Oops...was laughing at Roger's comment.

Yes...remember the feeling well when the Wednesday was called off

One for me is at my first Festival, I'd backed Amaretto Rose at 11s for the Supreme and so when she came there absolutely cruising 2 out and the commentator mentioned as such and the cavernous roar that accompanied the comment, it mattered not one jot that she didn't win- it was a magical, unforgettable moment.

Since, my favourite moments I think have Inglis Drever's groundhog day rallying down the hill after getting outpaced and then once back in touch he'd never be beaten.

The best meeting in the world. So many heroes and so many tragedies I have been spellbound by Cheltenham since I was 10.

2 magical mcoy rides one good for me one bad ......... backed hill society arkle ,was absolutly sure it had got up champleve done him !.............. backed synchonised  last years gold cup  what a ride .

Pigeon island -2 years ago.. Grand annual. Scooted up the hill - on at 10s

50s in morning the Pigeon

20min Stewards enq .., on the Bumper Rhinestone Cowboy and Pizarro still gutted had 800quid on Cowboy

Moose,

I had an interest in a horse with Mellor at that time, so had followed Kings Curate all season - I've watched that video a good few times and knew it was on there somewhere. Of course he wouldn't be able to win the race today, as soon after that it was switched to the New Course and as a result, the trip is about 3 furlongs shorter than it was then.

My personal Festival favourite race is the 1984 Arkle, which produced a duel between Noddys Ryde and Bobsline from three out. I was watching from the old members roof stand (now demolished) and got so carried away I was shouting 'come on England' as they ran to the last fence - and I wasn't the only one either!

You can see that race here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LB5eBQMJ60

The Arkle starts at 5m 48s in, and the key part from about 8m in on that film.

Buena Vista winning his second Pertemps Final is a very happy Cheltenham memory.

my worst memory was 1990 the year before i started going to the festival,i done 3 each way doubles and a each way treble,1st horse henry mann won at 20/1 next topsham bay won at 40/1 i took 33/1 last one i changed my mind from new halen to king of the lot,king of the lot was 3rd at 7/1 i think, new halen won at 66/1.  oh dear !!! never change your mind .

*Cheltenham festival

^^^^^^^^^^^^ great answer

I'm a Festival novice compared to the vast majority of youse: one day in 2010, two days in 2011 and one day last year.

In fact, I'd only been to about four race meetings before the Thursday in 2010 and I'd never backed a winner. I don't know much about racing, but to have around 20 losing bets out of 20 is some effort.

Anyway, my first day at Cheltenham continued my run of staggering ineptitude, then it was the Ryanair. Roaring home Albertas Run was a moment I'll never forget.

I found out half an hour ago that my mate's come up trumps with a couple of comps for the Tuesday of this year's Festival. Thirteen days and counting. Cannot wait.

laugh .....some sight 1000 people singing he song glasses raised

Only went to the festival for the first time last year (for the last two days) despite watching for several, so don't really have that much to compare with. Out of those two days though, personal highlight was Salut Flo winning the Byrne Plate. Don't normally go for short priced favs in handicaps but Salut Flo's a somewhat inexplicable favourite of me and a my friends. Had a sentimental charge and was rewarded for mug punting of the highest order.

Of races where I wasn't actually there, Long Runs gold cup. The old legends Denman (the horse that got me hooked on NH racing) and Kauto Star battling away and getting done by the young pretender Long Run.

dessie winning in 89 , i was in the what is now the best mate enc, sleet,rain,an freezing cold but what a sporting moment.

Have to agree with Rooster Booster's champion hurdle, especially as my mate had been particularly rude about "that jumped-up handicapper" throughout the season.  To see him make his move at the top of the hill and put the race to bed so easily is definitely my highlight of highlights.

Always had a soft spot for Rooster Booster as I'd had an awful Cheltenham the year he won the County Hurdle, and I decided to do a hefty E/W bet (for me) to recoup around £500 losses over the week in the getting out stakes, thinking he was a place bet to nothing.

I really didn't expect him to win (in those days he always found something to beat him) and I couldn't believe that he got me straight (and a little bit of profit) after picking utter shíte over the previous few days

After the finale, an appalling Festival was turned around and it was a case of onwards & upwards for next year - surely I'm not alone with an experience like that.

Rooster was the first in my Lucky 15 that year which included Moscow, Azertyuiop and...effing Valley Henry, yes it should have been Best Mate but Henrietta Knight gives me the pip, and didn't like the owner either - reminded me of "I am considerably richer than yow"

Alexander Banquet beating Joe Mac in the bumper, 50,000 shouting for Joe , Me shouting Ruby home on his first festival winner - Then Silence!
banquet had only gone and beat the irish hotpot - oooops...!
Another Rum - NH Chase 2005, after a few pints adopted the scientific method of picking winners in huge fields ermmm! "i want that one!" a la little britain! to see it storming up the hill like a 5f sprinter and then waiting to see what the tote was going to pay on a 40/1 sp winner (paid 64.00) good times.
one of the best hours i had at the festival was backing celestial halo in the 2008 triumph than playing up the winnings on Denman in the gold cup an hour or so later , the sheer site of denman the pretender serving it up to the champ kauto was an awesome spectacle.........
heres to many more great memories from the 2013 festival........