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For a bit of fun and to see if anyone agrees with me
Name your first 3
I’m the bookie of the decade (you win you don’t get paid
) Everyone has an imaginitive 1000 pounds sterling and can bet any horse you want, Win EW (first 4 as it is very difficult) forcasts or tricastThe overall winner gets a free tip for the Gold Cup…..it’s Kauto Star
The prices have no reflection on my choices but are what I think the bookies might have offered.
I have chosen mines already and will let you know my selections (result) in a few days.
For my own interest I have added a poll to see what the majority would go for.
CHELTENHAM CHAMPION HURDLE RACECARD
1. See You Then Nicky Henderson Steve Smith Eccles
2, Hardy Eustace Dessie Hughes Conor O’Dwyer
3. Rooster Booster Philip Hobbs Richard Johnson
4. Beech Road Toby Balding Richard Guest
5. Istabraq Aidan O’Brien Charlie Swan
6. Royal Gait James Fanshawe Graham McCourt
7. Morley Street Toby Balding Jimmy Frost
8. Kribensis Michael Stoute Richard Dunwoody
9. Brave Inca C A Murphy A P McCoy
10. Comedy of Errors Fred Rimell Ken White
11. Bula Fred Winter Paul Kelleway
12. Gaye Brief Mercy Rimell Richard Linley
13. Night Nurse Peter Easterby Paddy Broderick
14. Sea Pigeon Peter Easterby John Francome
15. Dawn Run Paddy Mullins Jonjo O’Neill
16. Persian War Colin Davies Jimmy Uttley
17. Salmon Spray Bob Turnell Johnny Haine
18. Alderbrook Kim Bailey Norman Williamson
19. Monksfield Des McDonogh Dessie Hughes
20. Lanzarote Fred Winter Richard Pitmanbetting: 4/1 Istabraq, See You Then, 9/2 Persian War, 5/1 Kribensis, 11/2 Monksfield, Dawn Run. 8/1 Comedy of Errors, Royal Gait 10/1 Bula, 12/1 Lanzarote. 14/1 Alderbrook, Sea Pigeon, Night Nurse. 16/1 Salmon Spray 20/1 Morley Street, 25/1 Gay Brief 25/1 Hardy Eustace, 50/1 Beech Road 100/1 Brave Inca 1000/1 Rooster Booster
I’d be a layer of Kribensis at 5’s and a huge layer of Dawn Run at 11/2.
Night Nurse at 14/1 stands out.
I’ll take the 100/1 about Brave Inca, at least he is still racing while all the others are way too old and will probably need the run
Seriously, being only 34 I didn’t see the likes of Sea Pigeon, Night Nurse, Bula etc so I would have to have a punt on Istabraq.
Mike
ps, where’s the dual Champion Hurdler of recent years (the name escapes me, I haven’t had my coffee yet
)See You Then should be around 20/1 in this field, whereas Night Nurse is ridiculously over-priced.
Two best Champion hurdlers I have seen were Night Nurse and Istabraq. It would be a close run thing between the two. I’d split the bet and have £600 @ 4/1 Istabraq and £ 400 @ 14/1 ( 14/1 ?
) on Night Nurse.Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
I’ll take the 100/1 about Brave Inca, at least he is still racing while all the others are way too old and will probably need the run
Seriously, being only 34 I didn’t see the likes of Sea Pigeon, Night Nurse, Bula etc so I would have to have a punt on Istabraq.
Mike
ps, where’s the dual Champion Hurdler of recent years (the name escapes me, I haven’t had my coffee yet
)Being a nice bookie you got a grand on Istabraq at 2/1 without any winners pre 1980 if you want it
Maybe Hardy Eustace ? he’s there ok
play play Night Nurse 14/1 – any left?
lay lay See You Then 4/1Can’t change the prices can’t change the result help yourself lol
My apologies FOF,
Yes I meant Hardy Eustace and didn’t realise he was there. I’ve had my coffee now and I can see correctly
Mike
No Flyingbolt in there?
Flyingbolt never won the Champion Hurdle
Though he did finish third at 15/8 behind Salmon Spray in the ’66 Champion Hurdle. The following day he hacked up in the two mile Champion chase.
Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning
I’ll have a £1000 to win on Night Nurse please
– not that I know anything about this horse but I nearly OD’d on the stuff one night many moons ago No Flyingbolt in there?
Agree that Dawn Run and Kribensis are massive lays, and Night Nurse is overpriced at 14s.
Neither Brave Inca or Rooster Booster deserve their places in the field either.
The owners insisted they ran
Won the Supreme Novices though and rated only behind Arkle by some ratings compilers. I’d have had him in my field.
Why? As brilliant a chaser as he was he was kicked into touch by Salmon Spray, at level weights beaten, fair and square.
Have to take the three from the golden era – Night Nurse, Monksfield and Sea Pigeon – Persian War best of the rest.
Just on the subject anybody remember seeing that Irish novice that bolted up at the Festival and then had to be put down in the Scottish Champion Hurdle – sorry can’t remember the name at present but was supposedly a world-beater.
) Everyone has an imaginitive 1000 pounds sterling and can bet any horse you want, Win EW (first 4 as it is very difficult) forcasts or tricast
) on Night Nurse.
– not that I know anything about this horse but I nearly OD’d on the stuff one night many moons ago 
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