Cheltenham Festival - 14Th - 17Th March 2023

[Ken4155]

The wait is almost over for punters, like me, who really look forward to the Festival and 4 days of top-class racing.
Betting firms will be battling each other to give us punters the best 'offers' and, as and when i discover them, i'll post them on this thread. Hopefully, some of you will do the same.
Apart from the one i mentioned on the 'Saturday Punt' thread*, the only ones i have to hand at the moment are from SkyBet;

They are offering to refund all stakes if your horse is beaten in the FIRST race of the day (applies to all 4 days) your stake will be refunded in cash. There will, of course, be number of runner and maximum stakes rules, but that will be decided on the day.

SkyBet have also kindly forewarned punters in which races, for the first 2 days, they are offering extra places. They are as follows;

Tues; 2.50; 8/instead of 4, 4.10; 4/3, 4.50; 4/3
Wed; 2.10; 4/3, 2.50; 8/4, 4.10; 4/3, 4.50; 6/4, 5.30; 5/4

[Togo]

Try again today and then get myself out before the rain sets in. Done the ITV7 and the Chelt. Placepot~ and Jackpot~. *** E/W Acca Trebles Doubles. Good luck if you are having a go.

Champ Kiely @9/1 1.30*~
Gerri Colombe @11/8 2.10~
Langer Dan @10/1 2.50*~
Nuba Negra @22/1 3.30*~
Snow Leapardess @12/1 4.10*~
Global Citizen @14/1 4.50~

With the top 5 of those put Odin's Quest 2.30H & Benign Dictator 3.10H to make up the ITV7.

[Ken4155]

Just had a phone call from my son, Dan. "Were you on, Dad?" Answer; "No. but i know someone who was." Good hit, Togo:-)
I did manage a place with one of my free e.w. bets which returned £11, so i'll not starve tonight:-)))))

[Ken4155]

Having watched the 'wrong' De Bromhead horse win the 4.50, i thought Day 2 would pass without a winner. However, A Dream To Share upheld some strong stats in the 5.30, coming from almost last to first, and, together with the e.w. cash, ensured me a small (but welcome) profit for the 2nd day running.
A glance at tomorrow's card tells me there are 3 decent handicaps which to get my teeth into.

[Ken4155]

Mighty Potter is certainly worth it's odd-on status in the 1.30 but, taking advantage of Sky's 'cash back' offer, i've put a fiver on Nicky Henderson's Balco Coastal at 11/1.
The 'obvious danger (on paper and according to all the 'experts) is the Mullins first string, Appreciate It. However, the stats for this race show that all bar one of the last 11 winners of this race had finished 1st or 2nd last time out. Balco Coastal was 2nd to Gerri Colombe who, with one more stride, would have got up to beat The Real Whacker here yesterday. So the form was 'franked' somewhat.
Wouldn't try and put anyone off Appreciate It, by the way, as the only horse to have won this race without being 1st or 2nd lto, was
Black Hercules, trained by Mullins, which had come to grief in it's prep race.

[Zacs-Master]

Only made a very slight profit yesterday. Having day off today.

[DTCwordfan]

see what that Irish owner of *Energumene'put on the hoss - 830k apparently! Fortunately for him, it came home at 6-5......

[Togo]

Just done the same with Balco Coastal Ken. Mighty Potter has to be in the ITV7 and the two "pots" mind.
Tony Bloom the owner of Energumeme is also the Crystal Palace gaffer too Dt. Yesterday he put £600k on and picked up £830k. He had £725k on it when it lost on Boxing Day. Gulp. Bloom is also English not Irish and is a top table poker player. The horse is trained in Ireland and was bred in France by Christophe Dubourg .

[Ken4155]

^
Money goes to money. 'Twas ever thus' :-J

[Ken4155]

2.10; The Bosses Oscar @ 14/1 - 8 places
3.30; Flooring Porter @ 7/1 - 4 places
4.10; Frero Banbou @ 10/1 - 7 places
5.30; Mr Incredible @ 13/2 - 6 places

Win/e.w. singles, 20p L15 £1 e.w. acca (with 365 - using £5 bet credits), £1 e.w. acca with Sky. 4 placed = £109 in total, 4 winners £19,768.

Used 3 of my £5 free bets with Sky, all e.w. on;

2.10; Salvador Ziggy @ 16/1 - 8 places
2.50; GA Law @ 28/1
5.30; Anightinlambourn @ 18/1 6 places (almost in my L15)

Couple of £1 e.w. using my own money:-);

2.10; Brandy McQueen @ 66/1 - 8 places (been following this one)
4.50; Ahorsewithnoname @ 25/1 - 5 places

ITV7; Mighty Potter, Nikhi, The Bosses Oscar, Kildrum, Shishkin, Flooring Porter and Frero Banbou. £1 e.w acca.

Chel Placepot; 6-2-9-4-21-1

And the very best of luck to all punters

[Ken4155]

Just had a text from 365 informing me they're offering 7/4 for Shishkin to win the 2.50. Will see what the early races do for me before i decide whether to take up their offer.

[Togo]

Sorted.. Had a bit of "get out of jail" yesterday with the return from Langer Dan on A Dream To Share in the last. Was very happy with that. I had done Falco using the offer before I had logged in here Ken so hope I didn't jinx it. :))Done the Jackpot and Placepot although I cant see the placepot paying much. It looks like a day to watch more than flutter but the racing will be good. ***E/W Trixie. #Win Acca & Trebles. ~"Pots". Good Luck everyone.

Mighty Potter 1.30~
An Tailliur @12/1 2.10*~
Shishkin @Evs 2.50#~
Teahupoo @11/4 3.30#~
Midnight River @17/2 3.30*~
Magical Zoe @7/1 4.50*~

With the top 5 of those Nikhi @Evs 1.50H# Dysania @10/3# to make up the ITV7 and the small odds Acca.

[Togo]

I had the same offer Ken but when I tried putting it in my win Acca/Tebles ... computer says noo. Would only let me have it at evens.

[Togo]

Have you ever though of using Win6 & Place6 instead of the Tote Jack/Placepots Ken? Up until 2020 it was easily paying out more by some margin occasionally. But there don't seem to be any "recent" figures. I note that 365 offer the option in the choices ribbon.

[Ken4155]

I have done the Place6 a few times, Togo. The beauty of it is the 'cash-out' option, which of course is not available with the PP and JP. Back in the day, when i was using noisy, smoke-filled betting shops, i sometimes did an e.w. acca in addition to my placepots if i believed 4 or 5 favs might place and lessen the payout.

[Ken4155]

Haha, Togo, choosing selections for a Placepot at Hexham, and i couldn't get away from a few outsiders. So, i've done the Place6 there:-)

14-12-8-4-9-3 - just to a £1 stake, mind.

[Togo]

Got me thinking now Ken. The cash out option on a place6 looks very handy. Especially on a card with big fields and a couple of hotpots turned over and you have 5 up with one to go. Does the P6 show a running total or possible pay-out as it progresses Ken?

[Ken4155]

I've never bothered to look, Togo. I may check it out today, if applicable:-)

[Togo]

Let's hope it is. :))

[Ken4155]

Indeed :-))

[Ken4155]

Thanks to the 2 e.w. returns from the 2.10, i've taken 365's offer of 7/4, but only to £5.20 (bit of shrapnel in my account).