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I have read loads of racing/gambling books including all of the above and by far the best was "Horsesweat and Tears, year in the life of John Dunlop" it had everything including a great deal of sadness,
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The Sure Thing - Barney Curley is a good read.Comment
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Very good read, I have two copies, one on my kindle whilst my cousin posted me a hard copy.Originally posted by Quevega View PostComment
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Kim Bailey's yard is 7 miles away so there's a little bit of margin for error regarding weather watch but they had 9mm of rain overnight.Comment
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Yes, but that's only a single night. A course would need to be getting that downfall regularly to stay soft. Bailey could do with telling us how much rainfall he gets every night, here on in.Originally posted by RoadToCheltenham View PostComment
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The annual weather/ground debate, love it !
Where's the thread ?
They need 9mm every night for soft ground, the course has the best drainage system (too good) in racing and a couple of dry days in Spring weather can change the going considerably.
14 day forecasts are never reliable, I'd suggest a solid judgement can only be made next weekend onwards...
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He generally does, to be fair. Biggest update was 22nd February, 24mm in 48 hours and more rain that day.Originally posted by Irish Rugby View Post
Will keep checking his daily blog and will update every day if there are any figures.Comment
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Good man. Many thanks. I've been checking the jockey club Cheltenham page daily and that corresponds for around the 22nd/23rd.Originally posted by RoadToCheltenham View PostComment
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Really good point about Banbridge. I’ve just taken the big cashout value offered on my antepost single and switched to NRNB. I can’t see him running if it’s soft, and it was notable how downbeat Blake, who’s linked to JOB yard, was last night about him running on the At the Races preview. 365 are offering a boost on Envoi Allen in the race, which might be worth taking.Comment
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“We’d be soft ground, as you can imagine with the rain that we’ve had, and the cross country would be heavy in places as well.”
While further rain is forecast in the coming days, Pullin is not expecting a huge swing in conditions either way ahead of day one of the Festival on March 12.
He added: “The forecast for the next seven to 10 days remains unsettled. Thursday looks as if it could be quite wet, but apart from that it’s just little bits and pieces.
“We’ll see how we go, but if that forecast remains, we’ll have similar ground to what we do now for the start of the Festival, I would imagine."
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Course drains fast, but don’t think they have drainage for XC, so not good for Galvin backersOriginally posted by Lobos View PostFat Jockey Patron (est. Jan 2021)Comment
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It does drain fast but water levels are unusually very high following the very wet winter we've had and the long range forecast will likely ensure the ground remains soft for the start of the meeting. Agree not ideal for Galvin, Banbridge and co but it's been very wet all season so largely better for punters that it doesn't dry out.Originally posted by TigerRolllllll View PostComment
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There's a weather chat thread now.
I think Kev started it for good reason.
I don't give a toss about the ground but would like it to be sunny on the Tuesday for obvious reasons.Comment
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I could be getting the wrong end of the stick here, but seems Oddschecker are moving to a model where you have to pay to see the grids.
if they think im paying a tenner to not have to open each app individually, they're underestimating how little I value my timeComment
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