world hurdle is a massive anti-climax without big bucks

Far West & Silviniaco Conti are horses I respect but increasingly it does look a possibility.

But a better betting heat.

backed oscar with my coral free bet, with a very small bet each on bog and solwhit

no idea why that wouldnt post first time...

oscar whisky shocker



3 seconds so far for me

need to get the last two for abit back now

cantlow and super duty

Cantlow out on vets advice (bleeding from the nose).

its been a collective 'one of those days' for punters.

Indeed. Just Cue Card for me. Got my stake back with Hunt Ball on EW too.

Hope my EW punts come in in the last 2!

lost the 35 free bet i got back from big bucks being a non runner on captain conan, and my 20 quid free bet for joining coral went on oscar. i put the bb bet on well before christmas so doesnt feel as bad as losing on the day, lol

solwhit winning just about covered my bets on him, bog warrior, menorah, l15 n ppot. cleared out all my winnings from the first two days into my bank account and got 16 quid left to play with tomorrow, to put on a ppot, l15 and find a gold cup horse

Cue Card my saviour. Reve De Sivola done on the line for a place, Super Duty beaten a head. Captain Sunshine and Vino Griego both second.

An incident packed day continues as the Glenfarclas Handicap Cross Country Chase (postponed from Tuesday) is now delayed as JT McNamara is airlifted to hospital following the Kim Muir.

hopefully the jockey is gonna be ok. on long run tomorrow.

other selections

rolling star
at fishers cross
ranjaan e/w
salsify
make your mark e/w
viva colonia e/w

think make your mark could be chucked in, decent claimer on and carrying bottom weight. wasnt disgraced in the neptune last year after being sent off a fairly warm price of 15/2 lost a lot of momentum when hampered, wouldntve troubled simonsig but wouldve ran a bit better had he not been so badly hampered. went off heavy odds on for his reappearance in ireland, drifted like a barge then played up a bit before the start, he was left to front run so his chances were done before the business end. got the run into him though and with the shrewd mullins yard he may well have had this as his target for a while. confident he will give us an honest run. taking the claimers at the top of the market into account he's pretty much carrying a stone less than top weight and there will be worse bets at shorter than 11/12-1.

Had a whisper at the beginning of the week for O'Faolains Boy in the Albert Bartlett.

day 4 still up after 3 days



far west/rolling star
cotton mill/tennis cap
at fishers cross/our vinnie
bobs worth
gevrey chambertain/ma filluele
alderwood/kid cassidy

Cheltenham Day 4:

1.30 - Rolling Star
2.05 - Cotton Mill (EW), Ranjaan (EW)
2.40 - At Fishers Cross
3.20 - Bob's Worth
4.00 - Chapoturgeon

Various doubles and a Lucky 15

Our Conor
Ifandbutwhynot
African Gold
Hmmmm really can't split Bobs Worth and Silviniaco Conti
Backstage
Gevrey Chambertin
Alderwood

Bobs Worth & Salisfy today.

glad my lumpy bets came in and the losers have just been l15's, free bets or few quids here and there.

the ground totally went against my first two in l15

rolling star didnt want it to be too testing and looked punch drunk on the run in. our conner looks tremendous though, if he handles the better ground he could be a potential star. theres always a reservation til they win a big one on it though, as he looks so good on soft ground.

ranjaan, well, nicholls said this morning in his column that ranjaan wanted the ground to keep drying. it didnt. it p*ssed down as soon as dinner time arrived.

next two in my l15 should like the ground.

gonna be stamina at an optimum going up that hill for me.

the three questions are;

will conti be happy on the chewed up ground over 26.5f?

bobs worth has only ran once outside open company, is that enough?

sir des champs sometimes gets bogged down approaching fences on crap ground and can throw in howling errors. he springs them on good ground. AP is on, he likes to drive horses into fences. either gonna win or deck him IMO.


I'm more than happy with Long Run.

had a bet on At Fishers Cross, can see him loving this.

two 2nds and a 1st... just about still in profit..

Brilliant performance from Barry Geraghty and Bobs Worth despite being hampered by the fall of Silviniaco Conti.

My heart goes out to Jane Mangan after the Foxhunter Chase ... incredibly bad luck.

give the profit from salsify to charity, will never have luck like that again with no obstacles to be jumped

nice profit over 4 days... only thursday i didnt win.

had 3 in the last and got 1st 2nd and 3rd

had a good festival too thankfully, third nice one in a row after my first two which were dodgy.

roll on aintree, going the thursday again this year but also the saturday too; can't wait


going with the girlfriend on thursday, friday gonna get shot of the hangover and watch the afternoons racing while waiting for my mate to arrive fri evening, then enjoy a few fine cigars and some premium scotch whilst analysing saturday's card - magic