Cheltenham Festival
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Halfway through. How are you doing?
Halfway through. How are you doing?
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Ouch Sint, missing out by a head in a farce of a race like that.
 Ended up in front (nobody loses on betfair!) but still feel a bit gutted frankly. Was waiting on Sir Des Champs in a multiple and if he had won it would have been the best betting day of my life. Thought Bobs Worth would struggle today after missing his prep, you can't win a Gold Cup after being off for so long surely? And struggle he did for about 3 miles! No idea how he's won that race, wasn't traveling at all, but he's made it look easy enough in the end. Missed out on all of the big priced handicap winners (as usual), best winners were probably Cue Card and Our Conor, all due respect and big thanks going to Nick Mordin's website, he gave superb recent ratings to both horses and was sure they'd both win. |
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Backed 2 winners Fly and Benefficent, they about got me level over the course of the week. But Ante Post money is by the wayside.
The unlucky ones Bobston Bob, Silviniaco Conti, the tent and to sum it up I nearly backed Salsify in running jumping the last but when the leader pulled out another length I didn't click the button!  All my Multiple bets had My Tent Or Yours in at 20/1 and If he'd have won I'd be about 5 grand up, fine lines between a cracking festival and a terible one. Still think it was a good festival though, the novice hurdlers look **** hot this year. Crowned some good champions in The Fly, Sprinter Sacre and Bobs Worth. It's all set up to be a great season next year :) |
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yep,next season looks really exciting.
lucky aint we!! |
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As usual a great week of racing,despite not going this year still feel completely drained.Savers on beneficient and carrickboy helpful,but not enough to get me out of negative equity.Boston bob,rival destruval,nagpur and the infamous oscar delta did not help!
About £750 down over the 4 days,worth every penny. |
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Ended up with 13 winners.
Champagne Fever 23/1 Simonsig 4/7 Golden Chieftain 36/1 Hurricane Fly 7/4 Quevega @8/11 The New One 5/1 Sprinter Sacre 1/4 Medinas 42.5/1 Our Conor 5/1 Ted Veale 11.5/1 At Fishers Cross various prices 4/1-5/1 Salsify 3.85/1 Alderwood 7/1 However, not my most successful Cheltenham interms of prize money, as I was trialling my system, and didn't want t0o go big stakes this year, and was treating it as more of an intellectual exercise. Nice to get the winners though, even if it wasn't the most financially rewarding. |
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I got a chunk of money back with a 74/1 treble, and singles at 11/4, 20/1 and 10/1. The hard luck stories were bloody numerous though. On another year things could have been so much different, especially if i had improved my timing and staking. Taking a look at some of these early ante post prices next year, well in short no thanks to them. These piss poor prices might save me money this time around, so hats off to the odds compilers for those. The flats will be upon us soon, and i'm certainly in no rush with those races either. I can't even be bothered with the Lincoln or the 1000 & 2000 guineas. I need a new hobby until the jumps start again !
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Profit on my bets but not on expenses for the week.
Same Difference in the Kim Muir was my biggest winner after I decided to follow Twiston-Davies blindly after The New One. Would have been oh-so different had Oscar Delta won. Had that in a single and an each way multiple with Manyriverstocross and Double Ross on Friday. Them's the breaks - don't like it, don't bet on the horses. |