Thoroughly enjoyed the week, some cagey E/W betting taking advantage of the 5places paid and 6places paid offers has seen me out the other side …. Just!
Had a great time on Tuesday, spent nearly the whole meeting down on/near the rails close to the finish line with my horse mad teenage daughter
1.30 I will take Stage Star e/w against the favourite
2.10 Walking on Air e/w as ground against Ziggy
2.50 Shishkin
3.30 no bet
4.10 Il Ridoto e/w
4.50 no bet
5.30 …my only Irish horse of the day Dunboyne again e/w
Ground giving me a few worries so have gone e/w mostly … on better ground I...
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I’ve read £400k and £600k who knows? But my maths make it that if it was £400k then over 2 x Clarence House Chases and 2 x Champion Chases he’s even. If it was £600k this time he’s £250k up ?
Hermes Allen and Gerri Colombe. I’m not opposed to the Coral Cup or the Grand Annual for betting heats generally but can’t find anything this year. No fan of the cross country but accept that it adds to the festival for some people. Backed Greanateen as well and that’s it for me- quiet day...
Had such a great time at Cheltenham yesterday, brought back so many good memories of years gone by, as it always does and to take Miss junior for the first time made it very special.
Betting wise not good and if I hadn’t jumped ship and backed Marine Nationale in the first, I wouldn’t have had...
1.30 Supreme Hurdle
I will have a ( somewhat chancy) E/W bet on HIGH DEFINITION at 16/1. Jumping needs to improve but he could well be the class act in this race and may well get an uncontested lead.
2.10 Arkle Chase
I’m a big JONBON fan and will back him to win. This race will be run at...
Suited and booted on the early morning train to Cheltenham… and arriving home on the late night train. Long day but worth it, taking my horse mad daughter out of school for the day as well.