I’m sure she fell in the previous 3 races too. Very unfortunate, I always enjoy following her in the festivals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
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I’m sure she fell in the previous 3 races too. Very unfortunate, I always enjoy following her in the festivals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
Yep, Mark Walsh is normally my go to in Ireland but its difficult to argue against her being the best jump jockey around at the moment. Great ride after three falls today as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
Need an Envoi win tomorrow for a double and a single worth around 550 profit :pray:
I had a very good first day but a very mediocre second.
£50 each way on Sky Pirate at 16/1 returned me £1060.
Guy at work been raving about this horse for the last week and speculatively placed the largest bet of my life on it.
Think I'll quit whilst I'm ahead.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/56435950
Would you take the cash out?
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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
That’s horse racing
:cb
I think he is an absolute stick on tomorrow but I could happily cash out 275K and have no regrets if he went on to win!Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
Yep....still a huge amount of money....and a couple of hot favourites lost today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey_1875
A lot depends on his own financial situation but I'd be cashing that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
Brilliant result for you :top marksQuote:
Originally Posted by Chorley Hibee
Unless money was no object to me, I'd be cashing out for sure. Anything can happen in a race. Just take it and be very happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
£10 Acca for day 3:
13:20- Envoi Allen- win
13:55- The Bosses Oscar- place top 5
14:30- Min- place top 4
15:05- Paisley Park- win
15:40- The Shunter- place top 5
16:15- Royal Kahala- place top 5
16:50- Mount Ida- place top 5
Returns £1,358.50
£50 on Envoi Allen to win 5.5 lengths or more at 11/8
£25 each way on spiritofthegames in the 13:55, had it at 22/1, down to 14/1 now I believe.
Defo yes cos if EA were to have the same last fence risk of a loose horse alongside and then the same sort of mistake as Monkfish I'd have a heart attack and not be in a position to collect my half mill.Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
Each way lucky 15 today.
13.20 Chantry House 7/1
14.30 Mister Fisher 7/1
15.05 The Storyteller 17/2
16.15 Telmesomethinggirl 13/2
Guy has just been on the morning line saying that Betfair have offered him a “partial cash out” where he would get 300,000 if Envoi Allen wins and 250,000 if he loses which he has accepted. He mentioned on twitter he has Envoi Allen in a few other bets which means he is in for 322K if Envoi wins.Quote:
Originally Posted by stantonhibby
Great outcome for him and puts him in a no lose situation really.
Bookies must be pretty sure Envoi Allen will win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey_1875
Fairplay, best fiver he’s ever spent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey_1875
1:20 - Envoi Allen
1:55 - Imperial Alcazar
3:40 - Farclas
4:50 - Plan of attack
And i've used my free bet on Allaho in the 2:30
Better day for some good value betting at longer odds today
13:55 - Come on Teddy
14:30 - Min
15:05 - Sire du Berlais
15:40 - Farclas
16:15 - Martello Sky e/w
16:50 - Shantou Flyer
Good luck anyone waiting on Envoi Allen for accumulators
Wow, bookies be rubbing their hands.
30 on the shunter 3.40 Cheltenham
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Originally Posted by Mikey_1875
Just as well he took the offer :greengrin
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Thank God I don't bet any more than a tenner these days.
Good start!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunbar Hibee
Cost me £60 that fall 😭 need spiritofthegames to come somewhere decent in the next race to gain some of it backQuote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
I’m pretty sure I heard that echoing throughout my entire neighbourhood. The joys. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Shot by a bookie sniperQuote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
A gift from the God's for the bookies with Envoi Allen falling. Hope that guy cashed out his bet. That's the thing that makes national hunt racing so great but so terrible. One mistake is all it takes.
Pretty sure the guy cut a deal 322k win or 250k if it losesQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Might be wrong :greengrin
Paisley Park in the Stayers for me and Melon in the Ryanair. He's due a win at Cheltenham and his form is good this season.
Finally got some money with Mrs Milner :cb
Not a great day at all for me 😂 one last punt..
14:30- Min- place top 3
15:05- Paisley Park- win
15:40- The Shunter- win
16:15- Royal Kahala- place top 5
£20 returns £825.20
Rachael Blackmore is having an incredible festival
Melon jumped like a ****ing novice there. Totally run off his feet by the pace.
Rachael Blackmore got that spot on, absolutely destroyed that field. Trusted her horse to stay and he most definitely did. She's a hell of a jockey, arguably the best in the business at the moment.
What a ride allaho
She’s got another couple of great chances still to come today tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Of all the horses to break my heart, it's the great Envoi Allen. Who would have thought it? Bloody racing, eh? Whit can ye dae :boo hoo:
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Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
And there you have it. Did that guy cash out?
:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Squealing pig
Think I’ll quit at 100% lolQuote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Well done, mate. :aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by Squealing pig
He was offered a deal by Betfaor overnight that he took.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
As good as that was by Blackmore, Robbie Power was far too slow to react to her move. Think he thought he had more horse under him than he did.
This is Rachel Blackmore's festival. I'm on her for the Gold Cup now.
Only winner I had was The Shunter today and not bothering with the last race.
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Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
I got my second winner there on Tellmesomethinggirl and I also have her on Plan of Attack in the last.
She’s got me a good return today
She's on a good horse in the Gold Cup and it's wide open.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Not totally proven as a stayer but showed plenty at 3m last time out.
Looking at the Gold Cup and some value for money, I fancy Royal Pagaille at 12/1 E/W. Looked really impressive winning at Haydock last time and still a novice. Could be anything.
Worth following Kevin Blake on ITV Racing he has been on fire this week
All his Naps have come in so far this week
He put up a treble
Telmesomethinggirl NAP
Mrs Milner
Mount Ida
All bolted up
I added The Shunter
10p ew Yankee £2.20 = £410 back
Well worth following tomorrow
( I know I hate after timing )
He is napping Barbados Bucks in the 2.30 tomorrow
I quite fancy Adrimel with Dickie Johnson in the saddle at better odds
On both ��
The only one in the field that could be unexposed and better than its form. I don't think its a great generation so RP might well do a "coneygree" and win as a novice. Then again it could be run off its feet and PU 3 out!Quote:
Originally Posted by ekhibee
I think the bookies are unsure about Royal Pagaille as he could be anything. I'm not sure he has beaten a lot but he has done it well. I'd question if a couple of jaunts round Haydock and Kempton is the best prep for a real staying challenge round Cheltenham. I reckon the likes of Native River and Champ will set out to make it a real stamina test and Frodon will want to battle for the lead as well. Does he go on quicker ground? That's unproven.
In saying that there are question marks about most of the field. It's fairly open albeit that's because it's a field of questionable quality.
20 quid on A Plus Tard in the big race at 11/2 ante-post.
I will have a couple of singles on other races and a wee acca. I need Tritonic and Elimay to complete an ante-post treble at 20/1.
I could do with a successful end to the festival after Envoi Allen killing me today. Useless nag :greengrin
You're right, it's pretty open from an each way point of view. Not quite sure what you meant about Haydock and Kempton, plenty of good horses have used those courses as prep races for Cheltenham, such as Kauto Star, Imperial Commander and a good few others, all in shorter distance races than the Gold Cup. Frodon's been shown up before on several occasions at this level, but maybe Nicholl's has managed to squeeze a bit more out of him for a place. Native River is a really gutsy, strong galloper who I was totally wrong about before when I thought he was just basically an upgraded handicapper in a pretty low quality Gold Cup field. He's a credit to his trainer, and for me, if the old legs are still strong enough, he'll be bang there or thereabouts. Al Boum Photo is the one to beat, I just wanted to look at some value for money and I backed Coneygree when he won it so why not try another relatively unknown novice at a decent price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Well done, mate. Aye wee Blakey had a 180/1 treble with the three you mention. Did he say how much he had on?
Nope but noticed it is all over twitterQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
Like everyone else I had to redo all my acca’s after the fav came down in the first so was getting desperate
Good luck
I don't think that races round Haydock and Kempton are bad prep in themselves. More that there is an unknown about how the horse will take to the completely different track that is Cheltenham. Some horses just don't go there. In recent years Silviniano Conti springs to mind, a multiple winner of the Betfair and King George but just never enjoyed Cheltenham. Even Kauto Star wasn't the same horse round there. Clan Des Obeaux is another.Quote:
Originally Posted by ekhibee
Of course the flip side is he could take to it like a duck to water and if he does there is certainly scope for him to challenge.
20 on Barbados buck 2.30
E/W Lucky 15 today, a bit speculative to say the least but you never know...
13.55 Third Time Lucki 7/1
14.30 Barbados Buck's 17/2
15.05 Royale Pagaille 14/1
15.40 Staker Wallace 10/1
Will probably have a wee dabble on Kevin Blake's tips as well.
I think everybody's been waiting for Kevin Blakes tips today and here's his selections this morningQuote:
Originally Posted by Dunbar Hibee
Nap - 1:55 - You Raised Me Up
Np - 2:30 - Barbados Bucks
Long Shot - 3:05 - Santini
Still got a bit of profit from Shiskin so going to have a few bets today and either walk away even or well up.
Lucky 15:
1.20 - Quilixios
1.55 - Eclair De Beaufeu
2.30 - Fakiera
3.40 - Billaway
Treble:
1.20 - Zanahiyr
3.05 - Al Boum Photo
4.15 - Elimay
Singles:
1.20 - Tritonic win
1.55 - Fifty Ball e/w
2.30 - Adrimel e/w
3.05 - Royal Pagaille e/w
4.40 - Wishing And Hoping e/w
As well as a we Patent on the above I've went withQuote:
Originally Posted by offshorehibby
1:20 - Quilixios
2:30 - Stattler
3:05 - A Plus Tard
Probably have a we EW only because it's Mullins/Blackmore
4:15 - Cabaret Queen (Outsider)
Looks another good days racing. Plenty well fancied favourites landed at good odds yesterday. I think you raised me up and gentlemen de mee will be hammered in from now till post time. I’ve noticed that all of Kevin Blakes selections have shortened by a couple in the market already.
1:20 - Zanahiyr
1:55 - you raised me up
2:30 - streets of doyen
3:05 - champ
3:40 - hazel hill e/w
4:15 - colreevy
4:50 - Gentlemen de mee
Rachael Blackmore. Wow. She just gets it's right from 2 out every time. Knew exactly how much the horse had left and kicked the horse on at exactly the right time.
I wold think anyone backing her in her rides for the rest of the day will end up by the end of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Thought Éclair De Beafeu was tanking up the hill there to bring up leg 2 of my lucky 15 but ran into horses after the last and couldn't find a gap.
And that’s the reason you’ll never meet a skint bookie..
Struggling to see past the jolly in The Gold Cup.
Champ looked like he had never seen a fence before there. Good decision to pull him up, an accident waiting to happen otherwise.
Fitting that Kennedy and Blackmore were first 2 home. It's been their week.
Minella Indo 👏🏻👏🏻
Ending the week pretty badly!
Well deserved and Minella indo certainly escaped the attention of the majority of previews i looked at. Can’t believe how poorly the british horses have performed this festival.
Porlock Bay saves the day for me. Just a random pick as well, wasn't going to bother with the race.
Wee ew on Commanding presence in the last.
Well, I had a superb first day, with four winners, but it's been a struggle since. Envoi Allen's fall was the difference, as I'm sure it was for thousands of others. Fine margins and all that....
Overall it's been great to watch so many top horses and jockeys. The main memories for me will be Appreciate It, Honeysuckle, Shishkin and Rachael Blackmore; all magnificent.
Brilliant when that happens; I've experienced it a few times: a big price winner just because you liked the name :greengrin:greengrin:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiber-nation
Ride of the festival had to be Jack Kennedy on Mount Ida in the last yesterday especially if you were on it :greengrin came from last to first to win and was 1000/1 in running OutstandingQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
Yes, it looked a certainty Kennedy would pull him up at one stage, only for the horse to decide to behave and show what he can do.Quote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Thought it was about time for a British winner and that one fitted the bill nicely!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
For me you just had to be impressed with Vanillier in the Albert Bartlett, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on him in the future.
I can't remember the last time I made any money on the last day at Cheltenham. It's the one I struggle with the most. I'm pretty much even for the week, my early bets on Shiskin proved a smart move.
Aside from the betting it was a great week of racing that showcased the sport for all the right reasons. I'm not a huge fan of ITVs coverage but the little segments on all the people behind the scenes and the level of care the horses receive was well done and timely.
Think I'll be getting booked up for next year ASAP.
I backed the fav cos my dad's name is Bill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba
Oh well. Managed to have a mad Friday from about 1630 onwards, 2 out of 3 winners on the AW, Dundee/Leeds double, Bamford 1st scorer!
Put a bet on for my Bro for Dundee to win 3-0, quite a pleasant evenings entertainment.
The same guy who cashed in his £5 bet for £250K also won £140K on the tricast in the Gold Cup.
Fair play to him.
Bloody hell, is he a professional gambler or just a very lucky guy? Amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
It's such a shame that Rachel's achievement has been in these extraordinary times.
Given normal circumstances this would have been a sensational TV story. It's still brilliant, of course.
This is great to watch:
https://youtu.be/atv4hFTfN2s