Think Alfie Sherrin will probs win the Pertemps tomorrow will be some serious money on it 7/2 reckon it will be alot lower after Findlay steams in.

Ballyfitz for me 28/1 E/W with 5 places with Bet365 loves Cheltenham and also enjoys hurdles trainer said to had a spring in its step last time over hurdles when it saw no fences defo E/W claims if running to its rating going to watch the betfair place market might get something stupid like 12/1 just to place.

E/Ws on these too

13.30 Seven Is My Number 33/1 @ 4 places
16.00 The Sawyer 18/1 @ 5 places
16.40 Khachaturian 16/1 @ 5 places

Done Alfie Sherrin 7/2 will kick myself if it won and I didn't back it, its just that with favs taking a beating this year puts you off abit.

Not done that well so far but im fairly confident thursday is my day during the week

I've got 3 fairly confident selections for tomorrow

Including =#000000Hey Big Spender in the first, the jewson; the Colin Tizzard trained 7yr old has contested two novice chases at cheltenham over the past few months jumping perfectly in each coming 2nd to the more than able Inchidaly Rock, then went onto win the win next time out over C/D staying on strongly up the hill winning by 10lengths, there's further improvement to come and imo can handle the rise in weights and the 10/1 on offer in a few places HAS to be snapped up imo.

A lesser confident selection runs in the pertempts final handicap hurdle over 3miles. On first glance the horse =#000000Frebo has no chance with Alfie Sherrin based on there run against each other in a handicap hurdle at newbury in February where the selection received 11lbs for a 11l defeat, they re-oppose on similar terms here though on that day Frebo was well at the back where there was no pace throughout the race and as the trainer Ian Williams has said he stays all day, so with a strong gallop likely i think this race will suit him, since the newbury run he improved a lot when winning a qualifier for this race by 9l, at 16/1 id rather take a chance on this horse placing than simply having a win bet on the worthy Nicholls favorite due to whats happened this week.

Last and not least in the last, =#000000Gallant Nuit, I take note of a fair few people on here selecting him and its fairly obvious why, in a amateurs race a good and experienced jockey is almost as important as the horse and with nina carberry riding for Ferdy Murphy in this type of race is a match made in heaven (note katie walsh's victory with Poker De Sivola for Ferdy today). The horse in the past has come back well from a break, last time out he got the better off Don't Push it over a distance of 3m3 so he'll obviously stay the trip under a strong gallop or not, the only slight concern is the ground although today we'll be racing on the new course which has been watered and will be easier ground. The 9/1 on offer with a handy handicap mark whilst plotted for the race with the booking of nina makes alot of appeal.

Have gone e/w singles on the three as well as doubles and treble's.

My other selections FWIW
- Tranquil Sea
- Big Bucks / Katchit e/w
- SunnyHillBoy / Mister McGoldrick e/w

Good luck.

In the process of running a big race when coming down two out.

Better luck today hopefully.

Nicholls / Walsh not having the best of festivals so far but ought to collect with at least a couple from Alfie Sherrin, Poquelin and Big Bucks.

Mind, I expected Master Minded to win yesterday.

That's me now until after racing so GOOD LUCK everyone.

13.30 Take The Breeze
14.05 Fredo
14.40 Albertas Run
15.20 Big Bucks
16.00 Our Vic
16.40 Shillingstone

No money on it. But it is a 5,708,430/1 Accumulator

Going to be watching Big Bucks in the inrunning market anything around evens and more am going in, think when he hits its flat spot people will see it as another fav going down and lay it, form wise it should win this but form hasn't counted for alot this week.

The ground will be riding slow today so am told.

2 fancies for today.

Both EW.

Voy Por in the Ryanair.

Tidal Bay in the World Hurdle.

1:30 Seven is My Number e/w & Hey Big Spender e/w & Othermix e/w
2:05 Alfie Sherrin win & Ballyfitz e/w
2:40 Poquelin win
3:20 Big Buck's win
4:00 Atouchbetweenacara e/w
4:40 Galant Nuit win

Total change of plan for me today, can't take backing so many fancied horses and being so bewildered after such poor showings, so gonna go for bigger priced ones in every race, when they don't come in at least I won't be frustrated cos they weren't expected...



1.30 - Daves Dream

2.05 - Palypso De Creek

2.40 - Petit Robin

3.20 - Cousin Vinny

4.00 - Chapoturgeon (Nap)

4.40 - Mr Robert

All e/w....

Other than those...Rivaliste in the 1st is an interesting one, was reading somewhere a few weeks ago (cant remember where!) after Paul Nicholls open day he gave his thoughts on all his runners and he mentioned 3 in handicaps to look out for and Rivaliste was the one he was sweetest on. One of the others out of the three he mentioned was Sanctuaire! Taking into account how that won yesterday with apparently about 2 stone in hand, then Rivaliste must go close today...

All in on Big Bucks. Fu*ked every other race off.

It's a lottery and if Big Bucks loses then fair enough but I'm wasting small amounts on every race and in reality it's like sticking a pin in. At least Big Bucks has course form and I should be able to rely on it.

Money coming for Deep Purple into 20/1 now.

If this lands..

1.30 Hey Big Spender

2.05 Smoking Aces

2.40 Barbers Shop

3.20 Karabak

4.00 Private Be

4.40 Khachaturian

All e/w. Good luck all.

1.30 Kings Forest EW & Hey Big Spender
2.05 Cross Kennon EW
2.40 Planet of Sound
3.20 -
4.00 Victorias Groom EW
4.40 Boychuk EW

Had a word for Time Electric @ 20/1 in the Pertemps worth a crack E/W with the 5 places.

Will see if I can get in contact with my mate cos he knows the owner of that horse. Also owns Tavern Times who came 4th in the bumper yesterday which he told me he fancied so backed it e/w, also owns Maid In Taipan who also runs later on aswell!

I'm having a good festival tipping wise so far, just been let down by the favourites.

Todays lot ...

1:30 - Copper Bleu and The Midnight Club

2:05 - Smoking Aces and Cross Kennon

2:40 - Barbers Shop and Jack The Giant

3:20 - Big Bucks and Sentry Duty

4:00 - The Sawyer and Victorias Groom

4:40 - Galant Nuit and I'moncloudnine.

Confident that Galant Nuit will be amongst the places, when Nina Carberry rides at the Festival she normally delivers.

Good Luck

Smoking Aces in the 2:05 is being well backed in from 12/1 to 9/1, think he might start at 7.

Been working well at home and is fancied to run a big race.

I don't like backing them just off a "word" but it run a decent race round here last time over 3m1f 3 lengths behind Lie Forrit

Lucky 31, just done all Rubys horses in it today after he did me proud in the final two races of yesterday.

And for my other bets I fancy

1.30 - Heybigspender
2.05 - Smokingaces
2.40 - Barbers Shop
3.20 - Karabak
4.00 - Chapoturgeon
4.40 - Nostringsattached

1.30 Copper Blue e/w
2.05 Alfie Sherrin (win), Cross Kennon e/w
2.40 Deep Purple e/w, Barber shop e/w
3.20 Karabak e/w
4.00 Sunnyhillboy
4.40 Faasel e/w

2.05 smocking aces e/w
4.00 tarotino e/w

here goes, ONE winner so far (peddlers cross) ... THREE seconds (get me out of here, the package, notus de la tour)

!

1.30 RIVALISTE... HEY BIG SPENDER E/W
2.05 ALFIE SHERRIN... BUENA VISTA E/W
2.40 TRANQUIL SEA... SHINDLERS HUNT E/W
3.20 KATCHIT E/W (big bucks to win but too short)
4.00 IM SO LUCKY E/W