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Cheltenham 2018 - Day 1

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    #32
    RivetingRoger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭RivetingRoger


    Yyyyyyyyeeeessssss


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    #33
    Fanny Wank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Fanny Wank


    WickIow Brave wrote: »
    @festivalracing

    Fair play to Andy for tweeting it but it's shambolic there's not an official source announcing it online as it happens


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    #34
    RivetingRoger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭RivetingRoger


    Min Douvan vvm and vautour all going for champion hurdle according to wpm on racing post...........


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    #35
    WickIow Brave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭WickIow Brave


    Fanny **** wrote: »
    Fair play to Andy for tweeting it but it's shambolic there's not an official source announcing it online as it happens

    Yeah, it's embarrassing we are relying on a guy with a highlighter doing it off his own bat.


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    #36
    jimjamcos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭jimjamcos


    Samcro in Ballymore, Faugheen in Cheekpieces.

    Dream double is still alive.


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    #37
    Massimo Tara
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭Massimo Tara


    Not a single irish horse in the ultima. Madness


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    #38
    Fanny Wank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Fanny Wank


    Serious question here. What price would Getabird be if he wasn't trained by Mullins and wearing the Mr Blobby silks? 4 or 5/1? Bigger even?

    It's also not like Ricci has an army of smart novice hurdlers who he's splitting up. And he's a point winner running over 2m. He's a bonkers price and while the Supreme looks a mess/highly competitive with him taking out 30% of the book I think punters absolutely have to be looking for an angle there


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    #39
    RivetingRoger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭RivetingRoger


    Getabird hacked up last time out. Ran brilliantly and left MK for dead over the last. That is the reason.....its quite simple


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    #40
    WickIow Brave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭WickIow Brave


    Paul Townend on Melon. Yeeeeessssss!!! Bring it home Paul!

    Ruby on Faugheen
    Patrick on WickIow Brave

    No jockey for Yorkhill yet.


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    #41
    Fanny Wank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Fanny Wank


    RivetingRoger wrote: »
    Getabird hacked up last time out. Ran brilliantly and left MK for dead over the last. That is the reason.....its quite simple

    And his form is so much better than the UK novices to warrant his price how?

    We've a Betfair hurdle winner against him, a grade 1 Tolworth winner and a host of others. If anyone thinks Getabird should be sub 2/1 I'm happy to take every bet you ever have from now until I die

    Vautour started 7/2 (was bigger in the morning). Douvan was 2/1 or 9/4 (again was probably bigger in the morning). Getabird is a joke price win or lose


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    #42
    Gringo180
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    Scratch Sharjahs last run surely something was amiss, he was about to run the best novice race of the season before crashing down at the last @Leopardstown if he won that and didnt race until now he would be favourite imo.


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    #43
    Nulty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    Weirdest decs morning I can remember


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    #44
    RivetingRoger
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    WickIow Brave wrote: »
    Paul Townend on Melon. Yeeeeessssss!!! Bring it home Paul!

    Ruby on Faugheen
    Patrick on WickIow Brave

    No jockey for Yorkhill yet.

    I will take the ride if they stuck. All 14 stone of me!


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    #45
    WickIow Brave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭WickIow Brave


    RivetingRoger wrote: »
    I will take the ride if they stuck. All 14 stone of me!

    Probably David Mullins. Jack Kennedy would suit Yorkhill. I can't think of many else to be able to ride him tbh.


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    #46
    FatRat
    Registered Users Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭FatRat


    With the Ultima so cut up, I'm surprised to still see Shantou Flyer at 25/1 places. Runs on Heavy and, on about the same weights margins, he finished ahead of Coo Star Sivola and O O Seven here 2 months ago (albeit 17l behind Frodon). That was 2m 4f and he was running on towards the end - looked like he might like longer.

    Gold Present my most likely winner for it but unsure about how he'll go on the ground under top weight too. Probably no value at the top of the market.


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    #47
    RivetingRoger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭RivetingRoger


    WickIow Brave wrote: »
    Probably David Mullins. Jack Kennedy would suit Yorkhill. I can't think of many else to be able to ride him tbh.
    If Jack was on him i would be delighted as someone who has him backed !


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    #48
    supremenovice
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    RivetingRoger wrote: »
    If Jack was on him i would be delighted as someone who has him backed !

    How about Richard Johnson? They Wylies wouldn't mind an English jockey on him


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    #49
    WickIow Brave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭WickIow Brave


    supremenovice wrote: »
    How about Richard Johnson? They Wylies wouldn't mind an English jockey on him

    I wouldn't have Johnson anywhere near him. I can't think of any English jockeys that would suit it. I don't think Wylie cares about the nationality of the rider.


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    #50
    WickIow Brave
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    Mark Walsh on Any Second Now.


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    #51
    WickIow Brave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭WickIow Brave


    David Mullins on Yorkhill.


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    #52
    supremenovice
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    WickIow Brave wrote: »
    David Mullins on Yorkhill.

    I was going to throw a few points on Yorkhill but that booking has put me off


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    #53
    WickIow Brave
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    supremenovice wrote: »
    I was going to throw a few points on Yorkhill but that booking has put me off

    Wouldn't put me off. He's very good imo. Got a good tune out of Min the last day.


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    #54
    akelly02
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    kiers47 wrote: »
    Samcro not declared for supreme.

    Wow what a surprise , no free money for everyone


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    #55
    Nulty
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    FatRat wrote: »
    With the Ultima so cut up, I'm surprised to still see Shantou Flyer at 25/1 places. Runs on Heavy and, on about the same weights margins, he finished ahead of Coo Star Sivola and O O Seven here 2 months ago (albeit 17l behind Frodon). That was 2m 4f and he was running on towards the end - looked like he might like longer.

    Gold Present my most likely winner for it but unsure about how he'll go on the ground under top weight too. Probably no value at the top of the market.
    I don't like Shantous Flyers record on Heavy over 3m.

    First Flow ran the Sky Bet Supreme Trial at Haydock 1 second faster than The New One ran the Unibet Champion Hurdle Trial the next race. The New One carried 6lbs more.

    Not exactly as it appears but still encouraging for First Flows form nontheless


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    #56
    HugoMyBoss
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    Anywhere paying 4 places in the supreme?


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    #57
    dk6dk6
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    Only 5 runners in the Arkle and still it's possibly race of the week.


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    #58
    gazza1
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    First real bet for Cheltenham

    Mr WHITAKER 14/1 EW Close bros

    Won at the track lto with going soft heavy in places so going won't be an issue and gets in here off bottom weight.
    5 of the last 9 winners won lto.
    12 of the last 13 had run in the last 45 days
    Trainers only runner at the festival


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    #59
    Nulty
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    Ultima

    Vintage Clouds looks a nice bet at 14/1 considering the likely ground. He's 6lbs higher than last year but put up plenty bigger performances this year and has improved. His form on Heavy ground is good without being brilliant 2422222. He was running a good race in this last year before falling 2 out. He looks a bit tapped for toe for the previous 3 furlongs but this ground will be much more suitable and keep everything going that little bit slower.

    He doesn't win many but looks solid ew bet.


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    #60
    gazza1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭gazza1


    The Ultima is an absolute minefield.

    I do like to look at trends and no horse rated 150+ has won it in the last 30 years.
    6 yr olds haven't won it going back till at least 2002
    12 of the last 17 came from the first 4 in the betting
    6 of the last 10 had a rating between 142 and 146

    Based on that it looks taylor made for SINGLEFARMPAYMENT but if it was only that easy !!


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    #61
    RivetingRoger
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    Danny i heard


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