*** Cheltenham Festival Day 2 - Wednesday ***

[Bozza]

Denman to get all followers off to a great start to day 2?

Commercial Flyer has been a great servant to Martin Pipe - will be bring him a Festival title?

Can Moscow Flyer do it again or is he just a little bit too old now? And if he fails will Kauto Star be taking the Queen Mum, so to speak.

Which Irish horse will take the bumper this year?

It's another great day...

 

[Bozza]

...and is MYOB the only Oirishman left on the Emerald Isle this week?

 

[Trigger]

Can Moscow Flyer do it again

I hope so... But i fear his age my have got to him now, it'll probably be his last race unless he goes to the Punchestown Festival... Either way i'll back the old chap, he owes me nothing, won me a good few bob over the years.

 

[Bozza]

Reckon VC took a huge pounding on Brave Inca today - they were doing an 'open up a new account' special as they are 60 years old. Open up a new account and they'll match your first bet, up to £60 (free bet available 48 hours after paid bet is settled).

Reckon a lot of people would have piled on with Brave Inca, as a result they're pricing up Denman odds on right now where most are odds against. I don't think they want to take any money on this one.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Think Kauto Star in the QM has it to prove. Extremely over-rated on what it has achieved so far. Newmill is a lively outsider and so is Watson Lake if it comes back to form. Kario De Sormain will set a searching gallop and could be anything.

Denman looks a shoe-in om the first, but it beat trees last time. I would rather be on Mr Nosie or Refinement at the prices, perhaps e/w.

Johnson and Pipe are talking as if defeat is out of the question for commercial flyer. It will need to be good to win this on only it's second run over fences. The Listener e/way also makes some appeal.

I've had a bit of 75's on Pole Star in the Coral Cup. Back over hurdles (didn't look a natural over fences), it was a close fourth in last year's Sun Alliance and if it runs to that form, it will go very close. great e/way bet.

Underwriter is my bet in the 4.40. At six years old, it's open to plenty of improvement.

I'm really sweet on Kicks for Free in the last. The form has been franked by the horse it beat into third by 12 lengths on it's debut (Kimi) being second last week to Witchita Lineman by 1 and a half lengths. Thats very solid form.

Happy punting one and all!

 

[Legend]

I have backed Central House in the QM Champion Chase. I just hope that someone has told the jockey where the finishing line is .................

 

[Trigger]

Think Kauto Star in the QM has it to prove. Extremely over-rated on what it has achieved so far. Newmill is a lively outsider and so is Watson Lake if it comes back to form. Kario De Sormain will set a searching gallop and could be anything.

Denman looks a shoe-in om the first, but it beat trees last time. I would rather be on Mr Nosie or Refinement at the prices, perhaps e/w.

Johnson and Pipe are talking as if defeat is out of the question for commercial flyer. It will need to be good to win this on only it's second run over fences. The Listener e/way also makes some appeal.

I've had a bit of 75's on Pole Star in the Coral Cup. Back over hurdles (didn't look a natural over fences), it was a close fourth in last year's Sun Alliance and if it runs to that form, it will go very close. great e/way bet.

Underwriter is my bet in the 4.40. At six years old, it's open to plenty of improvement.

I'm really sweet on Kicks for Free in the last. The form has been franked by the horse it beat into third by 12 lengths on it's debut (Kimi) being second last week to Witchita Lineman by 1 and a half lengths. Thats very solid form.

Happy punting one and all!

Three of mine for today are in that statement... Mr Nosie, The Listener & Kicks For Free.

 

[Stat Brother]

I have backed Central House in the QM Champion Chase. I just hope that someone has told the jockey where the finishing line is .................

Sorry Legend, you can kiss goodbye to that bet, as I have done the same. Doubling CH up with Bold Bishop, in the race before.

 

[Hampden Park]

just in case it got missed on the first cheltenham thread
royal and sun alliance chase - star de mohaison £5 e/w @ 16/1
queen mother champion chase - river city £5 e/w @ 50/1

 

[Trigger]

Denman is on the drift big time for the first race, Evs out to 11/8...

 

[Trigger]

Cheltenham 2.00

1st 8 Nicanor (FR) 17-2
2nd 1 Denman (IRE) 11-10 F
3rd 15 Refinement (IRE) 11-2

 

[Trigger]

Moscow Flyer has been retired.

Thanks for the memories (and the money) old chap.

 

[Bozza]

A great day for the bookies *sigh*

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Newmill is a lively outsider

And so it proved, £5 at 30/1 on Betfair keeps me £350 ahead of the bookies after 2 days.......roll on tomorrow when I can go!