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13 Mar 24
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So dull, no excitement.
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Stop ya winging FFS.
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Can't believe how much I am looking forward to the flat and NH has always been my preference!!
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other than some winning distance betting & some of bigger races on standalone NH cards my interest has significantly waned
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As a betting medium the Flat is the way to go. But performances like what Ballyburn just put up still gives me a buzz.
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Me too Whippin. For those who aren't enjoying it, go for a walk instead.
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Better competition today
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top racing today & friday. The placepot will be good.
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ballyburn beat a 66 to 1 stablemate,the horse he,d already beaent 6 lengths dodged him by running in the supreme,
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The OP is right
The meeting now has been well and truly neutered by W. Mullins In my betting shop everyone to a man says the same thing - they are sick of seeing 1-2 shots or a battalion of Mullins 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th string horses dominating almost every one of the Grade 1 races So they are top horses, fair enough, but the competitiveness which was always what Cheltenham was about has all but vanished. Aiden O'Brien killed the Derby Mullins is killing Cheltenham |
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So you done your cobblers better luck next Year buddy.
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its what you make it, luck plays a big part but as acey says if yer done your jacksons its a uninspiring festival !
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the flat a betting medium my bumhole
you need to be a medium to have a chance. mostly its a massive guess-up. at least with the jumps you have several years to look at, not one or two races more importantly, i/r is very tricky |
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Its been much more exciting today,very enjoyable.
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I've to agree with OP. This is the most underwhelming Cheltenham Festival I've ever encountered. I'm sure most will disagree, but I've yet to see a truly outstanding horse who'll be a champion next Cheltenham - not even Ballyburn. I understand Ballyburn was visually impressive, but what did he beat?
El Fabiola blotted his cv with his suspect jumping; Slade Hill is very unlikely a Champion Hurdle winner in-waiting; Constitution Hill, Shishkin and Sir Gino were absent. I hope Galopin Des Champs can restore some gloss so lacking in this renewal. I hope the 3 key missing horses will do battle with the Irish winners in Punchestown esp Constitution Hill. |
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The first 2 days were a farce, short odds, no pace & small fields.
Today was like one the 3 day festival, hopefully friday can provide that again. |
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Agree.
Thursday always use to be the worst day of the 4 day festival and was the day to give the liver a rest before Gold cup day. With the small fields in the Champion hurdles and chase becoming a regular thing and the new races its turning in to the best day if you are looking for big competitive fields without loads of odds on shots. |
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exciting because the winner, 2nd 3rd and 4th in ryanair should have been in todays gold cup,the rest were refugees from the chelt pre xmas 2 mil e 4 handicaps running in a grade 1,in which they were all tailed off yesterday,stayers a gaggle of teenagers plodding around for the umpteenth time beaten by a young horse not seen since before xmas
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I agree it has lost a bit of it's attraction but for me it still is the best four days racing in the NH calendar by a country mile.
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Yeah, can't remember a year when my Cheltenham roar is more of a meow. Jump racing in big trouble!
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It's still the best 4 days, yes. I'm not as excited about the horses lining up than previous years. It's not their fault. I'm thinking society and big business is diluting the atmosphere and people have less money in their pockets than ever. People are not standing for it any more. They are standing with heads high and saying enough is enough to corporate Greed.
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When I say people, I mean Normal hard-working people, not the wealthy and rich.
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racing uk bigging up all the bars,food outlets at chelt but their embarrassed to tell you the prices,come racing but we wont tell you how much it costs
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