Well said

^^
You are wasting your time! The poster will always be known as the "knowledgeable" who back Presenting Percy in the Gold Cup despite lacking potential and form (not sentiment) and an outrageous prep prior.

Irishone the two horses you suggested today both 25/1 yes I can stand for that both I think are overpriced and both can run well you made your case out for them ,time will tell what happens to them and I am sure you will agree they are both more likely not to win than win but long term that type of thinking will end in profit ,what I do find totally pointless is the shollter character just saying get on epatante it will win,it may well do but he is a million with that approach.

Well you’ll have a sighter after the first

So why not an ab, ea, ds treble

She did jump a bit right handed,but if they have sorted that out as Irish says, then I think thats value.

Benie Des Dieux has usurped Epatante at the head of the Champion Hurdle betting after Nicky Henderson revealed the Christmas Hurdle winner has been coughing this week.

The JP McManus-owned Epatante drifted to 9-2 (from 3) with Paddy Power after Henderson raised the concerns on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, although he remains "more than hopeful" that Epatante’s preparation for Cheltenham will not be affected.

Benie Des Dieux, who is also a hot favourite for the Close Brothers Hurdle, is a general 5-2 market leader for the Champion Hurdle, for which she would need supplementing. Unibet are offering a standout 6-1.

Henderson said: “In order to keep everybody in the picture I regret to say Epatante has been coughing a few times over the last couple of days for no obvious reason that we can detect.

“Her blood tests are perfectly normal and she is feeling very well and fresh in herself. Obviously JP, I, and all the team could do without this scare but this does not prevent her continuing her routine work.

“We will monitor the situation over the weekend and will regularly update everybody with any news. Both my vets and I are more than hopeful this will not interfere with her Champion Hurdle preparation.

“She’s now on medication which will not affect her racing or training. We will blood test and scope her again on Monday when I will be in a better position to clarify the situation, which obviously we all hope will be positive news.

“I would like to make it very clear that, touch wood, she is the only horse who has coughed at Seven Barrows at any stage this week.”

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Cough spreads quicker than corona

"I tweeted yesterday about Epatante because it’s important to get the information out there so we can’t be accused of trying to hide anything but I’m pleased to report that she seems absolutely fine this morning and has not coughed once. Her trachea wash was clear and her blood was fine which is obviously very good news and according to her figures she shouldn’t cough again. I must admit I think the reaction has been a little bit over the top and I’m surprised the bookmakers have pushed her out in the betting but I suppose that is what is going to happen when announcements like this are made but we had to keep everyone informed as we all know what can happen otherwise."

All cisterns go now the lads are on.

It's all going to be moot now anyway IMO.

Reckon it will be off

people need to get a grip!!20 confirmed cases and we should shut down the country-what about the Tube??
everyone needs to chill out....

Not a chance of Cheltenham being called off if there is no restriction on movement throughout the UK. The airports are still open for business as usual ffs. The City of London alone has about 700,000 workers squashed into a square mile every day who converge in packed tubes,trains and buses. Hundreds of thousands visit the West End every single day.Does anybody seriously believe cancelling an event in the middle of the Cotswald countryside with a mere 60,000 per day gathering will make a blind bit of difference to the spread of a virus if life caries on as normal everywhere else.

In fact the gov should advise City workers to take the week off and travel to Cheltenham for the week for their own safety. The argument for calling off the festival because of the corona virus would make about as much sense as calling it off to prevent the spread of Aids...."It wont solve the problem but sure it can't make it any worse either can it?"

yep, very well said sir.

The city, the tube, the airports will all fcuk the economy if they are restricted and money talks.

Cancelling the festival wouldn't, so its a token gesture the govt can make to appease the masses.

Duffy, you appear to have gained quite an appetite for the abandonment of the festival - I hope you didn't have the full bank on this happening.

Now if the gov decides to cancel all sporting events, concerts etc then the game is up.But you are miles wide of the mark in saying they will pick out the festival as a token gesture to appease the masses.That's a million to one to happen anyway but do you think the Jockey Club would just roll over and accept blatent discrimination like that if it did happen? There is all sorts of legislation in place to protect them from unwarranted government interference.The Queen,bless her cotton socks, might not be too happy with that attitude towards her favourite sport either, and she technically has the power to fire the entire government if she sees fit!

There is quite a difference between the current situation and what we had in 2001 with Foot and Mouth. All racing was cancelled for weeks and the Irish horses were not going to travel to Cheltenham even before the meeting was cancelled, which was due to an outbreak of the disease nearby.Horses do not contact the disease but they do carry and spread it.

Trying to justify cancelling the festival this time round while every other sector of society carries on as normal is just baffling.

As long as the government don't start pandering to the morons, I think Cheltenham will be alright, as will the footy.

Pressure isn't really that heavy on the government, or they'd have had a meeting last week.

The Donald's British twin will go out and waffle a bit Monday, and onward we will go. With a few throwaway lines about the NHS is ready, and British Bulldog spirit etc.

i'd imagine there are plenty making comments just to get there money back from a poor ante post book. i for one hope they reschedule the national hunt chase

I want comment further on the subject.

No danger of that happening