In "your" lifetime, what are your most taking cheltenham festival performance(s)?

Our Conor - Triumph Hurdle

When he came down in the Champion Hurdle, was the one time I've been at cheltenham, but wished I wasn't. I look forward to going to Chelts every year, but that day ruined the whole festival for me.

Has to be Tommo asking Ruby, " do you think you chose the wrong one"? After Denman beat Kauto.

Looks Like Trouble's RSA was immense. The mighty Nick Dundee took that pearler of a fall, which effectively ended his career, but the two had already pulled miles clear by that point. Looks Like Trouble kept galloping and won by a distance! The whole field set off like it was the Arkle and most were cooked with a mile to run. It was brutal, but incredible viewing.

1989 when Rogers Princess won the Coral Hurdle. She took it up two out and won by twelve lengths.

I can't belive that it was 26 years ago now.

sublimity
binocular
our conor    all magic days financially

dawn run
monksfield
hardy eustace    magic days emotionally

Yes to many of the above but Imperial Commander's Gold Cup ranks pretty high.

All the build up it had been about Kauto and Denman (fine horses both) and on the day itself, everyone was being 'forced' into one of these camps.

I was in the Arkle Bar early on with a group of mates and we all had reached a consensus we were pretty disgusted with this 'Binary' marketing that was going on. They were giving out scarves with the horses colours on, Cheltenham and the racing Post had got on board and to us and a few others that were in earshot, it seemed disrespectful of the other runners and connections in The Gold Cup and far from being 'good for racing' it was the absolute antithesis of the 'all in it together' heartbeat of Nationl Hunt racing.

Anyway the Guiness slid down and we got more and more vocal about the brainwashed Kauto vs Denman 'once a year' types (Our National Hunt inclusiveness thrown joyously to the four winds at this point! Phuq these scarf-wearing to$$er$ was pretty much our mindset at this point!)until in the end we decided to put up or shut up and stick the rest of our drinking fund on Imperial Commander.

You know how the story panned out.

Looking back, we probably took it way too seriously but for a couple of hours, we felt like the guardians of the soul of Jumps Racing, standing firm against the marketing weasels and their easily-led peons.....or something!

Geoff M, have to agree with you there on all counts, I'd chuck in Sprinter in 2013 aswell and Vautour last year was hugely impressive, although the form doesn't read too well now.

Has to be Moscow Flyer regaining his Champion Chase crown as an 11 year old. WTF moment was Pizarro keeping the bumper after Frank stopped Rhinestone Cowboy twice up the straight.

Why has there been no mention on Regal Ambition.

Saw recently that Scudamore put Regal Ambition at No.1 in his best horses ridden list ahead of Carvill's Hill

alderbrook 1995 champion hurdle...sickening for large action supporters (i was one) but a monster performance by the novice

I go for most of the above and will throw in
Mysilv finishing 2nd in the stayers after running in the Champion Hdl.

Rooster booster 2003 champion hurdle, literally pulled itself away from the field

Newmill 2006 QMCC
Pedrobob 2007 VOBCHH (For the ride as much as anything, How many pulls did P Carberry take coming down the hill then into the straight)
Denman 2007 RSA
Inglis Drever 2008 WH
Sprinter Sacre 2012 Arkle
Big Bucks 2012 WH

Less my lifetime more one's I witnessed which stuck in my head

walsh probably give his best ever ride on oonenphoja[dog for short] and still got chinned by pedro
what was the name of that horse that was owner trained before moving to pro trainer that used to cruise up before finding zilch,cattermole was wetting himself when he cruised up by azertyiup in the ch chase before finding less than zilch,

thays the fella, ,
owner thoughtn he should have won the gold cup,national and boat race,had an engine though ,for about half a mile in every race,

him and notty

venn ottery and hunt ball

could have had some match bets,

think venn ottery needed an all out end to end fast run 4 miler around fakenham with john francome puuting his head in front on the line

Badsworth Boy's effortless 31 length champion chase win in 1983
Bula 1971 Champion Hurdle
One Man Champion Chase 1998
Alverton 1979 Gold Cup

terninded doing same