Ok chaps - there was a thread for these last year, which proved what a plum I am! Before I confirm it this year, let's be seeing what everyone else has been up to - names only, not amounts Some of mine I have been quite vocal about, but other I have kept quiet about!
Hurricane Fly CH 6/1 Big Bucks WH 4/1 Grandouet Arkle 16/1 O Foalians Boy RSA 16/1 Sizing Europe QMCC 14/1
Empircale - Supreme Novices Hurdle Moyle Park - Supreme Novices Hurdle Hurricane Fly - Champion Hurdle 13/2
You'll laugh! And Joe will have a field day - but then I'm due to update the sig I suppose. Apart from the first bit hailing Our Conor, which is coming up for it's first birthday
Ok then - here we go and I'm including the "already out" ones just to show good faith! Neptune: Apache Stronghold 16's and 20's - where did he go? Never read anything about him, but injured presumably. Added: Briar Hill 7-1 NRNB and Royal Boy 7-1 Albert Bartlett: Briar Hill 5-2 (probably better on the day!) Foxhunters: Mossey Joe 4-1 Supreme: Red Sherlock 43-1 Western Boy 16-1 Ryanair: Twinlight 20-1 and after a dismal show LTO now available at 40-1 Triumph: Pearl Castle 16-1 Commisioned 50-1 lousy run LTO but still entered and down to 40's! World: Rule The World 20-1 Annie Power 6-1 Pertemps: Grand Vision 25-1 CH: Our Conor (did I need to say that?) 6-1 several times and 9-1 plus .. Melodic Rendezvous 50-1 and 25-1 Mares: Quevega surely nailed on but Layla Joan 25-1 ew, hoping she jumps better than on Saturday Bumper: Killutagh Vic 12-1 County: Vibrato Valtat 25-1 ew And last (well probably NOT last!) Gold Cup: Last Instalment 50-1 ew and .................. Medermit 100-1 ew ............. look - he is STILL entered, ok??!! I also took a little of the two specials - Faugheen at 9-2 and Fanny Power at 3-1 to win any race I can't find it at the moment, but I also had Moyle Park I guess I do need certifying! EDIT: I just read that one of mine from last year is fancied by Hobbs to run well in the County - so .... Cheltenian 16-1 ew Trifolium - 5-1 Arkle and 20-1 JLT NRNB of course Foxhunters: Mossey Joe bet has been refunded, but he still remains entered and in the betting..... done Tammy's Hill as a replacement (7-1) but he wouldn't have lived with MJ. Also Oscar Delta 10-1 ew - just in case the fairy tale comes true! JLT: Oscar Whisky 7-1 QMCC: Captain Conan 5-1 I need to stop ... NOW! Can't ................ Martin Pipe Conditional: Vieux Lion Rouge 12-1 ew The very last edit! my £20 free bet from Betbright goes on Foxrock in the 4 miler tomorrow at 9-2
The New One 8/1 Big Bucks 3/1 Conti 12/1 Sprinter Sacre 2/5 Trebles and a 4 fold placed after Cheltenham 2013
As my biggest bet of last year was ante post on Novellist to win the arc i've gone off putting bets on too early now However, at the weekend i did back the liquidator each way in the Supreme, Trifoleum in the Arkle and My Tent or Yours in the champion hurdle.
Faugheen 14s Neptune Ballycasey the same price RSA ........and they're doubled up Annie Power - World Hurdle 6/1 Champagne Fever - Arkle 7/1 Briar Hill - Potato Race 12/1 Big Shu - Cross Country 7/1
Not as bad as I thought they were going to be Reebs, but **** me you know how to pick out a stinker or two! Could just be a matter of me being a little (!) more cautious in my approach, these are mine for what it’s worth; Champion Hurdle - The New One at 4s and 3s Hurricane Fly at 3s (saver) Arkle – Dodging Bullets at 12s and 7s Supreme – Irving at 10s and 8s The Skyfarmer at 25s (what the **** was I thinking?!) Gold Cup – Silviniaco Conti at 6s and 7/2 Bobs Worth at 3s (saver) Double - Quevega (5/4) / Big Bucks (3/1) Foxhunters – Mossey Joe at 5/1 (oh dear) Ryanair – Al Ferof at 6s Pertemps – Fingal Bay at 9s e/w World Hurdle – Big Bucks at 4s If I don’t have anything to come back from that I’m giving the game up!
Even though I found myself ridiculing ante-post, this year I think I've done more than any other year All but my CH bets have been done in the last couple of months. Some 'hedging' also going on too SUPREMES: Vautour 10/1 Wicklow Brave 8/1 each-way ARKLE: Trifolium 7 or 8/1 (not sure which) Champagne Fever / Quevega dble around 8/1 CH: Fly 5/1 each-way. Done numerous times since Punchestown last year! Fly 10/1 Ryanair / CH dble NEPTUNE: Faugheen 11/2 & 9/2 JLT: Felix Yonger / Quevega dble 20/1 AB: Kings Palace / Quevega dble 8.5/1 Briar Hill each-way 4/1 GC: Bob's Worth / Quevega dbl 10/1 (special offer on Saturday in a local bookie, LIKE this one and can 'hedge' ) FOXHUNTERS: Mossy Joe / Quevega dble 10/1 4-TIMER: Vautour / CF / Faugheen / Ballycasey 810/1 As you can see Quevega better win for me Happy enough with that little lot, only one fecked is the Mossy Joe one so it's a success in my eyes that everyone's still standing within 10 days of the Festival!!
I did a big race lucky 31 just before christmas.... The New One 3/1 Quevega Evens Sprinter Sacre 2/5 Big Bucks 3/1 Bobs Worth 4/1
A tasty yankee; THE NEW ONE CH 3/1 BOBS WORTH GC 9/4 ANNIE POWER WH 3/1 SIRE DE GRUGY CC 3/1 Like the look of that now. THE NEW ONE 8-1 all the way down to 3-1 & AT FISHERS CROSS 9-2 all the way out to 14-1 and back down again in a double every week for the last twenty six weeks! HIGHLAND RETREAT 20-1 Mares ROYAL IRISH HUSSAR 16-1 Triumph CUE CARD 100-30 Ryanair Plus an assortment of small bets in the handicaps including the one that one yesterday for Bob and Pendra in the novice! Did Mossey Joe too but NRNB so all getting there with the notable exception of Cue Card who wouldn't have run in that race anyway!
