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Pretty dreadful. Probably due after the last couple of years which were excellent. Still the best week of the racing year though
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Had an excellent Cheltenham 21 betting races 10 winners.
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Had a very gd week of punting at Chelts (£1000 + profit
 ) Great news this morn to find that i just managed to land the betfair/George B comp A fantastic week of top class racing |
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I backed only one winner Uxizandre at 20/1 but I still ended up about £100 down despite numerous big prices in the frame...it's all about placing them in the right multiple bets which alas never seems to happen - you need at least three of the four placed in an E/W L15 to make a proper dent and that didn't happen for me
 Backing two in every race the placings on each day were: 12/1 40/1 10/1 25/1 10/1 16/1 7/1 14/1 (same race) 40/1 40/1 11/2 33/1 & 25/1 (same race) 20/1 winner 25/1 & 10/1 (same race) 8/1 14/1 33/1 They include the 4th & 5th place bonuses which were available on 16 of the 27 races and I still can't figure out just how I've managed to lose  |
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That said, despite losing it was a thoroughly enjoyable Festival as ever but very frustrating from a betting perspective as I'm sure you'll agree from those prices in the frame...coulda woula shoulda - I should get a tattoo of that motto
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I've been thinking today why didn't I do an 8 horse acc 2 from each day
Douvan Faugheen Don Poli Dodging Bulletts Vautour Cole Harden Peace and Co Coneygree Looks so easy now |
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Faugheen, Moon Racer, Call the Cops,Next Sensation, On the Fringe. All backed to win, several others backed only for a place. All in all a very good Cheltenham. Biggest bet was of course on Faugheen. Set me up for a good old week.
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When asked how was Cheltenham for you...
I replied with the obvious.. "Do you get paid out double for returns at the Festival"... |
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Looking back at the results over the four days...of the 27 races there were only 4 head-scratchers for me that I wouldn't back NOW:
Rivage D'or - joke of a race where anything can happen...and often does Qualando - little form to recommend it though he was 10 lengths behind Bonito Du Berlais last year Cole Harden - only the best of its form would've given it an E/W squeak...there were far better alternatives Darna - I hate chancing bets on horses with a history of injury at Cheltenham though the trainer fancied it I'm sure there are plenty on here who backed those and figured they were decent bets! It's all about opinions...one of my mates thought I was crazy for backing Somersby but I figured the field was shíte except for the last two champions and they had questions to answer. |
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diddums koddy.....
You V me on weds....may the best team win |
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Gibb
Look at COLE HARDENS winning time at wetherby 12.00 secs fast .... On good ground |
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I didn't know about that time...you can't argue with that - that said, the rest of his profile didn't look up to the task even though with hindsight you can see the better ground has helped.
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OK mate...just the THREE head-scratchers then
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anything can happen in the handicaps and usually does
I know of 3 different systems which flagged up rivage d'or, qualando & darna so they weren't impossible to find in my eyes but I'm not saying they were my best results in their races because they were not |
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WSB - after those results, I'd be very interested in any system which can find such rags that I didn't give a prayer to - tell us more squire as I couldn't see anything to recommend those three at all and I'm always eager to learn
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£2536 up Fantastic ante post results..great results first day made good use of various free bets ...punting gold..Djakadam would have cleared me £8k ,Decent bet on Darna courtsey TS
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i always throw a number of bullets at each race...works for me
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One last gloat before it's all forgotten. After Annie's fall doing me up for the "obvious" fourfold (did back the treble though) I thought I would be lucky to recover but.. £10 e/w super yankee on Friday. Peace & Co, Sort It Out, No More Heroes, Djakadam, and Paint The Clouds. Ok so £520 staked but how much returned for just the one winner? £7325 and people are always moaning about Betfair multiples. Oh and finished off with £50 on Next Sensation @ 23. Showing off/bragging/aftertiming completed. Feeling satisfied now so thank you and goodbye until next year.
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Just about recovery and reviewed the bank account. Around £1300 down, but that includes all travel, spends, hotels, drink, etc. Not my greatest Cheltenham but not my worst either.
Game of fine lines, if any of; Annie Power not falling, Monetaire had not been beat by a rag; I missed backing Killutagh Vic, would have put me either in profit or level Very enjoyable week though and similar to what i would have spend on a weeks holiday in the sun, so no regrets |
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Chazzy only 26 posts in 10 years and you come on to aftertime! What were the other 25 posts about.
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this time last week they at the post for the supreme !!
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Haha Arkle that made me chuckle.Justified too I suppose although the others would most likely have been about losing acca's on football rather than winning bets on the horses. Just love Cheltenham with a passion and was so surprised at the return because of Betfair's place prices that I thought I'd post. Don't worry...that's me for another year. All the best Arkle.
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Good luck to you too Chazzy. Roll on March.
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I heard that Seagull tipped Darna...was that his only winner at the Festival?
I'd like to know why he recommended it and to gauge whether the pin dropped in the right place  PS - from what I read on here, his Festival selections are usually piss poor aren't they? |
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Horrendous, worst Cheltenham ever by far, £2.5k down, after having a count up. If I could go on holiday and get away from it I would, but I have to work weekends either side.
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gibberish...I've just seen your post, sent you a pm
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