im having a shocking few days a few of mine are now non runners :-(

you could be right regarding altior gone at the game ,a lot of pundits also think he has regressed , but looking at it another way,what if he has not regressed that much and was simply  put in his place by a vastly improved younger  horse , i have taken the view that he was and took the 12/1 each way a while back for what is my biggest bet of the festival ,very rarely do you see a graded race won barring a fall 3 out and that was what the skelton horse did ,may  have been a fluke or altior has indeed gone and i may  have got this completly wrong ,often do and will pay through my pocket if i have  but happy with the bet atm.

Sixtwosix why would you call it an average renewal?

Feck me Tell me what was a good renewal if this one isn’t?

Agree six, there is often a dodgy one, you never really know, new mill s race was only won on the ground, dodging bullets beating somersby jesus, and last years very poor.

we have the previous winners of 3 champion chases 2 or 3 tingle creeks untold grade 1 & 2 winners 2 arkle winners ,its a top  renewal

Tough crowd Foyle

yep hard to please reminds me of the 2 jewish fellas walking down the street solly picks up a wage packet someone has dropped on the floor ,opens it up and £800 quid in it ,hymie says solly you are a lucky khoont! ......solly says lucky? look at the fookin tax i paid !

Paul Nolan's Grade 1 winning hurdler Latest Exhibition is set to bypass Cheltenham as the trainer opts instead to target the Fairyhouse Easter Festival with his luckless gelding.

The eight year old has won five and finished second six times in his 11 race career and has chased home Willie Mullins' Monkfish on each of his last two runs at Leopardstown.

Nolan has indicated that Latest Exhibition will now avoid another clash with that star novice and says “Latest Exhibition is unlikely to go to Cheltenham unless a few come out for whatever reason.

“I’d say we’ll go to Fairyhouse with him for either the Grade 1 (Underwriting Exchange Gold Cup Novice Chase) or the Irish National.”

Nolan will still be represented at Cheltenham however and adds “Mrs Milner will go for the Pertemps Final. She was second at Cheltenham (in November) and the English handicapper gave her 4lb but our handicapper gave her 8lb.”

“She was fourth in the Qualifier at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting

“She did a bit of work the other day and went well so she will definitely run.”

10 runners on 48 hour decs

had a small bet on ptko but nubre neg woulda been massive

Is it only me who thought Politilogue looked lame behind , walking back to the stables ?