Cheltenham Festival 2018

[Togo]

It is that time of the year again, when the greatest National Hunt meeting takes place in the UK. It seems like 5 minutes since last year and looks like being another cracker. If any of you are attending, good luck and I hope you enjoy it. I will have to be content with watching on the tv and having a little flutter from home. I have a brother who will be there on Thursday and Friday. Jammy devil. I have made my choices for today and am off out early so as to get back for the off.

*Summerville Boy 1.30 @7/1
Saint Calvados 2.10
*Yala Enki 2.50 @12/1
*Faugheen 3.30 @11/2
*La Bague Au Roi 4.10 @6/1
Rathvinden 4.50

£1.00 Jackpot and Placepot using the six listed.
**** = £1.00 E/W Acca. 4 X 20p E/W Trebles. 6 X 20p E/W Doubles.

Depending on the results of the first two races I can cover the last 4 picks if I feel it is prudent. Good luck if you have a flutter. I will use this thread for the week, to either bemoan my luck or to celebrate, and will post my choices for each day.

[Togo]

No messing there Talbot....would pay about £1.5k for a tenner. Brave bet.

[Togo]

Beggar me....4 X 2nds. No cigar but not terminal. Will be having a look at Know The Score in the last, so it may be worth you forecast punters putting it up to come second. :((

[-Talbot-]

Yeah, just trying my luck.
Gone for a combo forecast in the last.

[Ken4155]

Mullins horses must be on the same stuff as Sir Brad :-)
Drew a blank at the festival and with a Robin at the other meetings, but i have started with Bernies Boy in the first at Wolves which is the first leg of a trixie/treble with King Kevin and Spring Romance - fingers crossed.

[Togo]

I am done for the day but note that although two of the days winning jockeys were named Walsh....none of them were Ruby Walsh. I just wonder whether he is due a big day tomorrow. He always seems to get one.

[horseshoes]

£5 each way on William Henry. 4th at 9/1.

My Dad is called William Henry!

[Togo]

Noticed that Horseshoes after your post yesterday. Well done. Please feel free to post the names of all your family overnight so that we all have a chance to glean a little lucre. :))

[PankySmooch]

A third and two seconds for me today, I always find Wednesday the hardest day of the week to find winners at the festival.
I doubt Ruby Walsh will have anymore winners Togo as he's injured his leg again and is out for a few weeks.

Thursday bets for me
1.30 Kemboy
2.10 Sort It Out, Taj Badalandabad e/w
2.50 Frodon
3.30 Yanworth
4.10 Kings Odyssey e/w Shanahan's Turn e/w
4.50 Salsaretta
5.30 Mall Dini, Sugar Baron e/w

Good luck all

[Togo]

Yes Panky, such a shame. I actually saw the fields last night with "jockey unknown" against Mullin's horses and didn't put two and two together. Have had a quick scan this morning and am just holding on to see who is declared to take his rides. Townsend and Fehily have options to perhaps pick up a ride if they choose to switch from their original mounts.

[murraymints]

gosh this horse racing malarkey sounds very complimicated ! good luck though xx

[Togo]

Great fun though Minty. Pitting your wits and chancing your luck at one and the same time. I thank my Granddad for my love of the game.

[Togo]

Hmm Douvan looks like being scratched from the Ryanair and Simon Holt to take the ride on Un De Sceaux.

[Togo]

The dye is cast and bets are on. I will be off out early and back hopefully for the off. Good luck.

*Modus @12/1 1.30
*Glencoe @6/1 2.10
Un De Sceaux 2.50
*Penhill @11/1 3.30
*Kings Socks @8/1 4.10
Laurina 4.50

Placepot & Jackpot on the 6 selections
****£1.00 E/W Acca. 4 X 20p E/W Trebles. 6 X 20p E/W Doubles.

[Ken4155]

Morning Togo, and good luck with your selections. Have had to select mine much earlier than i would have liked, today, as i have an annual retina scan at 12 (diabetes) and won't be able to see clearly for a few hours after. So i'll have to listen to my horses winning (hahahahahahahaha - don't, you'll have me wetting myself!).
Another 2 winners and a 2nd from last night's bet - can be mighty frustrating this gambling malarkey. Onward and upward!!

Have taken advantage of Paddy Power's offer of a free bet in the first as, once again, i believe it may be a 2-horse affair between Cheltenham's top two stables and, in the absence of Ruby on the Mullins' horse, i have had my fiver on Terrefort @ 4/1.

2.10; Louis Vac Pouch @ 10/1 (Rev f/c with Forza Milan)
3.30; Yanworth @ 11/2 (Rev f/c with L'ami Serge)
4.10; King's Socks @ 8/1 (Each way Pougne Bobbi @ 25/1 - 5 places)
5.30; Sugar Baron @ 9/1 (Each way Actinpieces @ 33/1)

20p lucky 15, 50p e.w. acca. 4 placed = approx £40, 4 winners = approx £5,238

Used free bet from yesterday on a five-fold with short priced favs; Cornerstone Lad, U D Sceaux, Call Carlo, Laurina and Behind The Lines = possible £100 return.

Also done 2 S F/cs; Un De Sceaux x Sub Lt and Laurina x Countister

Jackpot/Placepot; 9-7-7-13-16-2

Best of luck to all

[Togo]

I popped a little f/cast double on Ken. Un De Sceaux/Balko Des Flos & Laurina/Maria's Benefit.

[Quoi]

Just gonna watch today ;0(

[Togo]

That was lucky. I qualified for a free £1.00 bet and put it on Balko Des Flos and took 14/1. After that I put £2 on Penhill in the 3.30, after being beaten by a nose with Glencoe, I thought that Mullins would fire back. Nice. I have a runner with Kings Socks in the 4.10 from my previous punt so have pushed my luck with £1.00 E/W on Oldgrangewood which I was looking at long and hard before choosing.

[Togo]

Serves me right for pushing my luck!

[Ken4155]

Well in with the 2 winners, Togo. Another blank for me today i'm afraid. Though i did have a nice little bet on BTTS & Madrid to win away in Moscow, so today wasn't a complete waste of time. Also eagerly waiting for the final whistle in the 3 remaining EL matches; i placed a little 7/1 in-play treble at half time, Arsenal to win, CSKA to win & Salzburg to keep a clean sheet. And, just in case anyone thinks i'm BSing, all footy bets posted on OLBG website (joined after the demise of Racecaller site)

[Ken4155]

Never before has the sound of 3 whistles been such music to my ears :-) :-) £££