Cheltenham Festival
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I'm sure we've all had times when we thought we had a festival winner only for it be snatched away. Mine was having £30 on Son of Flicka last year at 33/1 only for Sir Des Champs to grab it in the last 50yrds. Dirty B***ard!! lol. Anybody else?
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for none stop falling at the last
imp commander bleeding nose peddlers just failing, lots of singles..had him at 16s in a yankee with Imp Com 5s Big Bucks 11/10 and Sizing Europe 8s oscars Well messing up the last...big double with S.E. Baby Run falling 2 out when in the lead Amazingly enough I still had a profitable Chelt  |
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i backed merchants friend at 33s i was stood at the last fence roaring ithome with it stillbeing 10 lengths clear over the last only for it to be mugged on the line by a pipe horse gutted was not the worse
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maljimar,enough said!!
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Wayward Lad 1986 Gold Cup, just made it worse that the world and his wife had backed Dawn Run.
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hill society in the arkle looked like he got up in a photo, counting me money but mcoy got it onon the nod one of pipes ,knocked the bollax out of me for the rest of the day !
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Benasalem take 1 was pretty gut wrenching. Thankfully he made sure the year after.
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Maljimar
 ....defo enough said Bud |
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Maljimar for me though I do feel for the poster earlier who reminded me of Merchant Friends race, he was literally 10 clear after the last and got swallowed, that would do it for me...
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how about a horse that came from way back,took the lead with 50 yars to go and got beat!! - Refinement
Actually that was worse than Maljimar. |
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Oscars well last year would have gone close
The Package... still think he,s getting up Unfortunately pocket talk as had him to beat chief dan george in the exacta |
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Another one, the bumper horse that got carried across the course by Jamie Spencers mount and beaten a head, 55000 assumed the stewards would reverse the places but they somehow sided with the flat jockey, astonishing.
Probably 10 years ago ? Actually anotehr one that's semi amusing: Had a match bet in the bumper 5 years ago maybe, Nina Carbery was on one who reared up at the tapes and unshipped her, happy hards for me because in a 2m flat race all mine had to do was poodle around and I'd collect, travelling just behind the leading group coming down the hill he clipped the heels of those in front and to my horror Dickie Johnson was on the floor - not many people can fail to win a match bet in a flat race where the oppo are on the deck.... |
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Ping Pong Sivola!
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Baby Run
 I had had a £25 treble, Zarkander (7/1), Long Run (7/2) and BABY RUN (7/2). Was mortified it has to be said! Also in 2010, I had spent 2 hours on the phone convincing a mate that Chief Dan George was the bet of the festival in the William Hill at 33's. Sold the case so well that he piled on, so as I had decided I would have a hefty bet on him on course... I got court up in the moment and said the wrong freeking number. So there I was delighted I had just lumped on a 33/1 shot to then look down in dispear that I was holding the wrong ticket. |
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horse9 - Rhinestone Cowboy not being awarded that race still hurts me now!
In those days I was a far less disciplined punter and after having some well-fancied runners get stuffed I chased with the other 54,999 people who plunged on the supposed good thing. And worst of all - I think it was a good thing! Criminal how he didn't get that race - was bumped twice in the last furlong, still went down by a tiny margin and was finishing the stronger. Another one for me was having a placepot perm still going into the final leg a few years ago (it was the old Cathcart I recall but don't remember who was in it). Anyway, the pot paid a big sum but I missed out having covered three runners in what could only have been an 8 or 9-runner race. |
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And Big Zeb putting in a clear round of jumping and beating Forpadydeplasterer, Had Forpady in a fairly substantial bet, e/w doubles and treble. Didn't know til after the Gold Cup but Big Zeb not falling over cost me £168,000.
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Thanks Tom - Rhinestone Cowboy it was.
The two fallers in the bumper were Karanja and the Mick Weston (2005). One of lifes more painful experiences... |
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Win only accumulator - Sanctuaire bolts up to win the fred winter i think it was. Then Spirit river smashes them in the coral cup. Baby run batters the field in the foxhunters but...... ALFIE SHERRIN runs like a total blackpool donkey (which he has subsequently shown again and again since to be his true form.) Something near 7000/1 i believe it was. Bad times
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Had £10 on Barizan at 210pts on here......lost my voice in that Triumph hurdle race when he was miles ahead to be caught by Soldatino!!.....was at the course on the day so had no chance to trade it!!! grrrr!
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Native Dara Cooral Cuo 2000 5 or 6 clear on the run in and just got caught on the line by Whats up Boys.Had 2 decent priced winners with it in an E/W lucky 15
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Anzum was another,who came from a mile back to collar Le Cordray close home
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Mine was celestial halo 10/1 in champion hurdle beaten a head for a few grand. The bet was a £5 win antepost yankee on Dunguib 7/1 in the bumper, Well chief to finish 2nd in the Champion chase 9/2 and Zaynar in the Triumph 5/1. The year 2009. I reckon it was for about £20k if i remember rightly.
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I know a few on hear have also mentioned the infamous Maljimar, me too.
Maljimar was my nap of the day, so loaded in to win £3k. I liked Witcheta so had a tenna saver on it and did the forecast. So there i am jumping up and down shouting Maljimar over the last and then i get greedy!! Yeah Maljimar has it in the bag, so there I am, looking for the forecast. I see Witcheta and start screaming all the way up the hill at him to stay on for second!! Obviously I screamed at him too loud!! I of course stopped shouting for Witcheta about two strides out, but the damage was done!! Fortunately it was a reverse exacta, but I still felt gutted.... lol! I love Cheltenham for giving me so much joy and pain!! ... simply LOVE it! |
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2007 Arkle leaves me cold. Two big ante post e/w bets on Twist Magic and Don't Push it. Absolutely convinced Don't Push it would have won. Whether Twist would have gone past MWDS hard to say given how soft he proved in following year. But a winner and a place at good odds to f all in a few secs was hard to take. Reckon the second last cost me 9.5k that race. Why couldn't they move it earlier?
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Aye Ping Pong Sivola, and I made a special case of betting with Freddie's Daughter too.
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After reading these hard luck stories hardened flat supporters will ask "how doesn't that happening to you put you off the jumping game and Cheltenham?" I think it makes me like it even more! BRING IT ON!!!
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A pony at 40/1 Celestial Gold in the 4miler, overhauled by Native Emperor and a little Widger. Looked home for all money freewheeling down the hill and turning in.
Turned out to be a classy operator the following season. |
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Maljimar for me too. Felt like I was the only person on the whole racecourse not celebrating. Nice to know I actually wasn't alone in that moment
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Barizan and Bensalem are my two. Bensalem was particularly annoying as I didn't back him the next year!
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I have had some good Cheltenhams but I have also had my worst day betting ever there. It was 1974 Gold Cup day and by the time the Gold Cup came I was already well down but Pendil surely only had to get around to win but he was ridden by Richard Pitman who didn't have good record in big races. Anyway I had £200 (£2000 in today value) on. Still going very well Pitman managed to get him brought down by outsider High Ken on the downhill fence on last circuit.
Come the last race I was £800 down and tried to get out with £200 on L'Escargot at 4/1 in the Cathcart (Ryanair) but beaten into second by Soothsayer ridden by Richard Pitman(!). At least that how I recall it but now I think what I was doing backing L'Escargot (competing in National by then) over that distance. Whatever I remember the day cost me a grand which was a lot of money though I do remember handling it quite well with youthful optimism of getting it back. |
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Distant Thunder in the 2007(?) Billy Mountains H'Cap Chase
Bollox to Joes Edge, Juveigneur, Ferdy Murphy and his entire phooking bloodline!!! |
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Get me out of here last year; still convinced he won
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Me too bluebird, cost me dear
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i need to stop looking at this thread,keep getting nasty reminders!!
That was one of mine as well. |
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get me out of here.yep im sure it won to.cost me huuuuuge
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needed moon over miami to bail me out a couple years back in the granannual.....OH CRICK!!!!
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Expect I won't be the last to say (eight monkeys) Harchibald
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Good old Harchibald!
He will go down in history as the only horse to still be on the bridle half way up the run in, and not win!! Cant see that ever being bettered, or should I say worsened!! Still loved the horse!! |
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1998. Was on course all three days and didn't get a winner, my mates had to feed me on the way home. Compounded by then failing to back a winner in the first two days of 1999, that's 33 consecutive races
I went on to back every winner bar Anzum (who nobody backed) the next day, funnily enough I'll never forget the feeling I had that Friday, whereas the pain of what preceded it is now only a dull ache. |
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On the converse side 05 Hardy Eustace was one I particularly enjoyed but Harchi fans its really time to get over that one. He was only so close cos HE set a false pace and Harchis stamina didn't get exposed till very late. Looked very unlucky but in truth everything fell in place for Harchi that day and still couldn't beat the warrior.
09,08 races strong pace stuffed and 04 couldn't win off 138 in the county says it all. |