Cheltenham Festival Competition 2026

[raymo61]

Oh she beat me to it!

[Red Rum 77]

I mentioned earlier about a winning patent back in 1982. Backed at my local bookies and put it on Equally Divided instead of Win to win, Place to place which would have paid more, still it was a learning curve for me.

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[MRSRAYMO]

TOT ~~~~~ DY4 ~~ DY3 ~~ DY2 ~~ DY1 ~~~~ NAME
—————————————————————————————————–
169 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 070 ~~ 099 ~~~~ TRIPTYCH
119 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 073 ~~ 046 ~~~~ SILENT ASSASSINS
115 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 064 ~~ 051 ~~~~ BOTCHY1
105 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 043 ~~ 062 ~~~~ DESSIE73
102 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 030 ~~ 072 ~~~~ SERGEANTCECIL
101 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 041 ~~ 060 ~~~~ CHESTNUT
096 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 065 ~~ 031 ~~~~ HOT FUSS
094 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 062 ~~ 032 ~~~~ SAMD
093 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 028 ~~ 065 ~~~~ WYLDESYDE
089 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 027 ~~ 062 ~~~~ BIGG
085 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 031 ~~ 054 ~~~~ MIKE2084
085 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 012 ~~ 073 ~~~~ RED RUM 77
085 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 057 ~~ 028 ~~~~ KEVCAL
084 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 030 ~~ 054 ~~~~ ILLAVIM
082 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 042 ~~ 040 ~~~~ REFUSE TO BEND
080 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 068 ~~ 012 ~~~~ GLADIATEUR
078 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 033 ~~ 045 ~~~~ MIKE007
076 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 054 ~~ 022 ~~~~ PETER.H
075 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 027 ~~ 048 ~~~~ CORMACK15
074 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 038 ~~ 036 ~~~~ TAKEYOURTIME
072 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 034 ~~ 038 ~~~~ RAYMO61
070 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 040 ~~ 030 ~~~~ BROADSWORD
070 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 044 ~~ 026 ~~~~ LANDAFAR
066 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 046 ~~ 020 ~~~~ CORK ALL STAR
065 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 045 ~~ 020 ~~~~ HOMERSIMPSON
064 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 042 ~~ 022 ~~~~ THETINMAN87
064 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 044 ~~ 020 ~~~~ CHIVERS1987
063 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 020 ~~ 043 ~~~~ EDDY7
057 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 020 ~~ 037 ~~~~ KENDICATE
054 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 014 ~~ 040 ~~~~ NATHAN HUGHES
054 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 014 ~~ 040 ~~~~ HE DIDNT LIKE GROUND
050 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 020 ~~ 030 ~~~~ MICKEYJP
049 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ XXX ~~ 049 ~~~~ JACKH1092
046 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 010 ~~ 036 ~~~~ ROBNORTH
045 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 020 ~~ 025 ~~~~ EUROALIEN
045 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 027 ~~ 018 ~~~~ SEEMOREBUSINESS
044 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 031 ~~ 013 ~~~~ QUELLE FARCE
042 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 014 ~~ 028 ~~~~ EX RUBYLIGHT
037 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 007 ~~ 030 ~~~~ BEAURANGER
032 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 006 ~~ 026 ~~~~ GREENASGRASS
029 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 012 ~~ 017 ~~~~ TREGGY
016 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 012 ~~ 004 ~~~~ TONGE
014 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 004 ~~ 010 ~~~~ STEVE75
014 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 006 ~~ 008 ~~~~ MRSRAYMO
013 ~~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 007 ~~ 006 ~~~~ YAHOO

[MRSRAYMO]

[raymo61]

Equally divided used to be the bane of my life when I used to work in betting shops Neil

[raymo61]

First of all any problems with your scores let me know and I will sort it out when I get back from walking the dog.

Well done Silent for top scoring today on what looked a tricky card before racing
Also mentions for Triptych for her score of seventy and Gladiateur Hot Fuss Botchy and SamD for all getting scores in the 60’s

Meanwhile it looks like the bird may have flown as far as winning is concerned BUT there are still two days left so we have hope

Top stuff again to Triptych for staying on top of the podium and kudos to Silent and Botchy for getting on the podium too

The cakes are looking safe but even that is only a 66/1 winner away from being caught so everything is still to play for and remember enjoy

[MRSRAYMO]

Wow, what a brilliant lot of scores from several people today, even with the big fields.
Superb use of your Welly Jac (Triptych) – that was amazing! You deserve your 1st place!
Congratulations to Silent Assassins for being top scorer today – that sort of score on any other day would have landed you in first place.
Finally, well done to Botchy1 for consistent scoring on the first two days and scrambling up onto the podium to take 3rd place.
Don’t forget, there is still time to creep up the leader board – it is never over until it’s over!

[Landafar]

Excellent picks there Jac.

Race 1 Manganese
Race 2 Western Knight
Race 3 Wodhooh
Race 4 Ma Shantou
Race 5 JPR One
Race 6 Ikarack Nap
Race 7 Kings Threashold N/B and Hung Jury

[Triptych]

Lol Tracey ..just noticed I”m holding the ‘Welly’ 😅🤣😂…hope you’re not giving me ‘the boot’. The Wellington is a great addition Raymo it can turn the compy around in a heartbeat..if someone had picked Martartor 66/1 and ‘Wellied’ him today well that would be game over.

I was round my friends cheering Kitzbuhel home this afternoon, he’s in my TTF so double celebrations 🍾 🍾 and a banging headache.

Well done for backing g Martartor Tracey 35/1 still a decent price but disappointing not to get the 66/1..what a race that was I thought Jazzy Matty had won it again.

Well done Silent Assassins and Botchy for great scores today..the bird is sitting tentatively on her perch. still 2 days to go anything can happen.

Good luck everyone for tomorrow ..I”m off to hide my laptop from Nathan… Jac

Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...

[Triptych]

Thanks Landafar.

Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...

[Ex RubyLight]

1:20 Mille Et Une Vies (Res: Echoing Silence)
2:00 Regent’s Stroll (Res: Jordan’s Cross)
2:40 Jade De Grugy (Res: Wodhooh)
3:20 Bob Olinger & Impose Toi (Res: Ma Shantou)
4:00 Heart Wood (Res: Banbridge)
4:40 Absolutely Doyen NAP (Res: C’Est Different)
5:20 Daily Present (Res: Herakles Westwood)

[Illavim]

Sadly I think I only got 30 points today, not 38
3 3rd places, at 50/1, 13/2 and 8/1 ?

[raymo61]

Thanks a lot Illavim you are dead right. Oscars brother was fourth and the race originally had 16 runners but missed the two non runners and I am afraid the minus 8pts affects yourself Quelle Farce and Mike2084. So sorry to you three but thank you Illavim for your integrity

[Cork All Star]

1.20: Oldschool Outlaw
2.00: Meetmebythesea and Slade Steel
2.40: Jade De Grugy
3.20: Ballyburn (nb)
4.00: Banbridge
4.40: Supremely West (nap)
5.20: Kim Roque

[Illavim]

Thanks Raymo
At least bet365 still paid me!

[robnorth]

Reserves doing a fair bit better than main selections as per usual…

Thursday Selections

1.20 Carrigmoorna Spruce (Future Prospect)
2.00 Sixmilebridge NAP (Jordans Cross NB)
2.40 Jade De Grugy (Wodhooh)
3.20 Honesty Policy (Teahupoo)
4.00 Banbridge (JPR One)
4.40 Gowel Road (Electric Mason)
5.20 Herakles Westwood & Gericault Roque (Il Ridoto)

[MRSRAYMO]

I wouldn’t dream of giving you the boot Jac – I was trying to find a nice golden coloured wellie to add to the graphic, but no luck!

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