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Just a week and a smidgen to go, I'm so excited I might ejaculate just thinking about it. Anyone fancy the usual tipping competition, I'll put it all together if you all like.

Anyone got any strong fancies yet?

By the way, Skybet, 11/4 for Paul Nicholls to have 3 or more winners at the Festival, if thats not bet of the century I dont know what is.

i'll have some of that.
will make plenty of bets that week,already set my daily limits and wont go ott.
some corking races by the looks of it.

Need Cue Card to get us off to a flyer this time rather than Dunguib crippling me before it even gets going! Will have it in a forecast with whichever of the 2 Henderson horses Geraghty rides.

I usually stick a few bets on during Cheltenham and do nicely most times :)

Only one bet on so far, Kauto Star at 12/1 for Gold Cup which I couldn't pass up for that price.

i fancy long run for the gold cup.
imperial commander could take it again though.
kauto star has had it imo.

I know it's a risk but i've won alot of money thanks to Kauto Star :beers: hard to resist backing it.

easy to dismiss for me.looks to me like his stamina has gone.
diamond harry for a good price e/w punt.

Can't have LR myself arriba, I think form at the track is massive and he doesn't have it. If you believe KS is finished then that rather detracts from the form of the King George race anyway?

I atually think the Gold Cup is quite a poor renewal, cant see anything getting in amongst the first 3 from the newbies. Denman e/w for me, fresh and always runs his race at Cheltenham.

Thanks for offering DMR - what's the Oevil situation ?

Not really looked at the races yet but I'll be up for a few Oevils.
Like the sound of 11/4 for Nicholls 3 winners.

I'm up for a bit of friendly competition, so count me in please.

I am lucky enough to have Club tickets for all four days and I cannot fucking wait, although my missus is moaning and whinging about me being so fucking excited, she reckons I am acting like a toddler in the run up to Christmas.

I would say I acted like that all the time love, let alone during the build up to the best week of the fucking year.

Knight Pass for the Bumper and Medermit for the Arkle.

Going on the Friday. Best day out of the year.

4 days - 4 days you lucky lucky luck luck luck bastard !! I'm going Tuesday and Thursday but I need all week off !!!!
I don't fancy fuck all - so there - I'll get back on that one too excited now!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can we do the betting game please?? :)

read the thread jfw.

what race is tidal bay running in? i think the best is yet to come from that horse.

edit.looks like the gold cup for tidal.that's my each way tip for the big one.

Alright alright!!
Look at the time I was reading the thread! I'm poorly! :(

Dont bet,keep an eye on the racing though.

Peddlars Cross in the Champion,in the words of Leslie Thomas's racing novels...............DEAD CERT ;)

Just decided im coming home for the Fridays racing. Should be able to get a ticket from the touts outside. Buzzing

If not, then just go find a pub full of Paddys and get lashed.

I recall being rather drunk a few years back at the Queens hotel and managed to get a "queen Carry" all the way back to my house at the time as my feet were hurting so much!

In all fairness being made to down guiness and jamesons after a night of champers was always going to be messy!

As I have not met any of you cunt's, and if any of you are going to be at the festival, who's up for a cheeky pint or two of the black stuff at some point during the week?

i've had a couple of early bets for next week
recession proof  for the opener on tues.
call the police for the coral cup.
and tidal bay for the gold cup.all e/w
really looking forward to it now.plenty more bets to make yet

Im gonna be there on paddys day for quite a few cheeky ones

also im a massive cunt

Nice one. PM me, and if I am still fucking standing 3 days into it, will join you for a pint.

You massive Cunt.

 :pint:

Fuck the football and all this relegation bollocks, wheres the fucking tipping comp?

Did anyone else on here get that wanky tip for the 1500 race at Sandhurst today?

20/1 to 8/1 in just a few hours. I only heard it mentioned twice during the race, that was at the start and the finish.

do you mean sandown? which horse?
i had the 3rd placed horse 'pateese e/w at 20/1

haha yep sandown. I was given a tip for Fiulon from a lad that has come up trumps a few times.

finished 10th.
did you back it?

Wasn't even any good on the flat, fuck knows why it's got a string of Festival entries.

Sadly, yes. I even passed the tip on to my uncle.

you still gonna run this thang next week?

i'm in it to win it.

Yeah will whack something up tomorrow or Monday

nice.
i'm having the week off for it.

Harsh, but fair - probably not such a big a one as Norway Red!!!

The missus told me to stick a tenner on Skint in the 1:55 at Sandown today.  Obviously I didn't bother...

Sorry, back to Cheltenham.

This might interest a few of you.

http://www.oddschecker.com/free-bets.html

Ladbrokes are also offering up to £60 in free bets if you open an online account and stake up to the same.

http://www.ladbrokes.com/sports/60GBP/index.php?AFF_ID=38926&SC=ABS-18-148-124090-M-UK-G&gclid=CLrk7Z34yacCFQRP4QodBUSmDg

Fill your boots, I have. More to spend on Guiness next week!!!!

I'll put the signed TEF shirt thing as a prize for the cheltenham comp,Its way to small for me ..its barely signed by Ball (I think) and It only end up as dog bedding at my house :D

Ooooh prizes! :)

Only if the betting currency is Oevils - as per??

Binocular out after "testing positive"??  WTF!

He was just horsing around with recreational drugs.

Always on the nosebag I heard.

next fucking pun I see im banning the poster

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Thank god Si Pie didn't find a picture of a fucking Big Pun.

Makes sense if you read the full article on the RP website.

Pretty good news to me, was the only one I could see giving Menorah (my nap) a race, and makes my 11/2 look tasty.

i'm torn between menorah and peddlars cross.

The fact PC connections spent the rest of the season after Newbury avoiding Binocular says it all for me - they knew they wouldnt have the beating of him after his prep run and don't think he's quick enough to win over 2m at Cheltenham myself

dunno if they avoided binocular personally.supposedly missed some meetings due to a cough.
did beat binocular in november though,and has won every race it has run in.
my nap for the week is big bucks,but not great value really.i'll look for a decent e/w shot in that race.

Big Bucks being odds against is unreal, agree with you there, will be hammering that if I win some dosh on Tues.

Menorah for me. Have backed him all the way from 8's and was still able to get 5's on Thursday. Now trading at 3/1 with Binocular being withdrawn.

Will have some more on course as well. Best bet of the week.....

what else do you fancy steptoe?

Loads.

Medermit in the Arkle, Knight Pass in the Bumper, Bobs Worth in the Neptune Hurdle, Habbie Simpson in the Albert Bartlett, Somersby in the QM and either Grand Crus or Mourad in the World Hurdle to name but a few.

I can't wait!!

Couldn't have Somersby in the CC unless the ground somehow turned bottomless, especially as Choc is so much weaker in the finish these days since his injury.

Good each way bet at 8/1 and he ran MM very close at Ascot last time out. Apart from Ruby Walsh, I don't think anybody rides Cheltenham better than Choc.

I still reckon he needs shocking ground, and hasn't AP already admitted he gave MM a shocker at Ascot? Just hope I'm not eating my words come Weds night, but I'm firmly in the lay Somersby at all costs brigade!

Can this game be sorted today please as wanna get my picks done gotta work all day tomorrow
Thanks xx

i've just registered.
if you go via quidco you can get an extra £20 cashback too.
just dont forget to enter the code FB60 for the free bets.

also registered on paddy power and again £20 cashback via quidco, and free promo bets too.


i wonder what peoples thoughts are on 'overturn' e/w in the champ hurdle?
finished 2nd to binocular recently. at 40/1 i might have a small e/w punt on it.

I won a £50 free bet on ladbrokes for cheltenham only so I've decided to put it on quevega £25 each way. I don't know anything about horse racing really so I just went for one that looked like a decent favourite. I also put a couple of quid on sparky way just in case that one loses. I might just put £1 on the whole field.

 quevega is odds on so e/w is a waste of time

Is that just because I get back less than my stake if he wins or is it only likely to finish second or not place? I'm not too bothered about getting less than £50 because I can't withdraw the £50 anyway - I just want to at least get something back.

Just back it to win, it'll win doing cartwheels

yes.you'd get something, but not alot if it doesn't win.

Thanks - happy with that result anyway.

What was the result? 1st 2nd and  3rd?

1st

what about 2nd and 3rd?

Quevega was 1st and Sparky May was 2nd. Ocean Transit 3rd.

That was mighty impressive.

I've been using a betting tips website my mate gave me all day and lost a lot of money!! Last year it paid out big time on the first day. Damn! :badmood:

Thanks, not many would have picked Ocean Transit e/w

Just stuck £20 on Divers e/w Get the fuck in !!!

Had a cheeky fiver on it to win last night at 16's, think the RP tipped it this morning hence the SP.

Just got in from the first days madness. Fuck me, I am knackered!!

Round two tomorrow, bring it on!!

well here we are for day 2.not picked a winner yet, so that has to change today.

Any you really like this afternoon arriba? Not many really jump out at me today, could be one for a few each-wayers i think.

time for rupert, so young and plan a i think will all win.
hoping golden silver can come through in the qm too i'm on it e/w.big zeb i think should win that though.

I'm massively keen on TFR, also keen on the Nicholls horse, I know PN thinks it could be a serious Gold Cup horse in a year or 2 so will be smashing that in the place markets.

agree.aiteen thirtythree i think is the main danger to tfr.

Yeah can't see past Big Zeb or Master Minded for the QM.

Every man and his dog seem to be tipping Time For Rupert today.

wouldn't be suprised if woolcome folly won the qm either.if other bets go my way i'll have a cheeky one on it

I think it will be a Nicholls 1-2, MM to win.

Yippeee, no longer Oevil-less!

Good start to my accy

Nice start with Chicago grey winning.

think i need to give this shit up

Another comes in for my little accy

I've had a bit of a blinder there, was going lay lay lay on Betfair on So Young... all on a Aighteen33 place market

Lucky twat

Was never gonna win having only had 2 races in crap Irish fields, suprised Ruby didnt ride his namesake.

i think he got caught in the pack and had to go wide.took the last hurdle badly then that was it.

Rock on Ruby was behind a wall of horses 2 out as well though, just found alot more.

Having been burnt badly the last couple of times by Mikael D'h, I bet the fucker wins now!

any tips for the 3.20?

If TFR wins this from here I'll eat my shoes

That was brutal

oh fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh

Time for Rupert, shortly after that last one:

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pre race,i aint stating fuck all i'm on from now on.
gotta get this fucking monkey off my back

You'll understand the sceptism if you start firing in winners then ;)

I've backed MM, and fucking wish I hadn't if the ground is quick, that all but rules him and Somersby out

yeah i'll understand it,wont be bullshit though.
still 4 races to go.i'll get a winner or 2 yet(touches wood)

I was on Jessies dream with a small e/w bet,same with Somersby in the next.

Right this is the big one for me

fuck all again

Woop. I had him e/w...

Cunt, I even said myself it would get beat and didnt to anything about it, idiot boy!

had captain cee bee each way. doubled up, good enough

I see Davey Russell has had two winners today :D

That helps the bank balance and Oevil challange

Good day yesterday, bad day today.

One 3rd one 1st not a total write off but not top of the leader board stuff all e/w bets
Might soak myself in gin tonight & pray to the queen mum for some luck!

finally some money back.
fucking derisory amount though, compared to what i've staked.

I was at my usual 2nd bin on the right in the Guinness Village yesterday maybe I'll try the Winged Ox Bar tomorrow
I need Wishfull Thinking tomorrow at 1.30 - come on Arriba get a fucking grip - double your stake - it never fails !!!!

5quid up on the day. Not as good as yesterday but profit is profit

hahaha.oh it fucking well does.

I backed Sizing Europe each way at 8/1. However Victor Chandler has given me back the winnings like if I placed the bet at 10/1?? I've been betting for a few years (although not a lot) is there a simple explanation why this has happened? I'm a bit puzzled!!

Did they pay a higher fraction for the "placed" pat of the bet? Or was it definitely x% of 10/1? Did they have any 'specials' on? Did you accidentally take SP?

alot of bookmakers are paying the higher price if it goes up after you've made your bet.

Im going on Friday with 3 mates, none of us have tickets. Firstly, are there many touts selling tickets this year? Secondly, which area should i buy for? The last time i went i was in The Tattershalls, right on the finish line, it was a great day. Are there better places to go?

Backed Sizing Europe with my £1 free bet through the Sun at 10/1. I know it's small stakes but I am well chuffed considering how poor I am  :D

FAO Batch, arriba.

No I didn't take sp. I think your right arriba, maybe VC are one of the ones which are giving out the higher price.

I'm not complaining, but it was confusing, when I went to check I was expecting £84 but I got £101.50!

Loads of touts buying and selling tickets, although on Friday you will probably have to pay through the fucking nose for them. If you can get club tickets you will have access to the parade ring, centre of the course and the Guinness village etc... Expensive but well worth it.

Failing this, Tatts is fine for drinking and betting although I would'nt bother with the Best Mate Enclosure.

Just back from day 2, and I can recommend a 4 day diet of Guinness and Racing to anybody!

2 more days to go and still going strong. Happy Days!!

VC are paying out the higher of the early price and starting price - it's in their promotions page.

Thanks Steptoe,

I think i will just go for the Tatts again. I have been told before that best mate is not worth it, why is that?

Enjoy the next 2 days matey and good luck.

Ah, thanks Si Pie, didn't see that!!!

Best Mate enclosure is full of Pikey Chav Cunts. The view is shit as well as you are so far away from any real action.

Friday will be fucking awesome, enjoy it.

As well as the pikeys there will also be millions of decent people in the Cabbage Patch....but it does have the feel that the real party is somewhere else....which is true.  The view however has improved massively since they've stuck that new stand in there.  I wouldn't pooh pooh Best Mate, although I'll be back in Tatts for St Pats tomorrow for a day as great as today.

More than anything, Cheltenham is a place to be yourself.  Pikey twat, stuck up twat or in betweeen twat: enjoy.

tougher to call than yesterday, and i aint had a winner yet.sob..

big bucks should win, ditto poquelin.
hoping some lively outsiders do the business today.

Agreed a tough card to call today. Do think Big Bucks at odds against is free money though.

Fancy Mourad ew at 10/1 today. Gwanako at 22/1 for the outside bet of the day in the 14.05.

Little E/w doubles are the order of the day

YES Noble prince

Gaaaah! winning til the last. I shouldn't be gambling.

Bet on the 1st race of everyday and won em all

i had loosen my load e/w so a decent start.

quiros bleu e/w at 33/1.
nice.very nice indeed

Get in, Albertas Run

very good day, close to 200 quid up today

fair play chubster
i had fuck all in the last one.

Limited myself to £20 a day and i'm just over £100 profit, tempted to chuck it all on Big Bucks.  Should be as near to a formality as you get over the 4 days.

Had a good win bet on Noble Prince at 9/2 and Mourad E/W at 10's. That puts me up for the week, so I can now have a good bet tomorrow and not worry about losing.

What does everybody fancy for the Gold Cup?

Did it rain there overnight? has the going changed?

Going is good (good to soft in places). What was it yesterday?

http://maps.turftrax.co.uk/latestgoingreport.asp?course=Cheltenham

The same.

after a dismal tue and weds,things picked up for me yesterday.
even tougher to call today i think.again some corking races to be enjoyed

I've put £5 on the nose of a 80-1 no hoper because the jockey shares my surname.

It was a free £5 Sun bet though :)

The ticket touts come up trumps, loads of beer and I'm quids in from the last 3 days. Today is gonna be a good day. Good luck all, let's have it!

hoping to carry on my run and make a bit more today.

so folks, how manyof you made money this week,who lost their dosh,and who broke just about even?

me.i signed up with a few bookies, so although slightly down for the week,it wasn't all my own money.
clawed a nice bit back today and have plenty in my accounts again.
reckon overall i'm about 30% down over the 4 days.

Way down, started well but went south very quickly.

Depends on what the amount of the 100% was really arriba ;)

£80 down for the whole week, which for four days at the festival is great value!

Would have been slightly up, but had a bad day today. That's if you can call a day at the races drinking, punting and watching the best horses in training bad.

What a fantastic week!!! Roll on next year..

 

Just done my maths, and despite a poor last day i ended up £320 up. Not bad for an amateur.

Fist day was dire, 2nd day was good, 3rd day was brilliant and yesterday was even better. £210 up on the whole 4 days. The big punt on Final Approach at 12/1 paid off.

I was well up before i actually went to the course yesterday. Started the day off well with Zarkander but went rapidly downhill after that. If only Denman could of had a bit more in him at the end, that would of paid up nicely.

Never mind, was a great day