New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham 2026https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026Well 2025 was a strange festival in many regards with nearly all the big race favorites fluffing their lines in one way or another. The handicaps were much more straightforward with some very well backed winners.The ground was much the quickest it haI saw that Kaiser Ball, who I backed for the Supreme, got sold for decent money last week and is now heading the Skeltons.Only ran the once last season when third behind King Rasko Grey and Shuttle Diplomacy at Christmas when trained and ridden by thhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565386495#565386495I saw that Kaiser Ball, who I backed for the Supreme, got sold for decent money last week and is now heading the Skeltons.Only ran the once last season when third behind King Rasko Grey and Shuttle Diplomacy at Christmas when trained and ridden by thSun, 24 May 2026 06:08:03 -0500I see that one of my followed horses Kaiser Ball was sold for big money to the Skeltons this week.Not sure why he never ran again after a good hurdle debut at Limerick over Christmas behind King Rasko Grey but he will still be a novice this season anhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565385227#565385227I see that one of my followed horses Kaiser Ball was sold for big money to the Skeltons this week.Not sure why he never ran again after a good hurdle debut at Limerick over Christmas behind King Rasko Grey but he will still be a novice this season anSat, 23 May 2026 09:11:44 -0500Jagwar reminds me a bit of Big Bucks - massive engine but after a promising start over fences he now can’t jump for toffee. Could he revert to hurdles and be a Stayers candidate next season?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565328087#565328087Jagwar reminds me a bit of Big Bucks - massive engine but after a promising start over fences he now can’t jump for toffee. Could he revert to hurdles and be a Stayers candidate next season?Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:49:05 -0500Well my long range Grand National bet on High Class Hero gave me a great run for my money - though sadly no return.The rest of Aintree wasn’t especially thrilling and so it’s on to Punchestown.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565319299#565319299Well my long range Grand National bet on High Class Hero gave me a great run for my money - though sadly no return.The rest of Aintree wasn’t especially thrilling and so it’s on to Punchestown.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:51:53 -0500Missing you already, Unc.Good luck in the new job.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565280325#565280325Missing you already, Unc.Good luck in the new job.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:24:38 -0500Yes Uncle, I agree about the running order. Tuesday felt flat to me, and I'm not sure why. It's almost like the three high-quality races got swamped by the four mass-field handicaps. Running the Winter so early on the card also felt odd.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565276965#565276965Yes Uncle, I agree about the running order. Tuesday felt flat to me, and I'm not sure why. It's almost like the three high-quality races got swamped by the four mass-field handicaps. Running the Winter so early on the card also felt odd.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:28:16 -0500It’s not the same watching on replays for sure, I watched very little this season of the jumps and I felt better off for it! Most Saturdays have poor cards and you see the same again and again. As I’m not a big fan of it I just stick to the raceshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565276883#565276883It’s not the same watching on replays for sure, I watched very little this season of the jumps and I felt better off for it! Most Saturdays have poor cards and you see the same again and again. As I’m not a big fan of it I just stick to the racesSun, 15 Mar 2026 05:45:30 -0500Uncle , your posts are a joy and even given the uncertainty of target ,as you say , one hopefully can still benefit . I played around on here with Wilful and Casheldale Lad for buttons at huge prices and though neither eventually ran in the CH , I hahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565276779#565276779Uncle , your posts are a joy and even given the uncertainty of target ,as you say , one hopefully can still benefit . I played around on here with Wilful and Casheldale Lad for buttons at huge prices and though neither eventually ran in the CH , I haSun, 15 Mar 2026 03:24:43 -0500The habit of shuffling your horses right up to the 2 day final decs has steadily increased and combined with late injuries and sickness reinforces my view that finding a runner in a named Festival race on January 1 is an odds against exercise. The onhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565276757#565276757The habit of shuffling your horses right up to the 2 day final decs has steadily increased and combined with late injuries and sickness reinforces my view that finding a runner in a named Festival race on January 1 is an odds against exercise. The onSun, 15 Mar 2026 02:40:09 -0500Cheers Strontium - as I say I’ll still post my thoughts if I see a bet I like - just gets harder and harder to know where horses will be aimed or whether the going will be suitable.I was all over King Rasko Grey at big prices for the Supreme for exhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31869215/cheltenham-2026?post_id=565276741#565276741Cheers Strontium - as I say I’ll still post my thoughts if I see a bet I like - just gets harder and harder to know where horses will be aimed or whether the going will be suitable.I was all over King Rasko Grey at big prices for the Supreme for exSat, 14 Mar 2026 19:41:06 -0500