Sir Tom handily placed

This thread is pretty disgusting on a few levels

Oscars Well to make it a treble tomorrow.

Barnesy - is there some official injury news about either of them? CC looked injured today, but I haven't heard anything.

Hobbs mentioned on TV that he and Menorah were fine.

Good to know, but it's hard to understand why he jumped so violently right if he's fine. I wouldn't be surprised if some hidden/internal injury shows up. Lots seemed a bit fishy on course today with CC. All that said, I very much hope there are no problems.

Not heard anything but there was almost certainly something wrong with Chris. I was mainly referring to the misplaced smugness to be fair.

Wasn't it a rib what was causing Master Minded to jump violently to the right a couple of years ago?

Also, there was a massive gap from the others going down to post and him.  He must have been gone down about 2 or 3 minutes later than all the others.

Yes Well. You're right, CC wasn't in the ring when they rang the bell (unlike the rest of the field) and most of the others were at the post when he came out of the horse walk.

Started drifting yesterday on here. So surely wouldn't have run if something serious amiss. Did jump appalling though, was very strange!  I don't think he'll stay, but still unknown after this.
If he gets to the festival they might as well go for the Gold Cup and Wishful the Ryanair cos no one knows.

I walked past Sarah Hobbs around noon - she had a face like thunder.

Imagine what it looked like at 3.

up yours barnsey sour faced puss

Howdi, you're funny.  But to be fair Pricewise is pretty good on the whole.  However, his Ante Post picks this year are Dire and appear to be opicked for the sake of it.  Doubt he has invested!!!

cheers shockster i love pricewise it was light hearted the way barnsey talks you'd think Captain chris had died he had an off day.

but to say this post is 'disgusting' makes him sound like a self righteous prat .

To be fair to him, he's on a cracking run on Saturdays - not least the MCR winner today. I agree his Chelt AP selections so far seem odd but I accept he may have seen something I haven't - and I wouldn't have fancied making a pick for the World Hurdle or the Champion Chase. I will be looking at whatever he tips for the novice races with interest.

You're a judge Howdi, get your CV off to the racing post they'll have Segal out in no time once they realise you knew Captain Chris and Wishful Thinking had no chance.

Barnesy I knew they had no chance aswell.

ffs who is this mug with no sense of humour posting 'disgusting' get a life ffs

Captain Chris been taken out of the Gold Cup betting with Laddies and 365; still in the Ryanair though.

What is the purpose of this thread other than to gloat?

Barnesy, the RP gloat everytime he has a winner.

That is true shockster, I don't like reading that anymore than I do this. Anyway Howdi I'll leave you to it, don't want to detract too much from what is clearly a glorious day for you.

Barnesy, you take life too seriously!!!!!!!!

I'm not Pricewise's biggest fan but I feel that he has been pushed into making a pick when he has no strong opinion just to sell papers on a slow day

We all know that Senor.  He should be more inventive and used one of the "without" markets to be sensible and give good advice. There are a lot of lemmings out there who blindly follow and to be fair they're doing ok, but not on AP.

barnsey you need to get out more may a suggest a girlfriend may be an idea calm you down a bit lad

shock, i agree on the inventiveness but if the lemmings chose to blindly follow him then that's their problem imo

ere Howdi, who would you price wise for the Arkle mate ..

Good question. I agree with earlier point made you do get the feeling he has to pick something sometime sint.

I'd say the top three would be hard to beat possibly blackstairmountation but he is too late with that one with it running tomorrow. The way he's picking i'd say Menorah. Tom Segal knows more than me but I have to say some of his picks have been odd this year. But he can't lose pick a 20s shot and it goes 14s overnight.

Yep. He has a thankless task picking ante-post. Though he could have selected Oscar Whiskey imo rather than Brigante.

Re Arkle .. its a tough one. He picked Al Ferof last year so may do the same again, possibly.

think i was the only one slightly dissapointed by Al Ferof last week and he has becoming my fav horse in training although if anyone horse it suited by the cheltenham hill its him.

dont think he will pick al ferof sint ,he said in the weekender that the horse needs frther to show his best ! and thinks he is a gold cup horse next year .

I feel sorry for his followers because his picks so far have been questionable to say the least. I certainly wouldn't be too happy going into the festival with those tokens. I feel he has maybe tried too hard to think outside of the box this year. Poor stuff anyway.

He advised Oscars Well eachway didn't he ? That doesn't look so bad at the moment and the best of his picks so far.

I notice all the bookies are busy shortening the Arkle runners before his tip is released. I think he will pick PC, if not then Cue Card, but reckon PC.

does anyone fancy cue card looks a bridle horse to mean amongst battle hardened horses

I can't say I would be too thrilled if my best bet was Oscars Well in the CH. Already know at best all you will get is a place & I think he will struggle with that.

Completely agree Masterminded.  Howdi, in the Arkle I actually think you can make a case for the first 4 in the market.  As CC is biggest price he's a great e.way bet for me.  Obviously could be beat by the other 3 but at 10/1 I think it's fair.  SS looks superb but is very short.  PC was the best hurdler so has to be respected and AF loves Chelt and will be finishing.  Just my thoughts. If he comes up with anything else? Enough Said.

as has been said on here before he has to put something up ante post for the chelt races on a tuesday it sells papers, but as his followers are looking for big prices he wont put up a shortie, he has put up a few questionable ones to say the least ,
dont think he would back many of these tips ,maybe token bets, he seems much more comfortable in the big field handicaps and thats where his better selections come from .
also cant see him putting up al ferof or peddlers cross for the arkle ,he will say not worth putting up a 4 or 5 /1 shot 6 weeks before the race as they wont be much shorter on the day .

Bog Warrior for me NRNB

Form franked in Ireland yesterday

Has anyone gone NRNB on the Arkle yet? If so I agree he's a good bet. It's hard to see much else PW could put up (again). For Non Stop e/w could be a fair bet - he's got decent form with Al Ferof (and Grands Crus over hurdles) and looked booked for 2nd in the Coral Cup last time before he fell at the last.  Entered in the Jewson as well of course for which he's much shorter.

Cue Card is the blue one on oddschecker at the moment.