Cheltenham races

[BILLYHIBS]

Cheltenham Races starts today and gives us a welcome four day distraction from the daily Lockdown drudgery

I thought it would be a good idea to start the annual thread with any tips and recommendations ( reasoning and logic welcome ) over the next four days

I know absolutely hee haw about horse racing but I am happy to make a start by listing the Favs and likely contenders

Any likely Naps suggestions or inside infos along the way welcome

Let’s beat the bookies !

Day 1

1.20 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

Appreciate it 4/5 Fav

Ballyadam 7/1 ( Mick Fitzgerald thinks wins )



1.50 Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy

Shishkin 4/9 Fav

Allmankind 11/2 ( Skelton Boys)


2.30 Ultima Handicap Chase

Happygolucky 3/1 Fav

Aye Right 11/2 ( Well backed with Richard Johnson in the saddle)


3.05 Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy

Honeysuckle 13/8 Fav

Epatante 4/1

Goshen 9/2


3.40 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle

Concertista 5/4 Fav

Roksana 5/2 ( Skelton Boys)


4.15 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Houx Gris 9/2 Fav

Saint Sam 5/1 ( W Mullins Yard )


4.50 Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices Chase

Next Destination 5/2 Fav

Galvin 10/3

Escaria Ten 4/1


Please remember to gamble responsibly small stakes as the meeting is over 4 days


Good luck

[BILLYHIBS]

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Cheltenham Races starts today and gives us a welcome four day distraction from the daily Lockdown drudgery

I thought it would be a good idea to start the annual thread with any tips and recommendations ( reasoning and logic welcome ) over the next four days

I know absolutely hee haw about horse racing but I am happy to make a start by listing the Favs and likely contenders

Any likely Naps suggestions or inside infos along the way welcome

Let’s beat the bookies !

Day 1

1.20 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

Appreciate it 4/5 Fav

Ballyadam 7/1 ( Mick Fitzgerald thinks wins )



1.50 Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy

Shishkin 4/9 Fav

Allmankind 11/2 ( Skelton Boys)


2.30 Ultima Handicap Chase

Happygolucky 3/1 Fav

Aye Right 11/2 ( Well backed with Richard Johnson in the saddle)


3.05 Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy

Honeysuckle 13/8 Fav

Epatante 4/1

Goshen 9/2


3.40 Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle

Concertista 5/4 Fav

Roksana 5/2 ( Skelton Boys)


4.15 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle

Houx Gris 9/2 Fav

Saint Sam 5/1 ( W Mullins Yard )


4.50 Sam Vestey National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices Chase

Next Destination 5/2 Fav

Galvin 10/3

Escaria Ten 4/1


Please remember to gamble responsibly small stakes as the meeting is over 4 days


Good luck

Please don’t move me from the main board I have been a fixture for the past two years

Pretty please

[marinello59]

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Please don’t move me from the main board I have been a fixture for the past two years

Pretty please

Sorry.
We do try to keep the main forum for football discussions and even then we get complaints from some wanting it restricted to Hibs only discussions. That’s why this Other Sports forum exists. If we let horse racing threads go then we’d find it hard to argue against other people’s favourite sports appearing there. Do you really want to be responsible for cricket threads appearing on the main board?
You could post this in the PM forum though if you wanted.

[Greenbeard]

Disappointingly small fields declared. Why is that? Four-day declarations seemed to be at the usual high level. Spoils my usual tactic of looking for good value EW nags.

Fancy Aye Right in the Ultima. Up 4lb since his second in the Hennessy to Cloth Cap but that horse is now up 28lbs. I can't imagine Aye Right stripped 100% race fit last time out at Donny given all the snow in the Borders through January, even though it had a prior sharpener on the flat. Expect him to be at his best.

Can't desert Goshen after last year's tragedy. Hope it makes amends.

[Mikey_1875]

Not the greatest opening day for value as I’m finding it very hard to get away from the favourites in most races. Will be putting an acca on Appreciate it, Shiskin, Honeysuckle and Concertista and pray there is no repeat of an Annie power situation if it got to the last!

Outside of those races 14:30-Alnadam, 16:15 Busselton, and an e/w pop on ofalltheginjoints in the last. Good luck everyone

[Brightside]

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Disappointingly small fields declared. Why is that? Four-day declarations seemed to be at the usual high level. Spoils my usual tactic of looking for good value EW nags.

Fancy Aye Right in the Ultima. Up 4lb since his second in the Hennessy to Cloth Cap but that horse is now up 28lbs. I can't imagine Aye Right stripped 100% race fit last time out at Donny given all the snow in the Borders through January, even though it had a prior sharpener on the flat. Expect him to be at his best.

Can't desert Goshen after last year's tragedy. Hope it makes amends.

Poor fields due to owners not allowed to attend. Aintree could be big this year, and then the Punchy festival.

[overdrive]

Ah takes me back to my matched betting days absolutely rinsing the bookies for their free bet offers during the Festival a few years ago. I made a mint that week.

[Hibernia&Alba]

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Poor fields due to owners not allowed to attend. Aintree could be big this year, and then the Punchy festival.

There are some belters, though. The Champions Hurdle has a tremendous line up.

[Barney McGrew]

Appreciate It wins the first by a mile

[Hibernia&Alba]

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Appreciate It wins the first by a mile

What a performance.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Piers ******* Morgan. Is there anything that **** doesn't have an opinion on? Muted.

[Pretty Boy]

Appreciate It was impressive but it wasn't much of a spectacle. The cavalry charge to the 1st hurdle in the Supreme is usually one of the highlights of the week and it was a bit lacking with so few runners.

[Hibernia&Alba]

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Appreciate It was impressive but it wasn't much of a spectacle. The cavalry charge to the 1st hurdle in the Supreme is usually one of the highlights of the week and it was a bit lacking with so few runners.

Let's hope Shishkin gives us his usual calibre of performance, mate.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Shishken by about fifteen lengths, would you say? Very, very classy horse.

[Mikey_1875]

Shishkin simple win. Thought it looked like he was hitting a bit of a flat spot four out but very assured after that. Hopefully see a few bookies sweating now with trebles and four folds going into the champion hurdle.

[Pretty Boy]

I had money on Shiskin at 4s and again at Evens. Free money, never in doubt there with the exception of one extra stride at the ditch.

[Hibernia&Alba]

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I had money on Shiskin at 4s and again at Evens. Free money, never in doubt there with the exception of one extra stride at the ditch.

Well done, PB, I know you said you had a wedge on him. It's your roon

I needed that, too.

[Pretty Boy]

Pym in the next for me e/w then Honeysuckle to win (again at the early price) and James Du Berlais e/w in the Champion.

Profit for the day whatever happens from here on in.

[Hibernia&Alba]

How can there be a Cheltenham thread without Hutchyhibby? Come on big man, time to get back in the saddle and have a few wee wagers

[Hibernia&Alba]

Milan Native EW for me in the next. Five places with Paddy Power.

[Magpie]

Made a last minute £5 Acca on each race today.

13:20- Appreciate it- to win
13:55- Shishkin- to win
14:30- Aye Right- to place in top 5
15:05- Epetante- to place in top 3
15:40- Concertista- to win
16:15- Saint Sam- to place top 5
16:50- Escaria Ten- to place top 4

Returns £339.37

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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How can there be a Cheltenham thread without Hutchyhibby? Come on big man, time to get back in the saddle and have a few wee wagers

Brentford ht-ft, sorry Brentford 😄

I put up Metier a few weeks ago, glad I never got involved. 🙄

[Hibernia&Alba]

Vintage Clouds at 28/1, rolling back the years. Fantastic he wins at Cheltenham at his fifth attempt.

My bet, Milan Native, was never in it and barely got a mention in the race.

[Pretty Boy]

Pym was in it but you could see Nico throwing out all the wrong signals from about 5 out, made a mistake and ground to a halt.

Vintage Clouds wasn't for stopping there.

[Hiber-nation]

Come on Honeysuckle!

[Mikey_1875]

Superb. If only they went in this easy all the time!

[Pretty Boy]

Easy done.

Few bookies will have lost out on that treble and a few more will be sweating it about Concertista.

[Hiber-nation]

Never in doubt. Great shout by AP before the race when he said he hopes Rachel Blackmore didn't get on Goshen's outside - turned out Goschen went so far right he nearly ran out.

[Magpie]

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Made a last minute £5 Acca on each race today.

13:20- Appreciate it- to win
13:55- Shishkin- to win
14:30- Aye Right- to place in top 5
15:05- Epetante- to place in top 3
15:40- Concertista- to win
16:15- Saint Sam- to place top 5
16:50- Escaria Ten- to place top 4

Returns £339.37

3 to go 🤞

[Hibernia&Alba]

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Come on Honeysuckle!

What horse she is; that was superb and she's improving all the time.

Poor Goshen, so much talent but a nut case. Today he decided to try to win by running via Cornwall and completely ruined his chances after a few furlongs.