The Cheltenham 2012 Thread

[action man]

PP have a money-back special up to £100 if Sprinter Sacre wins the Arkle which is great for Al Ferof fans.

great offer, im a big pedlers fan here

[T_Mar]

always make my head spin those offers... think i read that they have a sick record when they offer them aswell... ie jolly gets turned over

[Horneris]

Some Early Thoughts on the Tuesday...

Supreme. I've got Galileo's Choice @ 14s which has been a long term fancy of my own, backed Midnight Game @ 16s mainly due to vibes coming from Paul Jones/Segal. Both should improve for the better ground over here and GC has a whole lot of flat speed having won a group 3 in September.

I've also heard that Tetlami has a ridiculous amount of talent but they can't get him to put it into practice without an absurd amount of hard work. Andrew Tinkler said he had 10 times more ability than he has shown so far.

In the Arkle I keep backing Blackstiarmountain from prices ranging from 42 to 65 on betfair although I've forgotten why. I do think it could run a good race tho if the early ground is good underfoot and the horse shows its absolute best but would obviously need a very poor showing from the principles. Could be more of a place play on the day if everything is right.

Champion Hurdle. Hurricane Fly is the nap of the festival even allowing for Quevega. Binocular will lack the pace for this race nowadays and prefers softer ground than it should get, Zarkandar is now on antibiotics having come out of Newbury spluttering so that can’t be ideal for his chances.
I backed Oscars Well EW @ 20s a long time ago but I'm not too keen. I like to think my EW bets have a chance of winning but theres no reason he can get within 5 lengths of The Fly.

Rock on Ruby interests me @ 15/2 EW in the w/o The Fly market, as he loves the track and should have beaten Binocular at Kempton. Just the worry that the trip could be on the sharp side. The price was 9/1 a couple of weeks back but I wanted to wait to hear what Nicholls had to say and about riding plans. Now I will miss the price again because I want to wait to see which of the Irish protaganists will line up in this race before deciding whether its a bet or not. So I won't end up being on anyway in all probability.

Some gutting news yesterday in that Fists of Fury which I backed for the NH Hunt Chase @ 14s before seeing it come into 8/1 suffered a tendon injury on the gallops and will miss the festival.  

[Horneris]

Good stuff edgascoigne being on Darlan @ 20s. Got a feeling the horse might prefer flat tracks but couldn't rule it out as could be something special and McManus has been hammering it last couple of days so its safe to say that he got out of his fall at Newbury absolutely fine.

[mondatoo]

Nice one Brent, on Tetlami @ 16's.

[Horneris]

Nice one Brent, on Tetlami @ 16's.

Fair enough. Didn't really tip it up tho as can't tip up 3 horses in the same race and fancy Galileo's more.

Might have some more to say later.

[mondatoo]

Nice one Brent, on Tetlami @ 16's.

Fair enough. Didn't really tip it up tho as can't tip up 3 horses in the same race and fancy Galileo's more.

Might have some more to say later.

That was only 8's at best now so wasn't sure if it was still a good bet. Will lump on Hurrican Fly.

[edgascoigne]

Good stuff edgascoigne being on Darlan @ 20s. Got a feeling the horse might prefer flat tracks but couldn't rule it out as could be something special and McManus has been hammering it last couple of days so its safe to say that he got out of his fall at Newbury absolutely fine.

Cheers. Nice write up on yours - disappointing re: Fists of Fury. Perils of Antepost as we all well know but still frustrating. I'm trying to get my head around the fact that they seem to be seriously considering sending Medermit to the GC. I mean really...

[action man]

on simonsig massive NRNB for the supreme at 6/1

really interested in kazlain for whichever handicap this pipe horse goes for

[Graham C]

I've got Trifolium in the Supreme.

[Horneris]

I've got Trifolium in the Supreme.

oh dear, betfair doesn't think its running.

[Linux]

Thanks for tipping a 1.88 shot brent

[Horneris]

Thanks for tipping a 1.88 shot brent

I doubt I'll be backing it, not my style.

[Graham C]

I've got Trifolium in the Supreme.

oh dear, betfair doesn't think its running.

eh?  Ffs,  I'd hard studied that one, just forgot to make sure it was running lol

[Linux]

Thanks for tipping a 1.88 shot brent

I doubt I'll be backing it, not my style.

You backed Sea the stars a few years ago at some flat race, I remember you raving about how you were a genius picking it out