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Cheltenham racecourse are doing a special offer whereby you have to pay an additional £20 on top of your club enclosure ticket to be able to take advantage of the seating in the grandstand to watch the racing.
As special offers go that one really does take your breath away.
Vauban in the triumph. Especially over the new course. Will demolish the ground over the last 3 furlongs and win handsomely.
E/w. The wolf. (Ultima) Improved form from last year, is a better jumper now and arguably unlucky not to be running off a double penalty and instead gets in 4lb below its mark when finishing 6th in the race last year.
Lay. Facile vega. Anyone who thinks it’s sensible to be taking odds on in a race of complete unknowns is a fool.
I’m not sure he’s as big a certainty as you think Mike.
He’s won very impressively no doubt but would capodanno or bacardys cause L’homme any worries? Absolutely not. He won his race very easily New Year’s Day then absolutely trotted up at sandown.
Bob hasn’t ran for what will be the best part of two month. Not sure that’s ideal personally.
At the prices I know which one I’d rather be on.
Venetia saying L’homme presse ground dependent for this or the turners as well.
I’m praying she sees sense and sticks to the shorter trip for now.
The owner of aye right has said on RTV that they’re going for the big one.
Utter madness.
Doesn’t appear that the weights have been allocated for the ultima. Certainly not updated on the RP app.
Is the wolf of olly Murphy likely to get in to this and line up?
Been impressed with him in his last 2 runs and because he’s not won his mark is unchanged and a decent price.
Royal Pagaille looks the overlooked one in the field at the prices for me. Especially now it’s looking more likely than not to be pretty soft heading into race week.
Has shown improved form since last season and even though beaten a fairly long way by Apt at Haydock he’s improved from that and was apparently injured at some point during the race as well.
It’s my favourite week of the year. I work shifts and therefore have a limited amount of holidays (22) to use over the year. This year I’ve booked off the Wednesday to Saturday block of 4 night shifts because I refuse to miss a single minute of it. I absolutely love it and get stupidly excited about it from new year to the tape goes up on the Tuesday.
However. I’m going down on the Wednesday this year and 4/5 of the races have an odds on fav. You wouldn’t get that on a midweek meeting at Kelso in January never mind the so called showpiece meeting of the jumps season. If the powers that he can’t see the detriment that would be done to the overall spectacle and the wider sport itself by extending to 5 days then that’s a really sad state of affairs.
My main bet is going to be a win double of L’homme presse and Vauban.
L’Homme presse has been seriously impressive for me in his last 2 starts. And I think there’s a danger of everyone perhaps overplaying the Irish form of Bob and GDC simply because of the thrashing the Irish gave out at the festival last year. If L’homme was Irish and turned in 2 performances like it’s most recent people would be creaming their knickers over it!
Vauban looks an absolute machine already and with loads of improvement to come.
Im going to this. My first ever visit to Ascot.
You’ve beat the market anyway getting 22 for CDO so well done on that score anyway.
Lostintranslation and First Flow look the two interesting ones to me. Neither seem to be entered up anywhere else and the Tizzard horse won really well there before xmas. First flow loves the track, jumps lovely and beaten out of sight having made the running in the Clarence House is better than the black and white form in my opinion.
It would just be nice to know how many of the horses quoted at prices just now are unlikely to run. Hitman and CDO are both down to run at Newbury this Saturday
Surprised olly Murphy hasn’t taken the chance to stock the wolf in this. He likes the track, yesterdays Edinburgh national confirmed he stayed and his jumping was much better also.
Does he qualify to run?
Thanks Mike. I don’t remember reading anything about him picking up an injury anywhere after his run last time so thought this would be a good place to ask.
Anyone heard any rumours about where/if shan blue is likely to turn up at the festival this year?
Memories of the Charlie hall are still giving me nightmares for the fall but a mild form of arousal about what could be to come!
Anyone got an ideas why balko des flos doesn’t seem to be quoted by many firms for this?
I know he hasn’t troubled the judge in either of the xcrountry races this season but I was looking to back him at level weights come March.
Thanks in advance x
Ronald pump at 16’s for me.
2nd to honeysuckle last time when staying on and almost grabbing her, only got a clear run in the last 200 yards in the race last year.
My bet of the week.
The racing post and the pull out in the daily tabloids is incomparable. To suggest otherwise is silly. Personally I feel for the information and work that goes into it it’s actually very good value.
I wouldn’t buy it every day but if you’re serious about a bet, relying on the sun/mirror/star for your information is going to seriously hinder you.
