Cheltenham festival

[patchamalbion]

With the news earlier that Kauto Star has had a nasty fall and is only 50/50 for the gold cup thought I'd start a thread nice and early!

Anyone making the journey to this quality event? Cheltenhams starting to buzz already!!

 

[Horsham Gull]

Me and one other will be there Thursday and Friday then straight to Blackpool after the Gold Cup

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Anyone making the journey to this quality event?

i'd rather shove wasps up my arse

 

[vegster]

Always good too see what this seasons dog food may be ..

 

[patchamalbion]

Me and one other will be there Thursday and Friday then straight to Blackpool after the Gold Cup

Did the same last year but Oldham away....never EVER again...

I know there's a lot of big horse racing fans on here so sure the interest will grow!

 

[Tooting Gull]

I will be there Tuesday and Wednesday this year. Went to a London Racing Club Festival preview last night, star of the show was the BHA senior handicapper Phil Smith, very interesting to hear his take.

Very bad news about Kauto Star, seems highly unlikely he will race, or be ready if he does. Does rather spoil what the big race race was all about this year.

 

[Billy Seagull]

Wont be going but have the week off work to watch it. My best ante post bet at the moment is an acca of Hurricane Fly, Sizing Europe. Big Bucks and Long Run which was placed last April at the princely odds of 215-1, its about 12/1 now. Plenty of other good bets too but Kauto Star being injured might bugger up my biggest ante post bet of Grands Crus for the RSA at 6/1.

Christ knows how Nicholls kept the new quiet as Kauto wasn't layed at all on betfair since last Friday. He must have a very tight ship there. If it was Hendersons Kauto would have been layed at all prices within 5 minutes of him hitting the deck.

Shows Nicholls up in a bad light though as he said last weekend that Kauto schooled well on Friday, turns out he nearly killed himself

 

[Seagull over Reading]

Paddy Power have a cracking new ad out for Cheltenham. Search 'Paddy Power - Chav Tranquilizer' on Youtube......classic !!!

 

[Bozza]

Very bad news about Kauto Star, seems highly unlikely he will race, or be ready if he does. Does rather spoil what the big race race was all about this year.

I thought Nicholls was very upbeat on 5Live this morning, so much so that I think the stated 50/50 chance is somewhat more pessimistic than the reality.

 

[kevtherev]

Getting the 6am train to Charing X Tues morn, then onto Paddington and in Cheltenham by just after 10am, counting down the days, can't wait.

 

[SeagullTim]

We have arrived, anyone know of any useful previews or magazine I should pick up?

 

[Durlston]

We have arrived, anyone know of any useful previews or magazine I should pick up?

The Racing Post has a free 56 page preview today. You can't do better than that for stats and info plus Tom Segal is the man to follow as always with his tips.

 

[Originunknown]

I'm up that way with work later in the week and wish this wasn't even on!

 

[SeagullTim]

Thank you mate that's diamond, will have to go in search of a copy of the RP then.