New Posts For Thread: The Monday evening and Tuesdayhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesdayIs the best time at the festival. The Monday is full of real racing enthusiasts, and it's busy enough to have a buzz without not being able to get a drink. Also, all your hopes and dreams for the week ahead are intact, unless you've gone AP mad. TherContrary sh1t that I am, Monday is a time of solitude for me and I couldn't stand the thought of being around anyone else.Everything has been said, mulled over, diseccted and generally bled dry and all that's left is anticipation and mild-to-full blohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516718523#516718523Contrary sh1t that I am, Monday is a time of solitude for me and I couldn't stand the thought of being around anyone else.Everything has been said, mulled over, diseccted and generally bled dry and all that's left is anticipation and mild-to-full bloThu, 23 Feb 2012 04:46:21 -0600Be travelling down on the Monday night this year with the lads having craic all the way downhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516717787#516717787Be travelling down on the Monday night this year with the lads having craic all the way downThu, 23 Feb 2012 04:08:00 -0600That's a good point about totally losing track of what is going on in the wider world. It really is as if nothing else is happening!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516675269#516675269That's a good point about totally losing track of what is going on in the wider world. It really is as if nothing else is happening!Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:36:30 -0600I have to admit the week before Cheltenham and especially the Monday, I struggle to work out what to put down on my timesheet at work... Aparently studying trends for the foxhunter chase isn't an appropriate use of my time, and isn't beneficial to myhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516661265#516661265I have to admit the week before Cheltenham and especially the Monday, I struggle to work out what to put down on my timesheet at work... Aparently studying trends for the foxhunter chase isn't an appropriate use of my time, and isn't beneficial to myTue, 21 Feb 2012 17:01:09 -0600Monday before Cheltenham is horrific.I've tried Stratford, playing golf, even going to work but I find I have the concentration span of a 6 year old.I now play golf in Burford, head to the hotel, get unpacked and grab a few beers at the bar then headhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516659455#516659455Monday before Cheltenham is horrific.I've tried Stratford, playing golf, even going to work but I find I have the concentration span of a 6 year old.I now play golf in Burford, head to the hotel, get unpacked and grab a few beers at the bar then headTue, 21 Feb 2012 16:13:46 -0600completely agree - nothing better than getting into the old haunts on the Monday night and seeing the usual faces for a spirited discussion of the week ahead.I always think it's as if you pull a curtain over as you drive into the Cotswolds at the stahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516636161#516636161completely agree - nothing better than getting into the old haunts on the Monday night and seeing the usual faces for a spirited discussion of the week ahead.I always think it's as if you pull a curtain over as you drive into the Cotswolds at the staTue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:34 -0600Magic time.Leave the house early Monday and reach digs about 4ish.Bags dumped, few pints with excitement.Wake up at a ridiculous time on Tuesday morning with a sore head wondering why, despite saying for weeks you won't go daft on the Monday, you havhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516631707#516631707Magic time.Leave the house early Monday and reach digs about 4ish.Bags dumped, few pints with excitement.Wake up at a ridiculous time on Tuesday morning with a sore head wondering why, despite saying for weeks you won't go daft on the Monday, you havTue, 21 Feb 2012 05:33:07 -0600I agree. Civalised meal and drink in Longford.Then let battle commencehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516631133#516631133I agree. Civalised meal and drink in Longford.Then let battle commenceTue, 21 Feb 2012 05:08:04 -0600Is the best time at the festival. The Monday is full of real racing enthusiasts, and it's busy enough to have a buzz without not being able to get a drink. Also, all your hopes and dreams for the week ahead are intact, unless you've gone AP mad. Therhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28936739/the-monday-evening-and-tuesday?post_id=516630805#516630805Is the best time at the festival. The Monday is full of real racing enthusiasts, and it's busy enough to have a buzz without not being able to get a drink. Also, all your hopes and dreams for the week ahead are intact, unless you've gone AP mad. TherTue, 21 Feb 2012 04:56:04 -0600