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The mares only race won by Whiteoak. Thats the best race I’ve seen in ages absolutely thrilling. Fantastic rides by Maguire, McCoy and Fitzgerald. Tough horses swung one way then the other, unbelievable race.
Did McCoy think he’d got it won close home? Hmm tough one.
Brilliant Mate, I’d a feeling I was due to come a cropper today as been up the last two days but thats me up of for the day guaranteed…lol This is my best cheltanham ever, usually I can’t hit a sausage…
Look, is it possible for one thread to be free from ‘i’m up x amount’ .. ‘I backed him 24 months ago @ 230/1’ ..
This forum used to be about discussing races, horses and all the various nuances in form and ratings.
Fantastic race. Thought blinkers worked well on Gaspara, and she ran a fine race. Disappointed with Sweet Kiln, but I believe she was quite on her toes in the paddock. Silver Charmer is also worth noting for next time out .. givena very quiet ride by Ruby out the back and ran on into a relatively close 6th place i think.
Sorry Salselon , I do get excited when I get a bet up, especially as have been waiting on cheltenham for ages and am just full of beans at the minute. I did throw it up in the comp and the lays and plays today though, so am not after timing.
Apologies nevertheless, will attempt to show some future restraint.
Sorry Salselon , I do get excited when I get a bet up, especially as have been waiting on cheltenham for ages and am just full of beans at the minute. I did throw it up in the comp and the lays and plays today though, so am not after timing.
Apologies nevertheless, will attempt to show some future restraint.
Enjoy it Bulwark – no need to apologise for being excited- it’s great for people to show emotion.
I hope you will have many more occasions to celebrate like that !
Bullers, no need to apologise imo.
We had one great thread last year in DL & P where six or seven of us were nattering our way through a Wolver card. I enjoyed that. Some of us backed a 33/1 winner too; there were marriage proposals.
And if you can’t get excited at a race like that, then when can you. Congratulations btw!
Cheers Max and seventy Four, sure why not, I just had the first two in the Ballymore (no forecast though), I threw both up on the Ballymore thread on tuesday and raised the issue of fiveforthree on the willie mullins antepost gambles thread a few weeks back. Loving it. Had two points on aigle d’or that got chinned though.
Bulwark,
Please indicate in Lays and Plays where you tipped the first two in the Ballymore?
I haven’t I put it up on here when starting a thread on the ballymore, didn’t put it in the lays and plays. Is that a breach of the rules?
Silver Charmer is also worth noting for next time out ..
…which is likely to be in the Yorkshire Bank Mares’ Handicap Hurdle back here at the April meeting, a race in which she has a very decent record.
I was happy enough with her run here given she wasn’t entitled to trouble half of these on ratings, and given that her form so far this season has been wretched. Good ground and the sun on her back in April would enhance her claims in that handicap no end.
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Think the horse won in spite of Russell, not because of it, imo.
Great ride by Ruby.
One needs to look beyond a bobbing finish when assessing the merits of a jockey.
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