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Countdown to Cheltenham....

  • 21-02-2012 3:53pm
    #1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    21 days and counting.... :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Can't wait. I'm previewing the Thursday of the Festival that'll be published in college. Just did the Jewson


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    Can't wait. I'm previewing the Thursday of the Festival that'll be published in college. Just did the Jewson

    If it's online when finished post it up Urban :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Will do Colonel.

    Don't think it's an online publication though. Just did the Pertemps there, focused on the top 8 or 9 in the market. Cert about 5 of them won't run, and the other 4 will be tailed off.
    I gave a fancy and a danger at the end of each preview too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,706 ✭✭✭premierstone


    ft9 wrote: »

    Rubys body language when talking about Kauto wouldnt fill any of hes backers with too much confidence.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck




  • Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭ipitydafool


    Rubys body language when talking about Kauto wouldnt fill any of hes backers with too much confidence.

    Likewise about Al Ferof:p


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,410 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    Rubys body language when talking about Kauto wouldnt fill any of hes backers with too much confidence.
    Suppose he is surley concerned about reports from the yard.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,706 ✭✭✭premierstone


    finbarrk wrote: »
    Suppose he is surley concerned about reports from the yard.

    Probably more to do with the hype that the horse generates and the pressure they will be under, no harm and trying to play it down or at least attempt to.

    The cough in Nicholls yard is a non issue really, Kauto and a few more of the big guns are housed seperately and there has been no issue with any of them.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9


    Hobb's yard leading up to the festival.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭ste2010


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    Will do Colonel.

    Don't think it's an online publication though. Just did the Pertemps there, focused on the top 8 or 9 in the market. Cert about 5 of them won't run, and the other 4 will be tailed off.
    I gave a fancy and a danger at the end of each preview too.

    Best of luck with it Urban. Definitely post it if your looking to share


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9


    19!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Cheers ste.

    9 what the **** are you on about?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,706 ✭✭✭premierstone


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    Cheers ste.

    9 what the **** are you on about?

    19 days left to this Cheltenhammy thing everyone seems so worked up about :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Ah right. Think I heard of it before


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,706 ✭✭✭premierstone


    UrbanSea wrote: »
    Ah right. Think I heard of it before

    tis no Thurles of a wet thursday but some of the lads around here seem to get a bit giddy about it :D


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭convert


    18! :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 15,775 ✭✭✭✭Slattsy


    convert wrote: »
    18! :D

    Convert....for all your countdown skills, and Mod warnings.....try pick us a winner !!! ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭seoirsem


    Anyone know when the races , the handicaps in particular, will be whittled down to a manageable number, some still have over 70 entries? Too many to trawl through yet, gonna concentrate on the Arkle to begin with..


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭convert


    Slattsy wrote: »
    Convert....for all your countdown skills, and Mod warnings.....try pick us a winner !!! ;)

    You'd probably be asking for your money back... :p
    Will have to sit down and take a decent look at the entries before I make any selections - real life has been manic recently :(


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  • Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭mccarte2


    seoirsem wrote: »
    Anyone know when the races , the handicaps in particular, will be whittled down to a manageable number, some still have over 70 entries? Too many to trawl through yet, gonna concentrate on the Arkle to begin with..

    Weights will be confirmed next Wednesday so that should allow you to rule a good few out.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,030 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    seoirsem wrote: »
    Anyone know when the races , the handicaps in particular, will be whittled down to a manageable number, some still have over 70 entries? Too many to trawl through yet, gonna concentrate on the Arkle to begin with..

    I'm not looking beyond Sprinter Sacre for the Arkle.


  • Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭seoirsem


    I'm not looking beyond Sprinter Sacre for the Arkle.

    Was very impressive last time out alright BUT will he get up the hill? He definitely didn't last year.. at 5/1 AL Ferof could be an each-way bet to nothing, he will definitely get up the hill. So much to take on board.. I LOVE CHELTENHAM!!!!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,173 ✭✭✭hucklebuck


    Back On Topic...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    English horses with published marks will run off them. Bit of a question mark over the Irish horses marks tho.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭ste2010


    hucklebuck wrote: »
    Back On Topic...

    Classic! I know thy man from somewhere...


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,030 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Have any of the bookies started offering NRNB yet?


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9


    Have any of the bookies started offering NRNB yet?

    Bet365


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9




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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9


    15 days. Longest 2 weeks ever ahead


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