Friday's Meetings Cheltenham Festival N/H 7 Races 1:20-5:20p.m. Gold Cup Off @ 4:00p.m. Fakenham N/H 6 Races 1:35-4:55p.m. Doncaster N/H 6 Races 1:42-5:00p.m. Southwell(E) A/W 9 Races 4:20-8:30p.m. Dundalk(E) A/W 8 Races 4:30-8:10p.m. Wolverhampton(E) A/W 7 Races 5:10-8:20p.m Racecards At The Races Sporting Life Racing Post Good Luck
My bets Day 4 Triumph Gibbs Island 20/1 e/w NRNB three places (Kurasso Blue 25/1 e/w NRNB NR) County Pinot Gris 25/1 e/w NRNB four places Ethical Diamond 11/1 e/w NRNB four places (Two horses in this race unintentionally. GC said that Pinot Gris was not going to Cheltenham because the handicapper had been too hard on him. It seems that he changed his mind, maybe he liked the work the horse did in the stable). Mares Chase Brides Hill 11/2 (Telepathique 12/1 e/w NRNB NR) Albert Bartlett Sounds Victorius 20/1 e/w three places Gold Cup No bet Hunters' Chase Music Drive 20/1 e/w three places Martin Pipe Wodhooh 6/1 (Comfort Zone 25/1 e/w NRNB NR)
3 of them haven’t ever run over hurdles either. I hope James Owen gets on the winners board in this one. Good young trainer and all his Festival entrants have run with credit thus far without getting their noses in front.
15:20 Cheltenham - Jet Blue e/w Grade-1 Novices' Hurdle over a distance of 3m on good-to-soft ground. This French-bred gelding has proved his stamina and has a bright chance of running a big race in this affair. James Reveley rides. 7/1 (Coral/Ladbrokes) best price on the ATR site, at time of writing.
I’ve read and heard on a number of previews that Absurde is the absolute good thing in the County hurdle tomorrow. So why isn’t Townend on it?
My bets final day 1.20 Gibbs Island 20-1 2pm - Valgrande 9-1 2.40 Limerick Lace 7-1 3.20 Jet Blue 7-1 4.00 Inothewayyurthinkin 6-1 4.40 Willitgoahead 11-2 5.20 Kopeck De Mee 11/4
Indeed - two of the lesser-spotted talented British juveniles at the head of the market. I’ve been hugely impressed by East India Dock but have a sneaking feeling that Lulamba could be even better.
Bets for today - two multiples - one stupid other not so much 1.20 Sainte Lucie 40-1 2.00 Spirit D'Aunou 80-1 2.40 J'Tai Porte 80-1 4.40 ALLmankind 28-1 5.20 Electric Mason 33-1 less stupid 2.00 Absurde 3.20 Jet Blue 4.40 Angels Dawn 5.20 Kopek De Mee
Poor week for me so far, lets see how much worse i can make it today: 1:20 - East India Dock 13/8 4 places 2:00 - Absurde 9/2 6 places 2:40 - Allegorie De Vassy 7/2 3 places 3:20 - Wingmen 17/2 5 places 4:00 - No bet. Always disliked this race. 4:40 - Fairly Famous 9/1 4 places. Also ew singles on Ontheropes 33/1 & D'Jango 150/1 both 4 places. 5:20 - Minella Sixo 25/1 & Raglan Road 33/1 (ew single) 6 places The first ones listed i've done in an ew lucky 63/acca/scoop 6. I've also backed Keith Donoghue's rides in an ew lucky 15/acca in the first 4 races and bought him on the spread for 19. Good luck all, hope you end the week in profit, looks extremely unlikely for me but stranger things have happened.
1:20 - Lulamba 2:00 - Lark in the mornin 2:40 - Allegorie De Vassy 3:20 - Wendigo 4:00 - Montys Star W/o fav 4:40 - Ryehill 5:20 - Woodhooh / Park of Kings
Day 4 and it feels great that it is the last day, even if it hasnt been the best one in terms of getting much back from my bets, at least i have had a winner or two to numb the pain... Anyway, today's selections... 1:20 - East India Dock, Lady Vega Allen 2:00 - Valgrand, Lark In The Morning 2:40 - Dinoblue, Allegory Vassey 3:20 - Jet Blue, Ballybow, Intense Approach 4:00 - Not bet, probably first time ever I don't have anything on the Gold Cup going in to race day...!! 4:40 - Angels Dawn, Fairley Famous, What A Glance 5:20 - Taponthego, Minella Sixo, The Enabler Again, most of these are ap bets, Jet Blue and Taponthego would be ideal for me even if the placed, though i want them to win obviously...!! Done a few combo's for today but nothing mad, I'll just enjoy the day and hope that I can hit a few come 5:30 tonight and a few pints afterwards... Good luck to all today, it's been emotional as ITV keep telling us...!!!
