cheltenham betting

[PHCgull]

Probably the biggest factor in this Cheltenham is the ground. Nearly all of this season's form has been recorded on varying degrees of soft, heavy and bottomless ground. There has been so little rain of late that the going is Good, far quicker than all of these horses will have been running on recently.

Plus many horses are trained and prepared with Cheltenham in mind and only reveal their true abilities at this stage of the season.
Plus... the handicap system (which is not applicable to every chelt race) means that theorteically the hroses should finish in a line...

The fact that the winner is never obvious is one of the attractions of Cheltenahm, and what makes it so fiendishly difficult.

If you look at a card in most meetings through out the rest of the NH season, it is straightforward to find winners and reasons. At chelters you can find five or six winners in every race

 

[DerbyGull]

Gone with Templgate today.

China Rock
Poquelin

£5 double

 

[Stat Brother]

For the record today my 3 year old, has chosen:-

The Hollinwell
Montana Slim
Scotsirish
Cape Tribulation
Mister McGoldrick
Ma Yahab

 

[looney]

Ok so heres where the pins have landed.

1.30 Fiendish flame 20/1
2.05 Kayf Anothermiss 20/1
2.40 Poquelin 3/1
3.20 Katchit 25/1
4.00 Mount Oscar 33/1
4.40 Katchaturian 16/1

ew lucky 31 excluding the 2.40

Changed my mind on a couple so edited.

 

[looney]

Also backed ruby in the first race.

Had 3 winners at kempton last night and finished the day£2 up.

 

[seagullwedgee]

got voy por ustedes t 16/1 ew, now shortened to 10/1 SP

 

[seagullwedgee]

ran out of steam with 1.5 f to go

 

[Bozza]

Looking like a bad day for Walsh/Nicholls backers again.

Still, at least there's the easy get out of lumping on Big Buck's.

 

[DerbyGull]

Looking like a bad day for Walsh/Nicholls backers again.

Still, at least there's the easy get out of lumping on Big Buck's.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Didn't go too well for 4/5fav Master Minded yesterday

 

[Waterhall Wizard]

Forget Cheltenham.

Get on Granny McFee in the last race at Wolverhampton. 5-2 Ladbrokes or 7-2 Bet365 at the moment. Expect it to start at even shorter odds, so get on quick.

 

[Bozza]

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Didn't go too well for 4/5fav Master Minded yesterday

Indeed, hence the sarcastic tone with which I wrote that.

(Big Buck's drifting now - 10/11 and a touch of evens available)

 

[Bert365]

just got evens on big bucks come ruby pay me back

 

[8ace]

Not going well for me today, not gone LARGE though, keeping my powder dry for my trip to Cheltenham tomorrow!

 

[DerbyGull]

Karabak to win.

 

[DerbyGull]

 

[Bozza]

Hoorah! (nearly back to where I started from on Tuesday lunchtime now)

 

[Bert365]

Get in Big Bucks saves the day

 

[Father Jack]

time for Rupert pulls of a place finish for me after Poquelin in the 2.40 im on a roll.

 

[Father Jack]

william hill placing 5 in the next race, has to be worth a punt on a rank outsider.

 

[Trigger]

Made more money backing the second each way at 20s than I would have done backing Big Bucks and being a dull favourite backer, Time For Rupert was NEVER going to be unplaced if you looked at the form.