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Re: Cheltenham Festival Competition ~ Day 2 Selections 1.30: Royal Boy 2.05: Sam Winner 2.40: Meister Eckhart 3.20: Sire De Grugy 4.00: Sire Collonges 4.40: Katgary 5.15: Third Act

Re: Cheltenham Festival Competition ~ Day 1 Selections 1.30: Irving 2.05: Dodging Bullets 2.40: Vintage Star 3.20: Hurricane Fly 4.00: Quevega 4.40: Merlin's Wish 5.15: Baby Mix

Re: Cheltenham Placepots Captain Conan / Dynaste / Texas Jack Sam Winner / Jetson Cue Card / First Lieutenant Wonderful Charm / Oscar Whisky / Bog Warrior Hunt Ball / Vino Griego / Kapga De Cerisy Super Duty / Romanesco / Vesper Bell 324 lines @ 5p again. ...and £1 on first named.

Re: Thursday 2:05: Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) The Nicholl's stable have made no secret that they have protected Sam Winner's handicap mark for this race. But on a youtube Betfair preview night the bloke with the glasses (very smart chap who buys horses for affluent owners and really knows what's going on) advised that if you can get to a race with a stone in hand then that is virtually job done. But then he added that Sam Winner may well be two stone in hand. If that is anywhere near right then it's difficult to ignore.

Re: Cheltenham Placepots ...as to the payout. Haven't done this in ages, but used to combine the total %s of each SP to give an estimate of the PP return. (before the running totals were so easily accessable) If this estimate is very low then the PP likely to be even lower (favourites effect)...a high estimate tends to pay a higher PP. Tracking the estimate through the 6 races gives: 1.49 / 1.88 / 5.74 / 6.08 / 25.92 / 137.59 So the payout of £343 was pretty good really. {Tuesday estimate indicated £20 but the 6 favs dragged that down to the £10.90 payout}

Re: Cheltenham Placepots Try a double whammy...going down in the last with four runners AND two of the placed horses were your fav trainer but ignored because of adverse comments by said trainer!

Re: Cheltenham Placepots Nightmare with these big field lottery handicaps...but... Back in Focus / Buddy Bolero / Hawkes Point / Rival Destruval / Tofino Bay Pont Alexandre Hadrians Approach / Lyreen Legend / Unioniste Sprinter Sacre Pendra / Master of the Sea / Bondage / Black Thunder Saphir Du Reu / Totalize / Pistol / Bordoni 240 lines at 5p (in a lad shop if they still allow 5p!)

Re: PL Christmas Poker Tourney - December 30th 8pm - 53 Prizes & Over £1000 Added! Thought I had missed this tonight...super to see it's tomorrow night. After Xmas dinner at my sons though I may be more than a little knackered, but I believe that is par for the course from previous PL Xmas games. Good luck to everybody who plays. :hope

Re: PL Christmas Poker Tourney - December 30th 8pm - 53 Prizes & Over £1000 Added! BSDodger entering in the fun with my Brown Ale in support.

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Re: PL Cheltenham Competition Day 4 Selections 1.30 Dodging Bullets 3.20 Kauto Star 4.40 Bourne

Re: Cheltenham Placepots Pearl Swan / DODGING BULLETS / Balder Success Ted Spread / CITIZENSHIP BOSTON BOB KAUTO STAR / Midnight Ch CHAPOTURGEON / Salsify Molotov / Toner Doudaires / BOURNE / Grandad's Horse 10p, but a single pound on the bold ones too.

Re: Fri: 3.20 Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Kauto Star ran Long run ragged the last twice. He just seemed so much more powerful than in previous years. Primarily I hope he is fit enough to do himself justice and if he does the same again to Long Run then I can't see how Long Run is going to power away up the hill if he's shagged out with two to jump. Just backed Kauto Star at 5.0 on Betfair...then 5 minutes later he is 5.3, so I backed him again. Wouldn't be worried by his price rising like that...Big Bucks almost reached evens...and he showed them in no uncertain terms!

Re: Fri: 3.20 Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Another preview, from Boylesports. Paudie Hasset, representing the hosts, lets rip with his views on Long Run's jockey.

Re: Thurs: 2.05 Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) Don't know if it's right to post this here but Stan James are paying both the 1st and 2nd as winners on single bets!