheltenham 2.10 A maximum field of twenty four staying hurdlers line up for the wide open Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Final. Gordon Elliot has won three of the last six renewals and appears to hold a big chance of enhancing that record with his novice Cleatus Poolaw. He made a promising handicap debut when qualifying for this race when runner up at Naas in February over 2M 6 1/2F, keeping on well. Todays extra distance should suit him and he can run well along with another Irish runner in the shape of the Ted Walsh runner Garth Chuil. A winner of a qualifier at leopardstown over Christmas he went down by 3/4L in another qualifier to Maxxum again at Leopardstown five weeks later and will find conditions to suit here. Mel Rowley’s mudlark Kyntara is an outsider who could out run his odds but in a wide open heat it’s Cleatus Poolaw that has my vote with a saver on Cleatus Poolaw. GARTH CHUIL 1 point each way @ 9/1 Coral 1/5th 123456 CLEATUS POOLAW 1/2 point each way @ 15/1 William Hill 1/5th 123456 Cheltenham 2.50 The Ryanair Chase is run over the intermediate trip of 2M 4 1/2F and has an open enough look about it this year. The ground appears to have scuppered the chances of Banbridge who was pulled out on the morning of the Turners last year when the ground turned soft. Last year’s winner Envoi Allen has to be in the shake up and although he’s now ten years old remains in top form, and he must go close. Last year’s Turners winner Stage Star has a good record at the track although has to put a poor effort on New Year’s Day in a handicap behind him when pulling up. The best outsider may be Richard Hobson’s Fugitif who prepped for this over too short a trip at Newbury when third to Elixir De Nutz and Jonbon. Bar the rank outsider Fil Dor there is actually only 10lb between the whole field. Trainer Henry De Bromhead is already on the scoresheet for the meeting and can back up last year’s success in this race with the smart Envoi Allen and Rachael Blackmore. ENVOI ALLEN 1 point each way @ 9/2 bet365 1/5th 1234 Cheltenham 3.30 Thirteen staying hurdlers go to post for the 3M Stayers’ Hurdle in which there is only officially 10lb between the whole field on ratings. The rain that fell earlier in the week will be ideal for Gordon Elliott’s Teahupoo who is well suited by the mud. He came into this race a year ago mind as 9/4 favourite when finishing third to Sire Du Berlais and although he can obviously win is scant value at around the 2/1 mark. An intriguing runner is Gavin Cromwell’s Flooring Porter who has an excellent record at the track which reads 1141 which includes the 2021 and 2022 runnings of tis race. Fourth last year he embarked on a chasing career this season winning here in October. He reverts to hurdles and with his liking for the track and trip could be the each way value in an open renewal in which the best of the home challenge is Fergal O’Brien’s Crambo. FLOORING PORTER 1 point each way @ 11/1 William Hill 1/5th 1234 Cheltenham 4.10 The 2M 4 1/2F TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase may have twenty one runners but there’s plenty that are hard to fancy here and this may be fought out by the two novices who head the market in the shape of Jonjo O’Neill’s Crebilly and Richard Bandey’s Theatre Man. Slight preference is for the former who’s shown promise in good novice company on his three starts over fences and looks to have been allotted a very fair handicap mark. With luck in running he could rout this field with Theatre Man chasing him home. Novices have done well in this over the years and another novice Saint Felicien, trained by Gordon Elliott also has claims having won at Gowran Park last time out. Crebilly is the one but it’s well worth a small saver on the danger Theatre Man. CREBILLY 2 points win 7/2 888sport THEATRE MAN 1 point win @ 5/1 888sport Cheltenham 4.50 Eleven have declared for the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle and with Ireland having taken six of the eight runnings of this race once again have a very strong hand with the front two in the betting. Gordon Elliott has been waxing lyrical about his unbeaten five year old Brighterdaysahead and she will no doubt be hard to beat although like Willie Mullins’s Jade De Grugy, who is also unbeaten, has to carry a 5lb penalty for winning class 1 contests. One horse who’s done nothing wrong and has been well campaigned to avoid any penalties is the locally trained Dysart Enos. She’s won three bumpers and three novice hurdles with her head in her chest and in receipt of 5lb from the two Irish favourites may be the value bet for Fergal O’Brien and jockey Paddy Brennan. O’Brien has yet to have a winner at the festival but with a bit of luck today could be his day. DYSART ENOS 1 point each way @ 9/2 BetVictor Cheltenham 5.30 The finale for day three is the 3M 2F Kim Muir Handicap Chase for amateur riders. The well backed favourite is top weight Inothewayurthinkin trained by Gavin Cromwell in the colours of J P McManus and ridden by the top Irish amateur Derek O’Connor who took this back in 2019 on Any Second Now. He’s been well found in the market however and didn’t jump with fluency last time out, only his fifth ever chase start. He could well win here but with luck in running needed I’m prepared to have a swing at a big priced one each way with extra places. Step forward the Venetia Williams trained seven year old Demnat. Lightly raced, the full brother to high class 2 miler Sceau Royal, is stepping up markedly in trip and at his current odds is worth chancing that the longer trip may actually suit him. He made a winning debut for Williams at Ludlow when routing his field coasting home 15L to the good in February but flopped when dropping back to two miles a fortnight ago when he actually ran better than his finishing position of a 25L third looked as he skidded after jumping the last when 8L down. In the hope the step up in trip helps and with the assistance of female Irish amateur Aine O’Connor in the saddle he’s a value play for a stable that won this race with a 40/1 chance two years ago. DEMNAT 1 point each way @ 33/1 bet365 1/5th 123456
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  6. Martin pipe last race of festival Jay jay Reilly 8.3 30.0 Soningino. 8.3 18.0 Quel de bourbon. 7.8 4.7 Gotta try finish with bang ....10pt wins all 3 1pt forecasts
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  7. Nurburgring 1 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 12/1 Bravemansgame 3 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 20/1 Teddy Blue N/R J J Riley 5 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 40/1 Hansard N/R Afadil 2 10 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 70/1 - 5th Nassalam 3 30 chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 50/1
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  8. Cheltenham 1.30 Day two of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival kicks off with the 2M 5F Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle which has attracted a rather disappointing turnout of eight of which five are trained by Irish maestro Willie Mullins. His number one here is the six year old Ballyburn who will be hard to beat. He oozed class when winning at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown in February clocking a very fast time. Paul Townend was on board that day and has picked him here ahead of his stable mates and although he’s a skinny price will be very tough to beat if in the same mood. Mullins’ Ile Atlantique is maybe the one to chase him home but it may well be the case of Ballyburn coming home clear of his field. The home team only have three chances with The Grey Man a total no hoper and both Ben Pauling’s Handstands and Nicky Henderson’s Jingko Blue having a mountain to climb on form with the favourite. Stablemate El Fabiolo looks a similarly good thing later so maybe a win double is the bet. BALLYBURN & EL FABIOLO (3.30) 2 points win double 1/2 & 8/15 bet365 @ 1.3/1 Cheltenham 2.10 The 3M 110 yard Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase has disappointedly only attracted six runners. We have another Willie Mullins favourite in Fact To File who it seems the trainer is very sweet on. There is however a horse in here who, in my opinion, has done as much if not more than him over fences. That horse is the Paul Nicholls trained Stay Away Fay who won the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle last season, which is always a good guide to this novice chase the following year with six of the past 14 winners having contested the race the previous year. He’s made a good start to chasing winning twice at Exeter and Sandown (Giovinco back in second)and finishing a good third in open company to Capodanno in the Cotswolds Chase here on trials day on the new course. He can run a bit in snatches so Nicholls reaches for first time cheek pieces today which may help him if it comes to a battle. At the respective prices the value bet has to be Stay Away Fay. STAY AWAY FAY 1 point win @ 10/3 bet365 Cheltenham 2.50 A near maximum field of twenty five assemble for the highly competitive Coral Cup run over 2M 5F. Last year’s winner Langer Dan is worth a close look now that he’s dropped to the exact same mark he won off last season with stomach ulcers the ‘excuse’ for his poor efforts this season. Expect him to run a lot better today. Willie Mullins saddles three with his handicap debutant Sa Majeste the most interesting. He could be chucked in but is priced accordingly. Nicky Henderson has three in this and all three have chances with Doddiethegreat just favoured over Lucky Place and First Street. He ran well in the Betfair Hurdle last time out, a race that was franked last weekend and with the step up in trip sure to suit, this lightly raced eight year old is the pick although I have to have a saver on his stable mate Lucky Place who is making his handicap debut and looks well treated on his runs behind smart novices Golden Ace and Gidleigh Park. The form of the Henderson’s stable has to be questioned though with his Tuesday runners (bar Champion Hurdle 3rd Lucia) running shockingly. Had they been been running better I would be splitting stakes on Doddiethegreat and Lucky Place but with the way the stable are running the bet is last year’s winner Langer Dan. LANGER DAN 1 point each way @ 9/1 Unibet 1/5th 12345 Cheltenham 3.30 Just eight face the starter for the 2M Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. Yet again we have a very warm Willie Mullins trained favourite in El Fabiolo. He’s six from six over fences including taking the Arkle Novices’ Chase at the meeting last year and the Simon Munir & Isaac Souede owned seven year old is hard to oppose. His chief rival is the Nicky Henderson trained Jonbon who was firmly put in his place by El Fabiolo in the Arkle last season going down by 5 1/2L and hardly boosted his chances for this when blundering his way around when beaten a neck by the re-opposing Elixir De Nutz here on trials day in the re-arranged Clarence House Stakes. Edwardstone employed new forcing tactics when blitzing his rivals at Newbury last time but is up against it in this company and this can and should go to the favourite bar any accidents. Cheltenham 4.10 Six of the last 9 winners of this Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase have been won by Gigginstown Stud and they are once again well represented with two big chances in Punchestown banks winner Coko Beach and Delta Work who is the pick here having shown his liking for this unique course having won the last two renewals. Blinkers are added for the first time to Gordon Elliott’s eleven year old who teed up for his hat trick bid by running in a grade two hurdle at Navan in February. 2021 Gold Cup winner Minella Indo is not the force of old but should be competitive here and with heavy ground likely to be against Galvin and many others hard to fancy this may well be fought out by Coko Beach, Minella Indo and Delta Work with the latter the selection with Jack Kennedy on board. DELTA WORK 1 point win @ 3/1 888sport.com Cheltenham 4.50 A decent sized field of seventeen line up for the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase run over 2M. The race has an open look about and in a race that novice’s have a good record in it may be worth chancing Evan Williams’s Libberty Hunter. He’s won two of his three starts over fences (he fell 3 out on chase debut) including over course and distance on New Year’s Day by a length from Matata (who’s run well in defeat since). A 7lb rise for that victory may not be enough to stop him from running a big race in this open handicap. Last year’s winner Maskada (8lb higher today) and Dublin Racing Festival winner Madara are others likely to run well but with extra places it may be worth backing Libberty Hunter. LIBBERTY HUNTER 1 point each way @ 7/1 bet365 1/5th 12345 Cheltenham 5.30 The finale of day two is the 2M 87 yard Champion Bumper which has fallen to Ireland on 24 of the last 31 runnings with that man Willie Mullins winning the race a staggering twelve times in that time span. He saddles nine of the 24 runners here and must have a solid chance of winning it again with the likes of the Souede & Munir owned Jasmin De Vaux, a 15L winner at Naas or possibly the Paul Townend ridden Cantico. There maybe some value with the latter who by all accounts works as well as anything at Closutton and it looks significant that Townend has picked him ahead of other promising types. He couldn’t have done anymore than win a six runner Navan bumper by 6L when last seen so to small stakes he’s the each way pick. Paul Nicholls saddles a brace of runners in Quebecois and Teeshan with the latter a very interesting runner. An easy Irish point winner he made an impressive British rules debut when winning by 7L at Exeter and although Britain have a poor record in this race can run well and be involved in the finish. CANTICO 1 point each way @ 12/1 bet365 1/5th 12345
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  9. Triumph hurdle Sir Gino. 9.2 5/2 Mighty bandit. 8.7 50/1 Sir Gino is miles ahead ....if it wasn't for his stable form I think he'd be evs ...as a result you can get 5/2 or better ......still got to take a chance at that value ......mighty bandit is an interesting horse ....ran a stinker last time but something looked amiss (virus)...was bought for 420000 euros so at 50/1 I'll have an interesting Ew bet on that too
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  10. Chianti does the business .. ..+56.00 .....that's +146.00 from two races
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  11. CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP I have looked at the statistics over the last 10 years and these are my top 5 that should be considered. It is not generally a race for big outsiders. The horse should be in the first 7 in the betting forecast. There have been 56 outside this range and they have all lost. 5 of the last 10 winners ran at Leopardstown, 2 at Tramore, 2 at Newbury and 1 at Thurles. Those that ran at the other 11 tracks had 0 winners from 68 runners, including 21 that previously ran at Cheltenham and 16 at Kempton. This leaves 3, GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (11/10), FASTORSLOW (6/1) and GERRI COLOMBE (8/1). Horses aged 7 or 8 perform best. These horses have won 9 times from 65 attempts with a level stakes profit of 18 points. The rest have just 1 win from 65 attempts with a loss of 62 points. 8 winners (from 38 runners) were sent off last time at odds of 2/1 or less. This removes FASTORSLOW. There is an ideal rest period of 33 to 73 days with this producing 9 winners from 69 runners. This leaves GALOPIN DES CHAMPS at 11/10. Not an imaginative selection but he ticks all the boxes.
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  12. Gold cup Galipin des champs 9.0 11/10 Bravemansgame. 8.9 14/1 These two are well clear of rest ...bravesman needs to recapture form but this is the gold cup ...so who knows .....20 PT galipin ...5pt braveman
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  13. County hurdle Leau du sud 8.9 9/2 Faivoir. 8.7 16/1 Pied piper 8.5 12/1 5pt wins all 3 and forecasts
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  14. 410 chelt Crebilly 8.6 9/2 Theatre man 8.4 4/1 Shakeenupharry. 8.1 10/1 5pt wins all 3 and forecasts
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  15. I would normally leave it until the morning but on Grandad duties and haven't got her into the horses yet. She's not 2 yet so plenty of time !
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  16. COUNTY HURDLE High rated horses have a poor record. Those with a BHB rating of 140 or above have 2 wins from 140 runs with a loss of 120 points. The remainder have 7 wins from 105 runs with a profit of 123 points. A decent rest is useful. Horses that have not had a run in the last 6 weeks have produced 5 wins from 51 runs with a profit of 59 points. This leaves just 2, GIN COCO (50/1) and AUCUNURISQUE (50/1), 6 places.
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  17. Hi all, well Day 2 and Day 3 have been profitable for us.....soooo a few Day 4 selections so far we have gone for 🤞 Gordon Elliott To Train 2 Winners @ 5/1 WON (return 120 pts ) 👍 Paul Townend To Finish In The Top 4 On All 5 Rides @ 11/1 😨...............Paul Townend To Ride 2 Winners @ 7/4 WON (return 110 pts ) 👍 Storm Heart & Nurburgring to Finish In The Top 4 In The 13:30 @ 11/4 😨 Leau Du Sud & King Of Kingsfield to Finish In The Top 6 In The 14:10 @ 2/1 😨 Readin Tommy Wrong & Dancing City to Finish In The Top 5 In The 14:50 @ 13/8 😨 13.30 Storm Heart 7/2 Bunting 7/1 EW 14.10 Leau du Sud 10/3 Absurde 12/1 EW WON ( return 205 pts ) 😘 to @TheBrigadier Zenta 9/1 EW 5 places 14.50 Readin Tommy Wrong 2/1 Captain Teague 8/1 EW Search for Glory 22/1 EW 4 places 15.30 Galopin Des Champs 5/4 ( return 225 pts ) & 10/11 ( return 190 pts) ( main bet ) WON Lhomme Presse 14/1 EW 15.30 best placed Irish horse......Galopin Des Champs @ 8/15 WON (return 153 pts ) 🐎 🏆 💷. woop woop that has made our Cheltenham.... sooo cheers 🥂 to W Mullins / P Townend today ..... and then G Elliott rounds off our day with his 2nd winner in last race of festival for another 120 pts 👌 Sooo day 1 we drew a blank 😨 Then got better day 2 & 3 and then our best ever racing returns today to end Festival 🥂 💷
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  18. Praire Dancer 2 10 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 60/1 Golden Ace 4 50 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 25/1 - Won Fredo Banbou 4 10 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 30/1 - 3rd In Excelsis Deo 4 10 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 15/1 - 5th Home By The Lee 3 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 22/1
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  19. Hi all, well Day 3 and hope our luck now continues after yesterdays returns and following inform / plot trainers / horses 👌 🐎....... Cleatus Poolaw, Gaoth Chuil, Gabbys Cross & Icare Allen All To Finish In Top 10 in 14.10 @ 5/1 😨 Crebilly, Theatre Man, Saint Felicien & Shakem Uparry To Finish In The Top 10 In 16:10 @ 3/1 😨 Inothewayurthinkin, Cool Survivor, Angels Dawn & Whacker Clan To Finish In The Top 10 In 17:30 @ 11/2 😨 W Mullins To Train 2 Winners @ 9/4..............W Mullins To Train 3 Winners @ 11/1..........Dan Skelton To Train 2 Winners @ 12/1 WON 💷 Paul Townend To Ride 2 Winners @ 5/1 1.30 Ginnys Destiny 11/2 EW 2nd ( 3 places) & 2.10 Cleatus Poolaw 15/2 EW 😨 ( 6 places )......EW double 😨 2.10 Gaoth Chuil 7/1 EW ( 6 places) 😨 & 2.50 Protektorat 10/1 EW WON ( 3 places )...... EW double 😨 2.50 Stage Star 13/2 EW 😨 ( 3 places ) & 3.30 Crambo 7/1 EW 😨 ( 4 places )......EW double 😨 2.50 Envoi Allen 5/2 Capodanno 8/1 EW 3.30 Teahupoo 6/4 WON & 11/8 WON ( main bet ) Crambo 7/1 EW 4 places 🥂 🏆 well he delivered for us for Main bet this afternoon, so along with D Skelton 2 wins bet coming in, we have very nice profit 💷
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  20. B/fwd L15's -46.6 and Racing Chat (RC) -52.64 (incl L15's) Had 2.50 on the daily L15's 1.32 Hunt Flamelco 2 pts win at 5.1 for a 6.08 profit. 1 pt win saver bets on Yellow Jacket (Trotter's selection) and 1 pt win on Dumeomeno each to recover 0.39 pts if my nap fails to fire. I think that @Trotteris doing very well on the £20 challenge and all his selections should be checked out daily by forum members Total stakes today = 6.50
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  21. As usual the Irish kick off the turf Flat season in our islands at Curragh today. The UK joins in at the weekend with Doncaster (Brocklesby, Lincoln, Cammidge, Doncaster Mile) today's features are the 1.35 - the first two year old race of the season which despite being so early has a decent record of throwing up some decent horses who will feature in group races as the season progresses the 3.40 - Park Express Stakes (G3) . the first group race of the season. The obvious one here is the favourite Goldana from Joseph O'Brien' yard. Currently around 9/4. She's won on Heavy, she won first time out last year, she's won in Group 3 company and the yard is in great form on the AW and over Jumps in the last couple of weeks. the 4.10 - The Irish Lincolnshire. Twenty runner handicap ....... my idea of hell ! You can stick your own pins in this one !
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  22. Some brief thoughts for today. Eastleigh v Rochdale I think we were a bit unlucky with Woking on Tuesday night and I am happy to take Rochdale on again with Eastleigh who I think can get back to winning ways here. York v Aldershot As we know Aldershot aren't always trustworthy away from home, but they are better than York who were hammered 5-1 on Tuesday night at Altrincham. Their fans already want the new manager to go and hopefully it is an away win. Darlington v Peterborough Sports Happy to go with Darlington again at a shade of odds on as they continue to look a much better side than their league position suggests. Kings Lynn v Rushall Olympic I'm surprised the home side aren't odds on here to be honest and they rate a confident selection. Dartford v Maidstone A local derby which always adds a hint of caution, but Dartford continue to be in dreadful form and Maidstone are much better than them. They should be odds on for me. Hemel Hempstead v Hampton & Richmond Hemel have got Dartford's old manager in, but they continue to be poor and Hampton have found their form again. Prices from 9am Saturday Eastleigh 1pt @ 8/5 with SKybet and BetVictor (take up to 5/4) Aldershot 1pt @ 13/10 with most bookies (take up to 11/10) Darlington 2pts @ 10/11 with wiyth most bookies (take up to 4/5) Kings Lynn 4pts @ 13/10 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and BetVictor (take up to 5/6) Maidstone 2.5pts @ 23/20 with Bet365, Betfred, Skybet and BetVictor (take up to 10/11) Hampton & Richmond 2pts @ 11/8 with most bookies (take up to 11/10)
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  23. No big priced winners today. @Bathtime For Rupert is the only player to select the 2 biggest winners, 9/1 Lark In The Mornin and 6/1 Chianti Classico along with State Man to take the early lead.
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  24. Congrats to the winners & the 28 in profit over the 4 days , PL for running comp & @MCLARKE for his collating skills .
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  25. @sirspread is one of the five players to select 33/1 Stellar Story. It enables him to take the daily prize. @Old codger holds on to win the overall competition, sirspread is second and first day winner @Bathtime For Rupert takes third place. Well done to all 3. Could the prize winners please PM pay-pal details. Allow 28 days for payment.
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  26. Alaphilippe 2 25 Utx/ 1/40th of a pt ew 66/1 Striking a pose 2 25 Utx/ 1/40th of a pt ew 25/1 Ask Me Early 3 00 Utx/ 1/40th of a pt ew 14/1 Young Dev 3 00 Uxt/ 1/40th of a pt ew 20/1 War Lord 2 45 kem/ 1/40th of a pt ew 20/1 Cap Du Nord 3 55 kem/ 1/40th of a pt ew 12/1 P/L + 176.60 pts
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  27. Won. BSP 10.19 Profit £ 180.12 (who needs Cheltenham) Monthly profit £ 263.53
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  28. "ace" claims the prize { iv'e had a "tenner" on 'Git Maker' in the last 🙂 }
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  29. Shake wins and forecast .....5pt forecasts returns 176.00 ....returns +231.00 ....prob about +380.00 after losses with one race to come
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  30. @Old codger takes the daily honours, picking 12/1 UNEXPECTED PARTY, 13/2 LANGER DAN and 9/2 JASMIN DE VAUX. Amother good day for @Bathtime For Rupert means he extends his lead.
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  31. Kim Muir Cloudy glen. 8.6 25/1 City chief 8.4 50/1 Fakir dalene. 8.0 33/1 5pt Ew all 3 and forecasts
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  32. The irony of someone putting up a 9/2 shot each way while complaining about other people putting up odds on shots is remarkable! The bet would barely break even if it placed. While I get that it's a contentious subject, any logic that leads to one being opposed to odds on shots would take a similar dim view about marginal place returns being counted as a winner. We'd have to either ban each way bets or stipulate that the minimum return has to be at least double the total stake. The discussion has been done to death. The conclusion is "if it ain't broke..." and there's insufficient consensus among the grumblers to justify changing things in what is, let's remember, a free competition that no-one is forced to enter if it offends their sensibilities. As I've said before, wherever there are rules relating to minimum odds/selections etc. some people will operate at the limits of those rules as a perfectly reasonable strategy and other people will complain that it's not fair and suggest the rules should be changed to be more in line with their own approach. It strikes me as a particularly ill-timed gripe when Mr Clarke is running the Cheltenham comp on top of doing the usual "day job". Also, a quick look back at the last 3 "Most Winners" comps shows 7 different people occupying a top 3 slot (so not always "the usual suspects") and the lowest ROI was 34.13%. Might as well ask "how much skill does it take to achieve a 34% ROI" in terms of a valid argument. There's no more (or less) validity in carping at short prices than there is in being critical of people putting up huge priced selections in the last couple of days to try and nick the "most profit" prize. You'll never please everyone but I don't think we do too bad a job with the competitions on here.
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  33. You are correct, it is very uncompetitive. So long as the all weather remains I am happy, that's where I make most of my money these days !
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  34. Brazil 2 50 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 20/1 Shanbally Kid 2 50 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 28/1 - 3rd Solness 4 50 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 25/1 Night Arc 6 30 Kem/ 1//40th of a pt ew 18/1 Zanndabad N/R Fleur Au Fusil 5 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 16/1 Fishery Lane 5 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 125/1 Stavvy 5 30 Chl/ 1/40th of a pt ew 100/1
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  35. Hi all, day 2 and hope for some better luck today 🤞.....soooo a few early selections....... Ballyburn To Win & Either Ile Atlantique Or Predators Gold To Finish 2nd In The 13:30 @ 5/4 ........ W Mullins Win treble of Ballyburn / Fact to File / El Fabiolo @ 3/1.............Ballyburn / El Fabiolo double @ 6/5 14.10 Fact to File @ 4/6 ......WON ( return 100pts) Monty Star to be top 3 @ EVS......WON ( return 100 pts) Fact To File To Win & Either Stay Away Fay Or Montys Star To Finish 2nd In The 14:10 @ 13/8......WON ( return 131.25 pts ) woop woop 🥂 👌 💷 ......1 race with 3 returns has turned around our racing with nice profit 🐎 soooo now all on El Fabiolo for 2 more WINS of a double & treble 👌 Sa Majeste, Built By Ballymore, Doddiethegreat & Jigoro All To Finish In The Top 10 In The 14:50 @ 5/1 last bets of day .... soooo its G Elliott and D Skelton ( after his earlier handicap plot !) 16.50 Sa Fureur 11/2 EW 4TH Unexpected Party 12/1 EW WON (return 205 pts) Triple Trade 33/1 EW 5 places soooo a good day in end with big profit 🥂 💷.......the what 'if' had El Fabiolo won for a double & treble would have been a 4 figure profit day !!
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  37. Who needs Cheltenham ! AW selection Southwell 8.00 MOULIN BOOJ
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  38. Luccia 3 30 Che/ 1/40th of a pt ew 50/1 - 3rd Cornel Mustard 3 30 Che/ 1/40th of a pt ew 90/1 Excello 2 50 Che/ 1/40th of a pt ew 60/1 Mordor 4 50 Che/ 1/40th of a pt ew 70/1 Pedrito 12 55 S-Cld 1/40th of a pt ew 12/1 { France} Busselton 2 50 Che/ 1/40th of a pt ew 80/1 Palamon 4 50 Che/ 1/40 th of a pt ew 25/1
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  39. Thought the blinkers could be a good move again for Wide To West at 8/1 in the 1.55 at Southwell. Lazy type but stays well when concentrating so if he doesn't sulk with the headgear applied for the second time, can make the frame and hopefully win.
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  40. What a tremendous gesture @MCLARKE 👏
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  41. Kempton 1.35 Just the five face the starter for this class 3 2M 2F novices’ handicap chase. Gary Moore saddles the favourite Issar d’Airy who will be very hard to beat. The six year old is two from two over fences having won twice at Newbury over the minimum trip rising 16lb in the process. The horse he beat last time I’d Like To Know franked the form when winning since at the same track. He is a confident selection to beat his biggest danger in the Paul Nicholls trained Beau Balko who won last time out at Mussleburgh. ISSAR d’AIRY 2 points win @ 6/4 William Hill Uttoxeter 1.50 Nine line up for this 2M 4F class 3 handicap hurdle which can fall to the in form Stuart Edmunds trained One Eye On Vegas, who’s well named as he is blind in one eye! His form has taken off since sporting cheek pieces winning handicap hurdles at Leicester and Hereford rising some 18lb in the handicap. He gets in here off of bottom weight and as a habitual front runner expect to see his usual pilot Ciaran Gethings making plenty of use of him on ground that suits well. Jagwar has already been beaten off of this mark so the danger may well be Emma Lavelle’s Canty Bay. ONE EYE ON VEGAS 1 point win @ 4/1 bet365 Kempton 2.10 A dozen line up for the class 2 handicap hurdle run over 2M 5F. Several have chances including the progressive Robbie Llewellyn trained Titan Discovery who’s up 6lb for his latest victory at Sandown and the Paul Nicholls trained Irish Hill who continues to tumble down the handicap. Anthony Honeyball has a good chance with his eight year old Good Luck Charm who’s run well in similar type of handicaps this season and off of the same handicap mark should be competitive and looks the each way bet under 3lb conditional jockey Ben Godfrey. Don’t disregard the bottom weight Thunderclap either who impressed over course and distance on his penultimate run from subsequent winner Madame. He’s worth a small each way saver at a big price. GOOD LUCK CHARM 1 point each way @ 10/1 bet365 1/5th 1234 THUNDERCLAP 1/2 bet each way @ 28/1 William Hill Uttoxeter 2.25 A very competitive eighteen runner class 2 handicap hurdle over 2M 7F 70 yards in which several hold very decent chances. The 2M 7 1/2F handicap hurdle at Chepstow in February may be the key piece of form to this race. David Braces’s Classic Concorde made all to beat Supremely West who came with a wet sail over the last by 2 1/2L and now on 3lb better terms and in first time blinkers it will be no surprise were Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole’s six year old to turn the tables on his older rival today and he’s the main bet here. Back in fourth that day was Thursday’s Pertemps Hurdle winner Monmiral to give the form a good look. I also can’t resist a small each way saver on Fergal O’Brien’s Alaphilippe who also ran in that race finishing ninth, beaten 32L although watching the race back he ran a lot better than his finishing position suggests as his jockey Paddy Brennan looked after him after the last. A drop of 3lb and first time cheek pieces may help him find some improvement. He was just touched off in the 2022 Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Final at Cheltenham from a 6lb higher mark so there's no doubt he’s a well handicapped horse. SUPREMELY WEST 1 point each way @ 10/1 bet365 1/5th 12345 ALAPHILIPPE 1/2 point each way @ 50/1 BetVictor 1/5th 12345 Kempton 2.45 Just nine face the judge for this 2M 4 1/2F class 2 Handicap Chase. Dan and Harry Skelton have had a fantastic week at Cheltenham and can keep the good form going with their track specialist Flegmatik here. The horse has won three times from 7 starts at the course with figures of 3110214 with the fourth coming last time out when finishing just 2 1/2L behind Forward Plan in the valuable Coral Trophy Handicap Chase over 3M. His previous win here came from this week’s Ultima winner Chianti Classico so the form is solid. He has to cope with a drop in distance but I don’t really see that as a problem and he looks the pick with Paul Nicholls’s Outlaw Peter the danger. FLEGMATIK 1 point win @ 11/4 William Hill Uttoxeter 3.00 This year’s Midlands Grand National has only attracted a field of thirteen which is rather disappointing. There are many here that should stay this marathon trip of 4M 2F including My Silver Lining, who won the Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick in January over 3M 5F prior to a good second in the Haydock Grand National Trial. Autonomous Cloud just got the better of Iron Bridge in the 3M novices handicap chase on this card last year and the pair renew rivalry with both holding claims if lasting out this longer trip. One horse who does interest me at a big price is the Irish challenger Young Dev. The only time he’s attempted a marathon trip as long as this was in this race two years ago when he finished second (10L 2nd to fellow countryman Screaming Colours). He can race off of a mark here 9lb lower and back up in distance he’s the value bet in a very competitive renewal. YOUNG DEV 1 point each way @ 20/1 bet365 1/5th 1234 Uttoxeter 3.35 A valuable eight runner 3M novices’ Handicap Chase concludes the ITV coverage today. Christian Williams has had a quiet season so far but the signs are that he’s about to spring into form having had two winners from his last ten runners at time of writing which includes his bottom weight here Fortunefavorsdbold. Only a six year old he appears to have taken his form up a notch since wearing cheek pieces winning at Huntingdon and Lingfield rising just 10lb. He gets in here off of bottom weight and although this will be a lot tougher than the three runner race he won at Lingfield he can be competitive at an each way price for Jack Tudor. There is a strong possibility that the race may drop to seven runners with top weight Marsh Wren also down to run at Cheltenham on Friday so if that’s the case hunt around for a firm who pay three places on seven runner contests. FOURTUNEFAVORSDBOLD 1 point each way @ 13/2 bet365 1/5 123
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  42. Well done @calva decoy The moaning sod that says L15 are shite but made over £115 quid from poxy stakes he can thank me later, WINNER. Not bad from "i dont know fook all about GeeGees" @harry_rag 2nd And a bit of profit from grumpy twat me. 3rd The rest of you were crap and need to up your game. 🤣😂🤣 Thanks everyone for taking part, all good fun. On to Aintree
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  43. staked £3.00 returns £115.20 total weekly staked £12.00 total weekly returns £129.21 not bad , I'm gonna treat myself to a 4 pack of luxury branded baked beans & a 5 pack of pepperami's 😁 .
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  44. I'll go ew on 2 Freddie Gingell rides, 210 Afadil 33/1 skybet 7pl. 5th. 👍 530 Sonigino 14/1 skybet 6pl.
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  45. Similar offer on BETMGM but £20 + £20 100% price boost
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  46. Good luck to STAGE STAR 4/1 ( free bet Sky yesterday ) & all of their owners who paid about £50 to own an eyelash & around £30 on each seasons renewal , make a nice change from the ever increasing Irish domination . 👎 well done to PROTEKTORAT , a likeable winner who's always threatened to be top class .
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  47. one winning double ...... today + 77.50 month +367.94
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  48. I think the AW will take over the majority of betting turnover, pity they will still be wasting millions on 5 runner O'Brien group races on the flat, for jumps, substitute O'Brien for Mullins. It is a sad state of affairs. 1 more bit of grumpiness. TV racing pundits gets right on my wick they are a bunch of sycophantic arse lickers just watch what happens when Mullins gets his 100 up ffs. (good job at least the girls look tasty so just turn off the volume me thinks)
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  49. winning double - today + 73.75 month + 290.44
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