mikebOAFC Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) I know there used to be a few racing threads on here but I've not seen one in a while so thought I'd start one up for Cheltenham. I'm "in between" jobs at the minute so I'm in the strange position of being able to watch the Festival but not have a bet (other than a couple of free bets I've still got knocking about in my online accounts). For what it's worth my Day one picks (based on nothing more than names that have won for me before or that I like the look of) are: Supreme Novices Hurdle - Cinders & Ashes Arkle - Sprinter Sacre JLT - Quantitativeasing (Our Mick as an E/W chance) Champion Hurdle - Hurricane Fly Cross country Chase - Balthazar King Mares Hurdle - Quevega (Kentford Grey Lady E/W) Novice Handicap - Ackertac Edited March 12, 2012 by mikebOAFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Novice Handicap - Ackertac Kid's a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The Cheltenham festival is easily my favourite horse race meeting of the year and is the best 4 days of National Hunt racing in the world. Unfortunately today there are some very short price favourites which look very difficult to oppose IMO. Sprinter Sacre 2-05 looks well ahead of his rivals on this seasons chase form. Hurricane Fly 3-20 last years winner and very difficult to oppose again. Quevega 4-40 has won this race for the last 3 seasons and will probably win it again, she is superior to any of her rivals. They are all short prices but it really is difficult to see any of them beaten, so I'll have some multiple bets i.e. doubles and a treble covering all three. Those 3 aside the rest of the card looks much trickier, but I think The Package 2-40 currently available at 6/1 could run very well, he was beaten in a photo in this race 2 years ago and has been off with injury for over a year since that race. However he comes from a stable that are experts at getting horses back and fit after long layoffs, he will do for me and I expect him to go very close. Good luck to anyone having a bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliofashy Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I have to agree there are some very good favourites at very short odds, to me looking to pick a hole is difficult but i can't help but be tempted by 6/1 for binocular. Four quality days of racing hopefully living up to expectation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Paddy Power refunding all bets on the Arkle if Sprinter Sacre wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Is it take a wild guess on a horse and pretend you are good at picking horses season already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebOAFC Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Paddy Power refunding all bets on the Arkle if Sprinter Sacre wins. Free matched bet as well for new accounts which is handy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 13:30 - Cinders & Ashes 14:05 - Sprinter Sacre 14:40 - The Package 15:20 - Zarkandor (Zaidpour e/w) 16:00 - Maljimar 16:40 - Swincombe Flame 17:15 - Educated Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Had a fiver win treble on: 1.30 Galileo's Choice 2.05 Sprinter Sacre 3.20 Hurricane Fly would get back around £130 Avoid those horses - my luck isn't the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Irishman hot favourite to be drunkest person at Cheltenham13-03-12 MARTIN O'Hanlon, a 38 year-old from Kerry, is the bookies' choice for champion drinker at the Cheltenham Festival. The Gold Cup goes to whoever pushes this little chap off Kauto StarThe four-day sauce-necking event, which takes place next to some horses at Cheltenham racecourse, attracts top professional drinkers from around the world. This year's 5-6 favourite is garrulous Irishman O' Hanlon, who will be coming over on the ferry with four grand in his top pocket and a 'virtually unlimited' capacity for rum and coke. O'Hanlon's trainer, Stephen Malley, said: "Martin romped home last weekend at Kelso, consuming 194 units of alcohol over a 48-hour stretch. That includes 98 units before he had his first piss. "He's a great competitor and a fantastic personality. The crowd loves it when he doesn't seem that pissed but then tries to leave the bar via an imaginary door." Earlier this season O' Hanlon, who stands 13 hands high when upright, sustained a serious injury to his drinking arm when he repeatedly punched a road sign following a mid-week session at Doncaster. Malley said: "Luckily he was still able to grab people round the neck and force them to sing 'Wild Colonial Boy'." Drinkers' rights groups have called for the event to be banned after last year's favourite, the popular Scot Davey McBride, stumbled into a roadside ditch and had to be shot. But a spokesman for the organisers said: "The drinkers love it. You can see the enjoyment in their eyes and to stop them doing it would be going against nature. "Unfortunately, when they fall over they're often too drunk to tell us if they're okay and so we have to put them down." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoafc Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 2nd as usual!.......if there was a bet to tip second place i'd be in a league of my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoafc Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 13:30 - Cinders & Ashes 14:05 - Sprinter Sacre 14:40 - The Package 15:20 - Zarkandor (Zaidpour e/w) 16:00 - Maljimar 16:40 - Swincombe Flame 17:15 - Educated Evans Big accumulator coming in here!.........Wanna buy latics ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Overturn. To win. Pondered each way .... buggger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) I know there used to be a few racing threads on here but I've not seen one in a while so thought I'd start one up for Cheltenham. I'm "in between" jobs at the minute so I'm in the strange position of being able to watch the Festival but not have a bet (other than a couple of free bets I've still got knocking about in my online accounts). For what it's worth my Day one picks (based on nothing more than names that have won for me before or that I like the look of) are: Supreme Novices Hurdle - Cinders & Ashes Arkle - Sprinter Sacre JLT - Quantitativeasing (Our Mick as an E/W chance) Champion Hurdle - Hurricane Fly Cross country Chase - Balthazar King Mares Hurdle - Quevega (Kentford Grey Lady E/W) Novice Handicap - Ackertac Good day, so far! Edited March 13, 2012 by Stevie_J Update: He's on fire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebOAFC Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Good day, so far! 16:40 - Quevega win, Kentford Grey Lady 2nd. Not had big money on any of these unfortunately, and had to take a couple as doubles and trebles, so not won anywhere near what I should have done. Decent day nevertheless and a place for Ackertac in the last would bring in my biggest bet (e/w treble with Balthazar and Kentford) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebOAFC Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Is it take a wild guess on a horse and pretend you are good at picking horses season already? I'm dead good at picking horses me After some good races yesterday, and some great results, I'm not half as confident about today. I'm not sure I'll have chance to put a bet on today but again, for what it's worth, here are my picks: 13:30 - Teaforthree 14:05 - Simonsig 14:40 - Grands Crus 15:20 - Finian's Rainbow 16:00 - Consigliere (E/W) 16:40 - Vendor 17:15 - Village Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 13:30 - Universal Soldier 14:05 - Cotton Mill 14:40 - Grands Crus 15:20 - Big Zeb 16:00 - Poole Master 16:40 - Royal Bonsai 17:15 - Sir Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) £20 on Grand Crus / Sizing Europe Double. I had £20 on al ferof which lost to sprinter sacre. Money back with PP so I've invested it wisely... That is my only bet of the day (unless it wins!) Edited March 14, 2012 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm dead good at picking horses me After some good races yesterday, and some great results, I'm not half as confident about today. I'm not sure I'll have chance to put a bet on today but again, for what it's worth, here are my picks: 13:30 - Teaforthree 14:05 - Simonsig 14:40 - Grands Crus 15:20 - Finian's Rainbow 16:00 - Consigliere (E/W) 16:40 - Vendor 17:15 - Village Vic Where are you getting these tips from?!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebOAFC Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) Where are you getting these tips from?!!? Haha..I follow getyourtipsout on twitter (blog here http://getyourtipsout.wordpress.com/). I go with a mix of what they suggest and what I've backed before. They had a good day yesterday but missed Our Mick and Balthazar and I've only gone with 3 of their picks today (they were against Simonsig). They're having a decent year overall so definitely worth a follow. Edited for spelling Edited March 14, 2012 by mikebOAFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Typical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Backed the wrong second favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) Basically - if there is a horse not to back - it's whatever I have done. Thats' me done for the day. I'll tell you what to avoid tomorrow. Edited March 14, 2012 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebOAFC Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm not overly confident about the rest of the day so I'm just gonna kick back and enjoy the racing I think. I fancy Finian's in the next but after that I may as well have just stuck a pin in the racecard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Got Finnian's Rainbow at 5/1 in the QM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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