That will go down as the single worst festival ever for me... 2 winners the whole week and bet on every race. Lumped on 4 short price odds on favourites and none of them came in
That will go down as the single worst festival ever for me... 2 winners the whole week and bet on every race. Lumped on 4 short price odds on favourites and none of them came in
Only 2 out of 7 odds on favourites won and this has been a brilliant Cheltenham festival for the bookies. As soon as I heard Bet 365 had super boosted Galopin Des Champs I thought 3 gold cups may not happen as they have been so sharp with their daily booster selection.
Emotional rollercoaster since the first race and the Cheltenham soap opera delivered big time with the sadness of Michael O'Sullivan recent passing but many uplifting stories and dramatic finishes.
A good day for me today, starting with 150/1 winner (I bet all of 25p each way, it returned £45.50) and managed a six race each way accumulator at odds of about 6/1 and a bunch of doubles from the same six races. Made a profit on three days out of the four. I used a lot of other people's selections taken from here, so thanks to anyone who posted their thoughts.
I end the weeks account -£820.00 shocking week but onto next year.
On the plus I have inothewayurthinking at 25/1 for National so hopefully it runs.
Fucking hell mate. I hope that was budgeted for.
Usually the weekly trebles/accas help out, especially those that do it months in advance as NRNB, but there was absolutely fuck all this year. Seems the only favs that won were in handicaps.
My sister told me today for the last 7 years she has picked the winner of the flat race i.e Bambino fever this year, on Tuesday. Thanks for telling me just in the nick of time hmmmm
My sister told me today for the last 7 years she has picked the winner of the flat race i.e Bambino fever this year, on Tuesday. Thanks for telling me just in the nick of time hmmmm
She could have told you three or four years ago. Mean.
I end the weeks account -£820.00 shocking week but onto next year.
On the plus I have inothewayurthinking at 25/1 for National so hopefully it runs.
Fucking hell mate. I hope that was budgeted for.
Usually the weekly trebles/accas help out, especially those that do it months in advance as NRNB, but there was absolutely fuck all this year. Seems the only favs that won were in handicaps.
Always budgeted for, I have the week off every year and always put £200 a month for my chelts fund, to cover going, drinks and food.
Will probably do the day trip on the Tuesday again next year and then watch at home weds and Thursday and then do a proper lads day up town on the Friday a nice breakfast somewhere then on to a decent pub to watch.
Religiously done 2 days a week with an overnight in brum but lot of the lads now have kids so can no longer do it.
I end the weeks account -£820.00 shocking week but onto next year.
On the plus I have inothewayurthinking at 25/1 for National so hopefully it runs.
Fucking hell mate. I hope that was budgeted for.
Usually the weekly trebles/accas help out, especially those that do it months in advance as NRNB, but there was absolutely fuck all this year. Seems the only favs that won were in handicaps.
Always budgeted for, I have the week off every year and always put £200 a month for my chelts fund, to cover going, drinks and food.
Will probably do the day trip on the Tuesday again next year and then watch at home weds and Thursday and then do a proper lads day up town on the Friday a nice breakfast somewhere then on to a decent pub to watch.
Religiously done 2 days a week with an overnight in brum but lot of the lads now have kids so can no longer do it.
Mullins is a master at placing his horses albeit that he has such a massive string of quality animals and a bit of a monopoly in that respect. The really great thing, though, is that we haven't had to see Michael O'Leary celebrating at Cheltenham - the bloke who, in a hissy fit, took all his horses away from Mullins in the hope that it would ruin him. It was probably very difficult for O'Leary to differentiate between "price" and value given that he had a "standard fee" - Ryan Air have a standard price but it doesn't stop them charging if you want something better. He even had to go cap in hand back to Mullins.
A very strange Cheltenham the Mullins domination with v little challenge from anyone the amount of shorties that didn’t deliver, the marine nationale and jazzy matty stories were my highlight.
Something about this year seemed laboured even attending the 2 days seems the place has lost its buzz, on Thursday for the last 2 races there was barely anyone there, even town afterwards wasn’t as busy as usual
Had £3 e/w on Wonderwall yesterday, not a big gambler but as we were meeting some friends who like a bet thought I ought to get into the spirit of things....lost in the other 3 races I bet on though.
I had a pretty bleak festival c£250 down on the week. On the plus side the reduced crowds on Tuesday and Weds made it much more user friendly, easy to get around etc
For me If your a small time punter there's so many offers from the bookies out there you shouldn't be losing hardly any money at Cheltenham. 3 years ago if I was staking £5 a race it was only costing me £20 a day because of the free bets o was getting. Even with being restricted by most firms now I've still managed to get through Cheltenham the last 3 years without losing any money.
For me If your a small time punter there's so many offers from the bookies out there you shouldn't be losing hardly any money at Cheltenham. 3 years ago if I was staking £5 a race it was only costing me £20 a day because of the free bets o was getting. Even with being restricted by most firms now I've still managed to get through Cheltenham the last 3 years without losing any money.
Tony Bloom is one of the shrewdest punters around but the fact that Poniros went off with a Betfair SP of 225 suggests that he didn't have that much on!
Mullins was asked if he thought Bloom would have had a bet on Poniros and he said 'Not on my advice!"
And yet Poniros beat East India Dock by some 6 lengths at Royal Ascot. Perhaps I give Bloom too much credit!
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Only 2 out of 7 odds on favourites won and this has been a brilliant Cheltenham festival for the bookies.
As soon as I heard Bet 365 had super boosted Galopin Des Champs I thought 3 gold cups may not happen as they have been so sharp with their daily booster selection.
Emotional rollercoaster since the first race and the Cheltenham soap opera delivered big time with the sadness of Michael O'Sullivan recent passing but many uplifting stories and dramatic finishes.
Great 4 days of sporting action.
Usually the weekly trebles/accas help out, especially those that do it months in advance as NRNB, but there was absolutely fuck all this year. Seems the only favs that won were in handicaps.
Mullins 10
Rest of Ireland 10
GB 8
Mullins is a master at placing his horses albeit that he has such a massive string of quality animals and a bit of a monopoly in that respect. The really great thing, though, is that we haven't had to see Michael O'Leary celebrating at Cheltenham - the bloke who, in a hissy fit, took all his horses away from Mullins in the hope that it would ruin him. It was probably very difficult for O'Leary to differentiate between "price" and value given that he had a "standard fee" - Ryan Air have a standard price but it doesn't stop them charging if you want something better. He even had to go cap in hand back to Mullins.
First time ever.
very unexpected Bob, Willie’s biggest price festival winner, bought in October and immediately given 6 weeks rest on arrival in Ireland.
If your a small time punter there's so many offers from the bookies out there you shouldn't be losing hardly any money at Cheltenham.
3 years ago if I was staking £5 a race it was only costing me £20 a day because of the free bets o was getting.
Even with being restricted by most firms now I've still managed to get through Cheltenham the last 3 years without losing any money.