Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:26 pm  

Chapoturgeon 8/1 to win the Foxhunters with Boylesports.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:45 am  

Joe Coconut wrote:

Anyone know what's happened to Spirit Son? Looked a prospect staying on gamely in last years Supreme but have seen nowt of him this season. Presuming he's had a setback of some sort?

henderson said he had suffered a setback which ruled him out of the first half of the season, then either a new or existing problem scuppered his cheltenham chances so they've just scrapped this year and gonna try and get him back on all cylinders for next year.

the horse i wish was running in the champion hurdle is grandouet - would've been interesting to see him take on the big boys. memories of him winning the international just before christmas are still fond however.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:01 pm  

Done some NRNB punts

Boston Bob is 13/2 for the 2m5f on betfair so taken a chance its not turning up and backed Simonsig @ 3/1

Also backed Boston for the 3m race @ 3/1 and also Sea Of Thunder @ 15/2 EW was sent to do a job over CD and was going to win impressive before falling at the last.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:07 pm  

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news ... ml&BID=465 grumeti suffers slight setback, should be ok for chelt though. long run drifted quite a bit on betfair last night apparently. mystifying according to hendo and robert waley-cohen, so all i can think that it would be is people laying him off at a shorter price after backing him at a bigger one months ago. makes sense really, if kauto makes the race (which seems far more likely than four days ago) there would be no way long run would go off at evens.

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news ... ml&BID=465 grumeti suffers slight setback, should be ok for chelt though. long run drifted quite a bit on betfair last night apparently. mystifying according to hendo and robert waley-cohen, so all i can think that it would be is people laying him off at a shorter price after backing him at a bigger one months ago. makes sense really, if kauto makes the race (which seems far more likely than four days ago) there would be no way long run would go off at evens.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:40 pm  

Peddlars Cross is ducking the Arkle and running in the Jewson. Good for my 10 to follow, but a very surprising decision imo.

Andy;
Other than breaking doors and gambling, do you do any studying at uni?

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:35 pm  

Live Wired wrote:

Andy;
Other than breaking doors and gambling, do you do any studying at uni?

LOL.

Surprisingly so, get plenty of free time to do everything I need to do. I barely go out drinking, and my timetable is very spaced out at present.
Have only had one bet in the past few weeks, waiting for the festival.


Wednesday's Will Hill special is 5/1 on Peddlers Cross for the Jewson.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:17 pm  

Just been looking at the form for the Queen Mother Champion Chase and I've got a fancy for Somersby. He must be the most consistant horse placing in G1's over 3M and 2M winning his latest outing at 2M. Outside of Sizing Europe its anyones guess. Might have a reverse exacta on Somersby and Sizing Europe.

Ruby Walsh pointed the best bet out last week. Paddy Power are offering money back if sprinter sacre wins the arkle on all other horses up to £100. I've now lumped on Al Ferof. He beat Sprinter Sacre over Cheltenham last year, Sprinter Sacre has raced a bit keen so fare over fences and I don't think hes actually come up against any quality oposition. Al Ferof should come on for his run against Somersby and Finians Rainbow the other week where he didn't discgrace himself.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:22 pm  

Newton-Le-willows-Warrior wrote:

Just been looking at the form for the Queen Mother Champion Chase and I've got a fancy for Somersby. He must be the most consistant horse placing in G1's over 3M and 2M winning his latest outing at 2M. Outside of Sizing Europe its anyones guess. Might have a reverse exacta on Somersby and Sizing Europe.

Ruby Walsh pointed the best bet out last week. Paddy Power are offering money back if sprinter sacre wins the arkle on all other horses up to £100. I've now lumped on Al Ferof. He beat Sprinter Sacre over Cheltenham last year, Sprinter Sacre has raced a bit keen so fare over fences and I don't think hes actually come up against any quality oposition. Al Ferof should come on for his run against Somersby and Finians Rainbow the other week where he didn't discgrace himself.

Have Somersby's connections confirmed him for the Champion Chase? I presumed his preferred target was the Ryanair and have backed him for that NRNB.

Think I'll probably have a play on Al Ferof, as I've got Sprinter Sacre in a few multiples so as long as one of the two win it, I'll be relatively happy.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:26 am  

Newton-Le-willows-Warrior wrote:

Just been looking at the form for the Queen Mother Champion Chase and I've got a fancy for Somersby. He must be the most consistant horse placing in G1's over 3M and 2M winning his latest outing at 2M. Outside of Sizing Europe its anyones guess. Might have a reverse exacta on Somersby and Sizing Europe.

Ruby Walsh pointed the best bet out last week. Paddy Power are offering money back if sprinter sacre wins the arkle on all other horses up to £100. I've now lumped on Al Ferof. He beat Sprinter Sacre over Cheltenham last year, Sprinter Sacre has raced a bit keen so fare over fences and I don't think hes actually come up against any quality oposition. Al Ferof should come on for his run against Somersby and Finians Rainbow the other week where he didn't discgrace himself.

The Boylesports deal is better. Refunding all bets in the first four races of the Festival if your horse finishes 2nd.

Re: Cheltenham 2012 : Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:49 pm  

Hills have gone 5/1 for Peddlers for the Jewson today, just put a decent sized on bet on it. Looks like a weak race to me and surely Peddlers has the class to win this and McCain has sent him here purely because he thinks he has the better chance opposed to something wrong?