whats the early fancies for the main races at the festival

champion hurdle... spirit son
arkle chase.....sprinter sacre
champion chase....finians rainbow
RSA chase.....bobs worth
world hurdle...oscar whiskey (too easy to say big bucks)
gold cup.....long run


am sure a certian mr henderson will be hoping i am correct

champion hurdle... zarkandar
arkle chase.....al ferof
champion chase....ghizao
RSA chase.....rebel rebellion
world hurdle...big bucks
gold cup.....michel le bon

am sure a certian mr nicholls will be hoping i am correct

More chance of Simon Le Bon winning it than Michael imo

CH: Hurricane Fly (Spirit Son nb)
Arkle: Peddlars Cross (Sprinter Sacre nb)
Champion Chase: Sizing Europe (Finians Rainbow nb)
RSA: Grands Crus (nb Bobs Worth)
World Hurdle: Big Bucks (Thousand Stars nb)
Gold Cup: Long Run (Weapons Amnesty nb)

Carver's gone for all 6 favs (bar Bobs Worth)

surely grand crus is fav too. if not why not,different class to any other hurdler in field a la time for rupert. is he not a chasing type ?

Hurricane Fly (obviously) Oscars Well, Zarkandar to shake things up maybe
Arkle Peddler or Sprinter
QM  no idea, would like to see Wishfull thinking aimed at it
Stayers 4 in a row for BB Oscar Whiskey to give him a race though
Gold Cup  Weapon's Amnesty if in good health + Captain Chris
RSA  First Lieutenant

sorry he is all 6 favs

Champion Hurdle ;Hurricane fly ,IF he stays healthy.
Arkle;no idea yet.
Champion Chase;Finians Rainbow.
Stayers;Big Bucks.
Gold Cup;Captain Chris,Quel Esprit
RSA;no idea yet.
NH Chase;Four Commanders

Howdi, good grief, you are right! A little embarassing.

In all honesty, I have backed an outsider AP at a big price in the Arkle, PC too small for me at this stage, nothing thus far in the RSA (I think Grand Crus may be campaigned over shorter) and cannot see beyond Long Run in the main race.

If Hurricane repeats last yr, I think he'll win, but he is obviously fragile and his price is mediocre at this stage IMO. I have backed Spirit at decent price, i think he's seriously good, as promising as anything but would need to be be to beat Hurricane Fly. Who knowns whether Spirit SOn wants further. Sprit Son's Exeter romp was as good as anything I have seen form a novice in a long while.

great stuff carver enjoy the season pal off to a preview night at cheltenham racecoursae on wed wet the old apetite

Champion Hurdle; Hurricane fly
Arkle; [:x]
Champion Chase; Wishful Thinking
Stayers; Big Bucks
Gold Cup; Quel Esprit
RSA; Al Ferof

Thanks Howdi! I'll be there this weekend too but not at the preview. Have a cracker mate!

champion hurdle... Zarkander
arkle chase.....Peddlers Cross
champion chase....Finians rainbow
RSA chase.....Grand Crus
World hurdle...Big Bucks
Gold Cup.....Long Run but quite fancy Burton Port and Weapons Amnesty if they come back well.

champion hurdle... Oscars Well
arkle chase.....fook knows
champion chase....Ghizao
RSA chase.....Rebel Rebellion
world hurdle...Big Bucks
gold cup.....Weapons Amnesty

champion hurdle...the fly e/w the real article got 34's  
arkle chase.....??
champion chase....Finians rainbow
RSA chase.....first Lieutenant
world hurdle...Big bucks
gold cup.....time for rupert

Champion Hurdle: Hurricane Fly at a canter (if he turns up), Spirit Son or Oscars Well if he's not
Arkle: Peddlers beats Sprinter Sacre in a close finish
Champion Chase: Ghizao just gets the better of Finians, who is leading at the final fence
RSA: Bobs Worth beats someone (not Grands Crus or First Lieutenent)
World Hurdle: Big Bucks beats Oscar Whisky and Thousand Stars in a photo for second
Gold Cup: Long Run beats Bostons Angel and Jessies Dream who finish closely, but well behind the winner

bump.