Don McCain tips up Champion Court e/w for the Ryanair and The Couch says "If that wins I'll come and sweep your yard out with a ****ing feather duster"
Talksport Preview: the race many think is the best of the festival... obviously the Arkle. And I turned off.
From the Racing Post website this morning: Despite temperatures forecast to dip to -5C on the eve of the four-day festival, Cheltenham's management remain unwaveringly confident that the meeting is not in jeopardy. Cheltenham clerk of the course Simon Claisse is planning on Sunday to deploy frost covers in areas of the track in expectation of the cold snap. Andy Clifton, the racecourse communications manager, said: "There's no threat whatsoever to the meeting based on the worst weather in the forecast. "We're 100 per cent confident the festival will go ahead. As we've said, all precautions will be taken, including covering the course if that is thought necessary by Simon."
cheers for this Oddy Couldn't find day 3, but watched all the others, and they touched on day 3 a bit in day 4! I'm now more confused than ever
Frost covers deployed from Saturday. If it does rain/hail/sleet/snow how much precipitation do these covers keep off the track? Hardly ideal for anything wanting as much moisture to seep into the turf as possible.
Dex - as I understand it, most of the precipitation would trickle through the covers - they are not waterproof, they just provide an insulating layer of warmer air George - Hurricane Fly is one of my bigger ante post bets so I say "let it rain"
Soft ground now looking a certainty for Tuesday: http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/article/465/8549908/soft-going-for-start-of-festival Positive for Hurricane Fly and surely a negative for Overturn?
The one thing ive gained from watching that Betfair preview show is that Donald McCain is a devious so and so!!
Right - anyone care to reveal what's in their AP portfolio? Mine is: Supreme - Melodic Rendezvous JLT Midnight Chase Champion Hurdle Zarkander Cross Country Bostons Angel Neptune puffin Billy RSA Boston Bob Bumper Purple Bay Pertemps Shut the front Door Jewson Arvika Legionnaire Ryan Air Sizing Europe World Hurdle Peddlers Cross So in a nutshell if none of that lot wins, or in some cases places, I won't be able to have a bet on friday :
