As the greatest spectacle in jump racing is only around the corner, I thought this thread would enable us to discuss the main talking points about the 4 day festival running from tuesday to friday.

Therefore we can find the winners and beat the bookies



I will be adding my thoughts on the majority of the races nearer the time.

Good luck.

Yes i have Thurs & Friday off work so it's Lupset hotel for me on friday

to watch the big race

Who do you fancy acko ?

Kauto star is the fav 2/1 with laddies however no horse has ever regained the gold cup, Denman last years winner ran terribly last time out and is now best priced 8/1. Paul nicholls other horse neptune collognes placed in this event the last few years is a 7/1 shot however has been hit and miss and has bad jumping. If the ground is good then Star De Mohaison at 50's is a good price.

Fellow mods - I was asked if it was OK to have this as a separate thread.

Trust it's ok with you all!

Denman will win the gold cup there just messing with everyone to get a better price it's a nailed on Forcast with Kauto star

Cousin Vinny
i'll post more tips later in the week

Alexander Severus for the Fred Winter!

had a tip today but its too late for this thread would have got you some cheltenham money too lol


daves dream won at 12s took 16s had a fiver each way made up for my smarting when heckenberg scored for quins with a minute to go and stitched up my quins by 21 to 25 bet last night v salford

Or thanks for telling us after it's won

i didnt see the thread till after it had won lol when i logged on here

i do have one for next week though probably get stuffed and my name will be mud again lol but its

EBADIYAN IN THE TRUIMPH HURDLE ON FRIDAY

Quevega in the David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle on tuesday looks a decent bet

Into 5/2 from 5/1

Fine by me, keep the punters happy i say

I personally fancy WALKON for the triumph meets all the important stats and trends, trained by Alan King good record in this race

woohooooooo got my cheltenham float lol daves dream wins and then last night 5,15,20 on the irish lotto

576 spondulies

just wakefield now to top off my weekend

You Jammy herbert

MY TIPS / Fancys

Tues
1.30 Cousin Vinny & Torphichen
2.05 Planet of Sound & Tatenen
2.40 Oedipe & Star de Mohaison
3.20 Binocular & Osana
4.00 Garde Champetre
4.40 Over Sixty & Quevega

I'll be at work 6 to 2 so going to miss the first bets on my Lucky Niffy

WEDS best bets
2.40 Cooldine & What a Friend
4.00 Warsaw Pact
Friday
1.30 Walkon & Zaynar & Master of Arts against the field

This is the first race on the friday

Been a good sporting week so far for me Cas winning and i have 3 good winners yesterday a return to form because i been sh-t a late.
I had Daves dream 12-1 and i think it will do the bonus in the county hurdle,i also backed golden sunbird and fresh and air.

My best bets at chelteham are:
Big bucks in the stayers (6-1)
Master arts in the Truimph(8-1)
What a freind RSA chase Ruby chosen the wrong one. (4-1)

One to watch in the market Psycho if backed in the corol cup Tony martyn loves a gamble.

Bismark cousen Vinny the Irish will have there fingers burnt in the first race the Jockey only known for bumpers and as only ridden 9 times over fences and with the horse inexpernace it can not win.

Cousin Vinny wont win the supreme, dont fancy this horse at all. GO NATIVE in my e/w choice for the supreme

Binocular is an obvisous fav in his race but will he get up that hill he struggled last year, quality horse and would love to see him do it. Im on @ 8/1 after backing him last may but im tkaing him on with Osana in this race now.

my own personal bet of the week is karabak in the 2.05 wednesday

garde champetre in the cross country despite his big weight won pulling a cart last year and edna bolger has a 100% record in the race.

in the champion hurdle the furious pace will play into binnoculars hand`s,it was sent to the front too soon last year and will make an ammends this time has it will for harchibald but my preferance would be for ap mccoys mount.

in the gold cup i can see nichollls winning with his 3rd string neptune collognes only just pipped for second last year and denmans form last time makes it hard to fancy while kauto star may struggle to get home neptunes has been in fine form winning two grade ones in ireland this term.

The last time i bet on a horse they shot it after it fell, so thats me done.

OK, on the eve of the cheltenham festival

We have the winner's

(i may / will regret that statement tomorrow)

Sup Nov - Micheal Flips e/w
Arkle - Golden Silver e/w
Will Hill - Millenium Royal e/w
Champ - Osana (win) Katchit e/w
X-county chase - Garde Champter
Mares - United

These could change dependant on how much rain come tonight

Good luck everyone

Nearly there then, the excitement is killing me now. So far today I've done...

13.30 - Go Native e/w

14.05 - Forpadydeplasterer e/w

14.40 - Nenuphar Collonges e/w

15.20 - Whiteoak e/w

Also done a double with Cousin Vinny and Tatenen and have about 15 ante-post bets running on to (hopefully) the two bankers of the festival..... Binocular today and Master Minded tomorrow. If those two win I'm already guaranteed to have had the best festival in my lifetime by some way.

Good luck all..

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I backed FPTP before the off