Cheltenham 2018 Ante post bets

[Faugheen_Machine]

Someone on here pointed out that supersundae was 4 points bigger on the any race market than he was for the Stayers after yesterday's race. It's the first market I look at now if I'm wanting to back a horse for Cheltenham.

[Jonnymac05]

Cant believe im only getting the chance to jump back into this forum now. Working for a living really sucks so we need a big bookie takedown with one of these yankees lol

[Kevloaf]

Cant believe im only getting the chance to jump back into this forum now. Working for a living really sucks so we need a big bookie takedown with one of these yankees lol

Welcome back.


I am confused that I haven't got a bet on BVD, Altior and Might Bite together. That sounds like a bet I definitely would have though about and placed long before they've all been made favourites!!!

Ignore that, I backed a super heinz with Top Notch, Claimantakingforgan, Brain Power and On The Blind Side (for the wrong race)

[ryanh97]

Welcome back.


I am confused that I haven't got a bet on BVD, Altior and Might Bite together. That sounds like a bet I definitely would have though about and placed long before they've all been made favourites!!!

Me too Kev, much too short now sadly

[Kevloaf]

Me too Kev, much too short now sadly

From that Super Heinz, if BVD, Altior and Might Bite won I'd win less than my stake so might as well not have it.

[Kevloaf]

I'm trying to talk myself into repeating my 'best' ante post bet of last season..... which was a double on Altior (Arkle) / Yorkhill (JLT) .... paid for a chunk of my wedding, as I am sure plenty on here know as I didn't keep it quiet haha. - not after timing, it is all on here somewhere

Anyway, the natural progression for the Arkle winner, is next seasons QMCC. 6/4 best price... that is obvious.

Now the Gold Cup is off the agenda for Yorkhill, the JLT to Ryanair looks the most obvious step for him as a chaser... (arguably would be regardless of how Yorkhill got on today anyway)...

Yorkhill, won the JLT with the best performance of his career - Winning Time: 4m 58.90s
A couple of hours later, UDS won the Ryanair over a furlong further in Winning Time: 5m 9.60s with arguably his best performance too. Nothing too much to gauge from the times but Yorkhill would only ever look to beat the 2nd in the race as short a distance as he can...

The double pays 26.5/1 with WH and I'm tempted even though it'd be against my better judgement of backing a Mullins horse that doesn't have a confirmed target. (obviously the CH is an obvious consideration, but I did back Yorkhill at 20s for that after his defeat in April last season so do feel I have that covered)

Stopping myself doing this because it'd be a bet with the heart not the head...

Without a doubt for me, Yorkhill's BEST chance of winning a race at the festival though is the Ryanair..... CC will have Altior in it (and they decided NOT to take him on last year, so I can easily see the same situation this year, especially when 'Min deserves a crack at him again'... and the CH will have Buveur D'air in it, and they'd have a poor prep and BVD might just be better than him anyway.....

[Kevloaf]

@ 37267/1 with WH

E/W Canadian

Presenting Percy 10/1 - 4 miler (think they'll take the 'easier' option)
Cause of Causes 9/2 - Cross Country
Willoughby Court 6/1 - JLT
Yorkhill 10/1 - Ryanair (case made in Ryanair thread)
Salsaretta 7/1 - bit of a flyer, just wanted one with a sure-fire target

[BigChaang]

Welcome back.


I am confused that I haven't got a bet on BVD, Altior and Might Bite together. That sounds like a bet I definitely would have though about and placed long before they've all been made favourites!!!

Ignore that, I backed a super heinz with Top Notch, Claimantakingforgan, Brain Power and On The Blind Side (for the wrong race)

I was doing the B.d'air -7-2 ,Altior 6-4,might bite 10-1 + another in L.15's all summer long , some of the 'anothers ' looking alright
now too.

[BigChaang]

Did'nt know where to post this .......... Arise Sir Nicky Henderson. ! .

[Istabraq]

Did'nt know where to post this .......... Arise Sir Nicky Henderson. ! .

Voted by all the Queens advisers who snapped up the 1000 Binocular and when those winnings ran out they then managed to lay him at 4 the following year.

Clearly tongue in cheek and I need to be careful 'cos I have an invite to Seven Barrows in the New Year, not sure jokes like that go down too well there....

[BigChaang]

Voted by all the Queens advisers who snapped up the 1000 Binocular and when those winnings ran out they then managed to lay him at 4 the following year.

Clearly tongue in cheek and I need to be careful 'cos I have an invite to Seven Barrows in the New Year, not sure jokes like that go down too well there....

ha ha

[jono]

I'm trying to talk myself into repeating my 'best' ante post bet of last season..... which was a double on Altior (Arkle) / Yorkhill (JLT) .... paid for a chunk of my wedding, as I am sure plenty on here know as I didn't keep it quiet haha. - not after timing, it is all on here somewhere

...Stopping myself doing this because it'd be a bet with the heart not the head...

I like that bet. There are question marks on:

A. Whether Altior can comeback in time
B. Whether Yorkhill lines up in the Ryanair

Like you I had the double last year but I wouldn't say placing this bet again would be a heart vs head bet...for me at least. IF both were to lineup in the race then for me they are worthy favourites in each with Altior have an obvious chance and in my view very much the most likely winner of the Ryanair in Yorkhill. Come the day in both races I think both head and heart would be on both selections so the bet is really just weighing up the above risk of them lining up here

2pts on the double

[jono]

I was doing the B.d'air -7-2 ,Altior 6-4,might bite 10-1 + another in L.15's all summer long , some of the 'anothers ' looking alright
now too.

Lovely stuff BC - I have a trixie on the three in both the CH CC & GC plus a KG CH CC treble. Wish I had of topped up or done a few more now

[Kevloaf]

I like that bet. There are question marks on:

A. Whether Altior can comeback in time
B. Whether Yorkhill lines up in the Ryanair

Like you I had the double last year but I wouldn't say placing this bet again would be a heart vs head bet...for me at least. IF both were to lineup in the race then for me they are worthy favourites in each with Altior have an obvious chance and in my view very much the most likely winner of the Ryanair in Yorkhill. Come the day in both races I think both head and heart would be on both selections so the bet is really just weighing up the above risk of them lining up here

2pts on the double

As I only see Altior winning the CC, the 26.5/1 is really on Yorkhill lining up. High enough price to take the chance ... and as you know I did talk myself in to taking the bet 2 pts on the double

[darlojim]

Added yet another multiple to the long list already...

EW lucky 31
On The Blind Side
Salsaretta
Monalee
Cause of Causes
Claimantakinforgan