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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbKxiGSUbqs&feature=youtu.be
That’s his grade 1, winning against quality opposition
What was second in that race Rocky, certainly finished well ?
Sorry saw your earlier post.
Just checking in on this forum and catching up.
The place seems to be going well at the moment. There’s a bit of an arsehole element present, but hey, it wouldn’t be the same if there wasn’t. They say nature abhors a vacuum and I suppose when one arse piece leaves, another fills the void.
Nice to see the Ante Post King rising from his slumbers and getting some good winners. The Bristol De Mai obsession shows that he’s still misguided on occasion though
Excellent contributions from Stilvi of late on the boards. I am worryingly in agreement with him on several topics but I like how he has been sticking by his guns and going against the general tide on several topics. A forum needs people willing to do that.
I was underwhelmed by last year’s 2yo Crop to such an extent that I put much more effort into studying for Cheltenham this year.
I have backed two for The Gold Cup this year and they were Native River at 33/1, just before The Hennessy, and Champagne West at 50/1, just because I felt he might prove better for his new stable if he could sort his jumping out.
My other main hopes ante-post are Might Bite, Finian’s Oscar, Brain Power, Charli Parcs, Altior and a totally speculative punt in the Bumper at big odds on Henry De Bromhead’s Paloma Blue, who seemed a nice prospect when winning his only race at Fairyhouse. I had an ante-post bet on Don Bersey for the Fred Winter and feel he would have had a favourite’s chance from a decent weight but they are not going to go there with him and I was subsequently told that the owner lacks ambition for the higher levels of the game.
I made a deliberate point of not backing any Willie Mullins horses this year. Typically it is as muddled as ever with him.
This forum is the best on the internet in terms of discussion and it seems to be functioning better in my absence, so that’s excellent to see.
Here are the ones to avoid at Cheltenham due to the Caution Curse:-
Supreme Novices:- Charli Parcs 7/1 and Finian’s Oscar 25/1. Already discarded my early Chateau Conti bet
The Champion Hurdle:- Brain Power at 12/1, 10/1 several times, also 15/2 and 8/1. Faugheen at 2/1 was binned.
The Neptune Finian’s Oscar several times backed at 6/1.
RSA Might Bite at 10/1 and 6/1.
The Triumph Hurdle Charli Parcs at 20/1 and a saver on Defi Du Seuil at 4/1.
JLT Waiting Patiently 16/1
Bumper Paloma Blue 25/1
Gold Cup Native River 33/1, Champagne West 50/1
I am swerving the Handicaps this year.
This Gold Cup lacks strength in depth. Age is against Cue Card, Djakadam has had his chances and disappointed in the Lexus, the stats don’t favour him and the Irish squad has looked stronger in years past than this time. This is an open renewal though. The problem with Bristol De Mai is that he seemed to take a leap forward out of the blue and I am always suspicious of that, particularly as he is a horse who has been beaten several times when strongly fancied and he is a bit of a seconditis horse as well. They say he cut himself in his last race, when he was surprisingly favourite in my mind. Paddy Brennan voiced his feeling that Native River was a “Certainty” that day.
If backing now I would be looking at 9/2 the field before betting but I hope Native River can reward the faith.
Best of luck and keep the forum moving.
ps I did warn that Apples Jade was seriously overrated. Those wide margin winners always beguile punters and handicappers alike.
Jeremiah Chapter 3 Verse 7:-
“And the Lord sayeth, that there be none so overly ranked as the horse whom winnith the contest by a cable’s distance, this be particularly true for the horse who runneth in the field where many yoke of oxen have ploweth the land”
Amen.
Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.
Good to seeing you posting Steve
Best of luck with your betsGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
Not been as involved ante-post this year as previous but I’m happy enough given the disarray in the markets this year.
Bunk Off Early (Supreme) 25/1 nrnb
Top Notch (JLT) 16/1 – pick of the bunch
Yanworth (Champion Hurdle) 9/2, 4/1 & free bets at 7/2, 3/1
American (RSA) 20/1 nrnb
West Approach (Albert Bartlett) 7/1 nrnb
Cilaos Emery (Neptune) 25/1 nrnb
Vroum Vroum Mag (Stayers) 7/1 nrnb
L’ami Serge (Champion Chase) 40/1 (Ryanair) 25/1 – shocking bet
Altior (Arkle), Douvan (Champion Chase) & Native River (Gold Cup) all to win 11/2New Update, as last post was 4 pages back, and was already updated 14 times lol
Weekly Update
Arkle
Ordinary World 50’s ewOrdinary World 120’s to 460’s
Waiting Patiently 190’sUltima Handicap
Holywell 16’s and 20’s ew
What’s Happening 50’s ewWhat’s Happening 60’s to 65’s
Champion Hurdle (Green Book)
Brain Power 25’s and 33’s ewPetit Mouchoir 480’s to 490’s Laid 7.4 & 9.2’s
Vroum Vroum Mag 42’s to 150’s Laid 14.5’s to 17’s
Wicklow Brave 260’s to 390’s Laid 44’s
Nichols Canyon 180’s to 230’s Laid 20’s
Jezki 100’s to 290’s Laid 21’s to 30’s
Ivan Grozny 40’s to 200’s Laid 65’s
Ch’Tibello 320’s to 490’s Laid 48’s to 60’s
Sutton Place 190’s to 550’s Laid 40’s to 70’s
Diakali 1000’s
Mister Miyagi 1000’s
Limini 75’s 8.6’s & Laid 19.5’s
My Tent Or Yours 65’s
Douvan 680’s to 700’sLaid Buveur D’Air 4.6’s
Laid Brain Power 9.8’sMares Hurdle
Midnight Jazz 65’s to 70’sNational Hunt Chase
Tiger Roll 25’s ewTiger Roll 32’s to 42’s
Marinero 70’s to 80’sNeptune
Battleford 90’s to 350’sRSA
Tiger Roll 430’s to 480’s
Marinero 660’s to 1000’s
Acapella Bourgeois 280’s to 290’s Laid 16’s to 19’sChampion Chase
Garde La Victoire 40’s ewGarde La Victoire 170’s to 180’s
Cross Country
Cantlow 10’s win
Cause of Causes 20’s winCause of Causes 14.5’s
JLT
Theinval 1000’s
Tiger Roll 1000’sRyanair
Empire of Dirt 40’s win
Alary 66’s Each WayVillage Vic 70’s to 200’s
Champagne West 120’s to 260’s Laid 24’s to 26’s
Smad Place 150’s to 210’s
Empire of Dirt 28’s to 29’s Laid 11’s to 14’s
Ballycasey 210’s to 650’s
Viconte Du Noyer 1000’s
Roi Des Francs 1000’sKim Muir
Another Hero 22’s to 25’sDoctor Harper 14’s win
Another Hero 20’s ewGold Cup (Green Book)
Native River 33’s ew
Minella Rocco 40’s ew
Zabana 50’s ewMinella Rocco 90’s
Empire of Dirt 250’s to 1000’s Laid 27’s & 34’s
Zabana 50’s to 250’s
More of That 120’s to 270’s
Many Clouds 210’s to 380’s Laid 34’s, 48’s to 55’s
Irish Cavalier 250’s to 1000’s
Smad Place 150’s to 380’s
Saphir Du Rheu 160’s to 1000’s
Sausalito Sunrise 800’s to 1000’s
Champagne West 550’s to 1000’s Laid 22’s to 25’s
Lord Windermere 1000’s
Fine Rightly 680’s to 1000’s
Blaklion 150’sTea For Two 230’s
Theatre Guide 1000’s
Road to Riches 400’s
Vroum Vroum Mag 240’s
Sub Lieutenant 760’s to 1000’s
Roi Des Francs 1000’s
Perfect Candidate 1000’s
Theatre Guide 1000’s
Arctic Skipper 1000’s
Vezelay 1000’sLaid Thistlecrack 2.98’s to 3.05’s
Laid Native River 4.1’s to 4.2’s
Laid Cue Card 4.8’sGrand Annual
Sizing Platinum 25’s ewNon Runners
Sternrubin, Beyond The CloudsSpecials
Native River Hennessy/Cheltenham Gold Cup Double 250-1
More of That Gold Cup/Grand National Double 500-1Jesus Bobby, you must have been on overtime putting that lot together
Some fantastic prices in there,
the best of luck, you could have an amazing Festival
Cheers Graham, I’m very very happy with the way things have went Ante-Post, and I’m nicely ahead in Champion Hurdle, and I’m way ahead on The Gold Cup, it’s in a very healthy shape. Another couple of decent laying opportunities, and I can guarantee myself to be in profit for The Whole Festival, before a balls kicked.
The flip side is that I’ll probably never manage this again, and that I’ve probably used up my luck, and will go the whole 4 days without another winner.
I do spend a bit of time on it, and it keeps me going through the winter, more of a hobby than anything else. Obviously the one I’m most excited about is the Native River bet. Mentioned I was going to do it way back last spring, and put the first bet up tail end of last summer. If you’d told me then it would still be running, I’d have laughed at you, but it’s still going
To be honest, been here before, and it always ends in tears, but had some excitement from it if nothing else.
Now just to avoid losing too much on the handicaps Ante-Post……….but I’m already looking
FFSWell your hard work has definitely been worthwhile Bob. I’ll be watching with interest, I hope you make a packet mate
Great stuff VTC, bit of a rollercoaster mine still, but Thistlecrack out and few lays here and there have helped to get things looking ok.
When i get half a day free i’ll get mine up.
Supreme
Moon Racer @ 14’s, 7’s 2 x 6’s NRNBUltima
Champers on Ice 16’s NRNB
Druids Nephew 16’s NRNBChampion Hurdle
Brain Power 12’s, 10’s & 9’s NRNB
MTOY E/W 50s NRNB E/W 50s @ E/W 40’s
Yorkhill 30.0
Moon Racer 33’s NRNBNeptune
Monalee 14’s NRNB
Lets Dance 16’s NRNB
Battleford 120.0 – 22.0Coral Hurdle
Old Guard 4 x 33’s NRNB
Peregrine Run 33’s NRNB
Hagram 33’s NRNBRSA
Mite Bite 14’s & 12’s Laid off stake @ 3.9
ADO 2 x 20’s NRNB, 2 x 20’s E/W NRNB, 16’s E/W NRNB, 2 x 16’s,2 x 14’s,2 x 12’s, 2 x 10’s & 8’s
Acapella 16’s & 14’s NRNBCross Country
Cantlow @ 4’s
Cause of Causes 16’s & 14’s NRNBFred Winter
Rainbow Dreamer 33’s NRNBBumper
Western Ryder 4 x 25’s NRNB 3 x E/W 25’s NRNB & 3 x 16’s NRNBJLT
Yorkhill 5’s, 2 x 7-2 & 11-4
Coney Island 22.0 & 16’s Laid off for free bet @ 15.0Pertemps
Presenting Percy 33’s
Golden Doyen 2 x 20’s E/W NRNB 2 x 20’s NRNB, 2 x 16’s NRNBRyanair
Alary E/W 66’s
Stayers
Lil Rockerfeller 90.0 down to 25.0
VVM 16.0 to 10.0
Snow Falcon 40.0 – 17.0
Shaneshill 15.5 & 3 x 12’s NRNBKim Muir
Mall Dini @ 12’s NRNBCounty
Tudor City 23.0 & 20’s E/W NRNBAlbert Bartlett
Death Duty 20’s, 14’s & 12’s Laid off stake worse result £25+
Monalee 22.0 & 14’s E/W NRNBGold Gup
Cue Card 16’s & 6 x 14’s Laid off some @ 4.6
Saphir Du Rheu 570.0 – 80.0 Laid off some @ 110,80
Fine Rightly 770 – 240
Theatre Guide 460Martin Pipe
The Storyteller @ 16’s NRNB
Grand Annual
Velvet Maker E/w @ 20’s
Novelty Bets
Wylie top owner @ 25’s
Ivanovich Gorbotov to win any race E/W @ 20’sBets down
Min, Faugheen, Ar Mad , Cause of Causes Laid off, Heartbreak City, Getabird Laid off Valseur Lido Jenkins, Ordinary WorldGood luck with them Botchy, and I think your dark horse could be Alary in The Ryanair. Fits a system I do very occasionally, and I wanted to be with him, but missed the prices.
Good luck with them Botchy, and I think your dark horse could be Alary in The Ryanair. Fits a system I do very occasionally, and I wanted to be with him, but missed the prices.
Still there at BFSB. Got £10 E/w on last night.
Wanted those treble figure odds, and waited too long, and missed out
Struggling to go green on the race anyway, so might as well add a few quid on Botchy, as I’d kick myself I missed out after mentioning him.
Since last update a few weeks back I’ve added ADO RSA about 15 times and then auvergnat in the cross country in a few multis.
Also done IF THE CAP FITS for the bumper each way 25/1.
Trixie on ADO, ITCF and One for Arthur grand national each way.
FFS
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