Cheltenham Day 4 - Friday 14 March

Nulty

Delighted for Paul Townend. And on the horse he pulled off course at Punchestown last year.

Looked like the winner the whole way around

Angliru

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Definitly red at 66-1 was travelling okay in 3rd when brought down, 6th last year and came her in good form, thought it could have placed at least.
Falling is one thing, getting wiped out it just frustrating.

Fine run and a horse I always liked to keep an eye on but that run at Kelso was eyebrow raising.

Slattsy

Nulty wrote: »

Horse wasn't good enough

Wasn't his true running. Sure even Elegant Escape finished ahead of him. Poorly campaigned as Johner said.

Johner

Nulty wrote: »

Horse wasn't good enough

Absolutely, beaten fair and square nowhere near good enough on the day. With a proper campaign who knows.

jkbkhhho7t

Said it yesterday Monalee's pitiful effort in the Ryanair should of set the percy alarm bells ringing tbh

Johner

jkbkhhho7t wrote: »

Said it yesterday Monalee's pitiful effort in the Ryanair should of set the percy alarm bells ringing tbh

His preparation should have sent alarm bells ringing more than anything, it's hard enough to win a Gold Cup with a proper prep not to mention one run over hurdles ffs.

Slattsy

jkbkhhho7t wrote: »

Said it yesterday Monalee's pitiful effort in the Ryanair should of set the percy alarm bells ringing tbh

Doesn't work like that. Look how far ahead PP was ahead in Al Boum Photo in the RSA last year. (before he fell!)

They'll regret the way he was campaigned this year. Guaranteed you'll see a different horse next year.

Just as much as I regret backing him!

corkboy38

mossym wrote: »

any thoughts on caid du berlais in the next.

posted my picks earlier but forgot one, al boum photo and caid du berlais in a double. had forgotten about it until i saw i had one bet left in my account when i thought they were all gone.

This will go down well...

Panrich

You can't compete at championship level if you don't have you're eye in (PP). I backed two of Mullins there in a dutch with Native River. Kemboy went at the first and Bellshill jumped like a hairy goat.

Sawduck

This has been the worst festival ever for me,no winners and no horse even finished top 3, one final bet left,but i doubt he'll win

Joe_ Public

If GC was run over 3m 4f Anibale Fly might well be a two time champion by now. Just stays and stays. Good run anyway, a lot of ew money snared there I’d say.

Shemale

Nulty wrote: »

Horse wasn't good enough

Sure wasn't but with a bad prep he doesn't need to be left in trouble, was worried he might have got knocked off the bridle Fly was cutting across him running and over fences.

WicklowBrave

Joe Donnelly what a character

Always Tired

jkbkhhho7t wrote: »

What ****e are you spouting, he's the finest jump jockey around, it was a poor ride imo everyone has them

Fine, but he also falls the most. Which makes backing him then giving out absolute silliness. Especially if its about the ride, the other horse was miles better simple as.

Wonder would he have won on Al Boum Photo? Funny as well his horse, the 1st string, doesn't finish again. You can say he's the best till the cows come home, he's an absolute money burner and if you're backing him all festival you're getting horribly fleeced.

Guess if Willie was gonna win it, it would be on one of the lesser fancied ones. Well done to anyone backed it, watched him race several times and nothing about him screamed GC winner in waiting to me.

Thought Native River wasn't for passing for a while there. Clan Des Obeaux gave me a daycent enough run for my money, despite only finishing what, 5th, 4th? He'll be back I'd say.

Shemale

Sawduck wrote: »

This has been the worst festival ever for me,no winners and no horse even finished top 3, one final bet left,but i doubt he'll win

Did you hack my computer :P

Worst ever so far for me. Seen **** all racing in the last 3 years and lack of replays isn't helpful. Might even get RacingTV, that is how bad I have done this year!!

Juxtapose

Always Tired wrote: »

Clan Des Obeaux gave me a daycent enough run for my money, despite only finishing what, 5th, 4th? He'll be back I'd say.

Yep, ran a good race, positioned well, just didn't have enough left in the tank.
Happy enough to get a bit of a race out of it at least.

mailburner

the roar in the bookies coming around that last corner when it looked like
pp was making some kinda move though would want to have been something special to win from there
safe to say the whole office was on him myself included

was ahead for the week at the start of play, not the case anymore

road to rome at 8s

munster87

I like Haymount, ground is fine, usually runs a decent race, not far back in the 4 miler a couple of years ago.

BorneTobyWilde

Sawduck wrote: »

This has been the worst festival ever for me,no winners and no horse even finished top 3, one final bet left,but i doubt he'll win

That's crazy bad luck. I've had zero wins or places today.

Nulty

Slattsy wrote: »

Wasn't his true running. Sure even Elegant Escape finished ahead of him. Poorly campaigned as Johner said.

Yeah perhaps, we'll see in time

Always Tired

Angliru wrote: »

God she's the most stereotypical horse owner.

I was thinking the exact thing lol she is like a freaking caricature.
British old money with a bit of Anna Wintour

darced

Native River still getting 4th after being ridden for the first half of the race was very impressive.

bladespin

darced wrote: »

Native River still getting 4th after being ridden for the first half of the race was very impressive.

That jump!

Sawduck

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

That's crazy bad luck. I've had zero wins or places today.

The previous two festivals were good to me,so I guess I was due a beating by the bookies

Always Tired

mossym wrote: »

yup, you're right, shouldn't have posted it and have deleted it. didn't include it earlier so my own fault

If the second leg still hasn't run, you could have avoided the aftertiming aspect of it if you just posted that you have the second horse backed.

My mother actually said at breakfast that she would back one of WM in the GC but she didn't end up bothering, she's all mad now, I'm trying to tell her that his other 3 all fell but she's convinced now she would have picked Al Boum Photo, so funny.

Ashleigh1986

Cheltenham should be on sky sports .
Show every race of the meeting .
Proper betting shows , especially market moves .
A proper head presenter .
Show plenty of video form before each race .
The people that make these programmes haven't a clue regarding the betting that makes racing .

TheMilkyPirate

Hazel hill to save the day

Chesty08

What’s the winner here!!! Having a poor day

Shemale

Dutching PAcha and Uncello Conti

Tomw86

If Southfield Theatre wins I'm gonna smash my TV

Tomw86

Tomw86 wrote: »

If Southfield Theatre wins I'm gonna smash my TV

Thank God

Always Tired

These foxhunter chases are always garbage for betting purposes. Might as well be the grand national in terms of how many in the field actually finish the race, and the ease of picking out the winner.

langer91

hudhastings wrote: »

Hazel hill fancied for the 4.10

Cheers mate thanks for that

robman60

Hazel Hill saving the day for me. Had been disaster to disaster all day.

Slattsy

That was a no bet race for me!

Le Prezien in the next, my second last ap bet of the festival at 20s.

Knex*

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Hazel hill to save the day

Had him in two doubles. One with Clan Des Obeaux and the other with Derrinross.

Forgot to back him on his own to win.

Shemale

Foxhunters is a great race, its a 3 mile race being paced as a 6f race.

mailburner

have to be happy with a place there the way the day has gone


le prezien also at 12s and ddp in the last for a double also

TheMilkyPirate

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Hazel hill to save the day

Lovely! Looked the winner a long way out

TheRiverman

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

Cheltenham should be on sky sports .
Show every race of the meeting .
Proper betting shows , especially market moves .
A proper head presenter .
Show plenty of video form before each race .
The people that make these programmes haven't a clue regarding the betting that makes racing .

It should always be on free to air,not Sky.Channel 4 and BBC used to do great coverage.Hopefully someone uses common sense when ITV contract is up.

Was a 2nd horse put down also?

Slipperydodger

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

Cheltenham should be on sky sports .
Show every race of the meeting .
Proper betting shows , especially market moves .
A proper head presenter .
Show plenty of video form before each race .
The people that make these programmes haven't a clue regarding the betting that makes racing .

It's on Racing TV with this exact offering. ITV were outbid for all 7 races. If you are looking for pure betting go that direction. ITV covers all aspects of the sport and rightfully so. I think they get a good balance and tbh when its all just tips and no interviews and behind the scenes of the festival it can actually get a bit depressing.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Anywhere to watch the final 2 races?

Ashleigh1986

TheRiverman ..... I would pay €20 - €30 for a proper racing coverage of Cheltenham . Sweet Jesus I would give €100 not to look / listen to chapman / Harvey / gleeson / cumani for the past 4 days .

Slipperydodger

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Anywhere to watch the final 2 races?

Bet €1 + on any of the races and you should get an option to stream it.

Slipperydodger

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

TheRiverman ..... I would pay €20 - €30 for a proper racing coverage of Cheltenham . Sweet Jesus I would give €100 not to look / listen to chapman / Harvey / gleeson / cumani for the past 4 days .

Racing TV is €31 a month, there you go.

WicklowBrave

Racing TV been excellent this week .

Sawduck

Terrible week i'm never betting on horse racing again. When does the Grand National start lads

Lucy8080

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Anywhere to watch the final 2 races?

Try Coral website. You get commentary plus a virtual representation video of the race.

Just click for the betting on the 4.50 and there is a watch free option,just above..

You don't need an account.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Slipperydodger wrote: »

Bet €1 + on any of the races and you should get an option to stream it.

Cheers, would prefer it on the tv, got it on the racing tv station