Cheltentham Festival fancies

[gustavo]

Well i've placed my faith in the forum and laid a host of bets based on tips here so lets hope things go well!

[Real ale Madrid]

I wouldnt exactly be backing my festival fancies but for what its worth.....

In the Arkle i like Faasel at about 16/1 - he is 20/1 in places and represents great value - he is proven at cheltenham and while he only ran once over fences he did nothing to suggest that he wont handle the jumps – all of his good performances have come in the springtime. He is a bit of class and seems to have slipped completely under the radar.

The champion hurdle is not really a great race to back but I have a sneaky feeling Asian Maze at 14/1 has the best chance of getting in amongst the big 3. Another who runs well in the spring and should like the ground as well.

And in the sporting index chase I can’t help but having a few quid on Spot the Difference – getting old but in great form and bound to give you a run for your money at least.

2.35 Faasel 16/1 - €5 e/w
3.15 Asian Maze 14/1 €5 e/w
16.40 Spot the Difference 7/2 €10 win

Last of the big spenders!

[sligoman]

I wont be in the bookies until Friday so if anyone has tips for Friday's afternoon races...let me know!

[bennocelt]

here are my bets for the day
2.00 -- granit jack
2.35 -- my way de sol
3.15-- detroit city
4.00 -- juveigneur
4.40 -- heads on the ground
5.20 -- kings revenge

but im not confident

[Risteard]

If anyone would offer me better than 3-1 on, I'll take it on my local bookies being held up over the weekend.

[First]

2.00 Hide The Evidence
2.35 My way de Solzen
3.15 Brave Inca
4.00 New Alco
4.40 Star Performance
5.20 Jayo

[drinkfeckarse]

Definately doing Detroit City and My Way De Solzen. Probably doing Granit Jack with De Valira e/w.

Gaspara at 5.20 is well fancied and I might do another few elsewhere depending on how I get on with the early races.

[Rory H]

2.00 granit jack e/w
amaretto rose win


2.35 my way de solzen win
gemini lucy e/w

3.15 iktitaf e/w
detroit city win

4.00 distant thunder e/w[ my NB for e/w!]
lacdoudal e/w again

tough call in that race

4.40 il de boitron e/w
spot the difference win

5.20 gaspara win
stumped e/w
ned ludd e/w

[joeSoap]

My placepot today is:

2.00 De Soto.
2.35 My Way De Solzen.
3.15 Hardy Eustace
4.00 Distant Thunder
4.40 Spotthedifference
5.20 Gaspara.

Done a €2 placepot, a €5 e/w accumulator and a €10 double on My Way de Solzen and Hardy Eustace.

[joeSoap]

Coral Cup, Wednesday 4.0pm-Powerstation. Backed him at 16's. He's still available at 12's in some places. Incredible each way value.

[BohsPartisan]

2.00 Granit Jack
2.35 Don't Push It
3.15 Hardy Eustace
4.00 Juveigner
4.40 Star Performance
5.20 Pancake

First time I 've ever bet against Detroit City. I like the horse as I've won a lot of money on him following him when you could get value on him.

[cullenswood]

Wins Now in the first, 13's on Betfair, 10's with Patrick Power

[Jaime]

2:00 bets; De Valira to place, and small bets on Kalderon and Orbit o'Gold, also in the place market. Amaretto Rose not the strongest of favs.

[BohsPartisan]

Well bloody Granit Jack, out in front until the last jump overtaken by a 40/1 outsider!

[drinkfeckarse]

Great day for the bookies so far. Solzen has me evens. Nothing else until Gaspara in the last with Jayo e/w.

I can only get the text commentary at work. What was the story with Detroit City if anybody saw it? Poor run or genuine excuses?

[gilberto_eire]

i dont know passing the post after a furlong he was starting to get to work on him then down the back straight was hard at work died away coming down the hill was backed down to 7/4 before the off the bookies cleaned up off him, hardy was been niggled at down the back too and it looked like inca would win but when called on couldnt even shake off hardy

[BohsPartisan]

Has to be my worst Cheltenham day ever.

[ForzaWexford]

A good day for the bookies! Luckily for me I was working in 1 (on double pay) and not punting - bar a smallish bet on Hardy Eustace - because I wouldn't have had 1 winner.....

Have backed Kill Devil Hill in the Gold Cup but only to have an interest really, horses aren't my game!

[Rory H]

made a profit of 22euro..not bad considering the outsiders 3 races
big favourites in many races today...

[bennocelt]

i had 2 winners and 2 seconds, oh if only Juveigneur got that win
up 97 punds, which is even surprising to myself
detroit city ran an awful race, dont know what Johnson was doing on him, the two carberry's rode very well

today

silverman

denman (banker!)

dempsey

finger on the pulse