General Chat

[Glasgow Ronnie]

Bet365 had betting at 10.02 so took the price for Lossiemouth

[Liammet]

4/6 Lossiemouth Irish Champion Hurdle now

[Wayward Lad]

From the BHA admin site;

"Ahead of the closing date for handicap entries at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, 18th February, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has issued two clarifications regarding eligibility criteria:

Run Requirements

The stipulation that horses must have completed at least four runs (chases) or five runs (hurdles) to qualify for non-novice handicap races at The Festival applies to both novice and non-novice horses.

Deadline for Meeting Run Requirements

Horses entered into any handicap race at The Festival must meet the required number of chase or hurdle runs by Sunday, 23rd February, inclusive of any races on that date, ahead of the publication of race weights on Tuesday, 25^th February.

For the avoidance of doubt, both points are included where relevant in the race conditions for handicap races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival."

Clarification my ****! ……the previous comm said otherwise and someone has challenged it !……..it didn’t say ‘and non novices’

So now the County ‘good thing’ Kitzbuhel will have to run again before Feb 23rd to be able to run in the County.

Unfortunately he will have to show his hand before the festival and leave himself open to the handicapper, whether he run in Ireland or Britain…….

Think I may cash out

[Lobos]

Clarification my ****! ……the previous comm said otherwise and someone has challenged it !……..it didn’t say ‘and non novices’

So now the County ‘good thing’ Kitzbuhel will have to run again before Feb 23rd to be able to run in the County.

Unfortunately he will have to show his hand before the festival and leave himself open to the handicapper, whether he run in Ireland or Britain…….

Think I may cash out

Clearly that's exactly the reason they've done it so the capper can throw more lead on. Willie and Gordon will be livid.

[Big Bucks]

Red weather warning for us in Northern Ireland tomorrow, please God no snow, Covid, foot and mouth or any other random shite to put our Festival in doubt in 7 weeks time! Please and thank you

[That Horse]

Red weather warning for us in Northern Ireland tomorrow, please God no snow, Covid, foot and mouth or any other random shite to put our Festival in doubt in 7 weeks time! Please and thank you

Shouldn't hopefully impact the Fairyhouse fixture on Saturday as the worst of it all appears to be on Friday

[Runragged]

From the BHA admin site;

"Ahead of the closing date for handicap entries at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, 18th February, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has issued two clarifications regarding eligibility criteria:

Run Requirements

The stipulation that horses must have completed at least four runs (chases) or five runs (hurdles) to qualify for non-novice handicap races at The Festival applies to both novice and non-novice horses.

Deadline for Meeting Run Requirements

Horses entered into any handicap race at The Festival must meet the required number of chase or hurdle runs by Sunday, 23rd February, inclusive of any races on that date, ahead of the publication of race weights on Tuesday, 25^th February.

For the avoidance of doubt, both points are included where relevant in the race conditions for handicap races at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival."

What an absolute shit show from the BHA and the Jockey Club! Hopefully this is the last of it...

[Quevega]

What an absolute shit show from the BHA and the Jockey Club! Hopefully this is the last of it...

They should be made to refund any antepost bets that fit into this if the bookies don't void.