General Chat

[FinalFurlong91]

Is it the same starter who let the arkle go with quilixios 8 lengths behind everything else last year?

[Hurricane fly]

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[Jrow]

Evening all, hope everyone is having a great festival ! any significant form lines over the last two days winners for tomorrow/ Friday runners to note ?

Path D'Oroux running in the plate 16:40. The form of his grand annual 3rd was boosted by last years 1st and 2nd Unexpected Party almost winning again off 6lbs higher, Liberty hunter was travelling well in the champion chase before falling. Hes also beaten Jazzy Matty this season who won the grand annual, and beat midnight it is who finished 3rd in grand annual yest. Only problem is hes untried at todays distance, but thats as good of a form line as you could get today

[DenmanSacre]

Gavin and Joseph with a few live chances so done various each way multiples involving:

Galileo Dame / Sixandahalf
Nurburgring (could put in San Salvador and/or The Other Mozzie)
Will the Wise
Jordans/Thecompanysergeant/Path D'Oroux
Mint Boy / Yeah Man

Could also add Home By The Lee.

[JackieMoon33]

The Cheltenham Festival Sale 2025 looks fairly uninspiring today and there are no geldings I'm tracking still included. Katkoriko was the headline act for me, and I was expecting a big price for him, but he's been withdrawn. He's currently on my 4yo P2P horses to follow list at present.

[DenmanSacre]

Langer Dan non runner. Would have been interesting to see how he ran.

[Quevega]

The statement they put out prior to the festival about crowd sizes was definitely a bit of advance management.

55000 on tuesday and 41000 yesterday.
Yesterday was the worst crowd since 1993.
They didn't go far enough in any of the measures.
I reckon a lot of changes for next year, on the track and around the meet in general, unless they're really thick (probably blame the snow or something mad like that)

What made me laugh was the bullshit about the better welcome we'd get.
When I went on Tuesday I was in three different queue's before getting in the fucking place (that's not including the Q to get out of the train station), and we were at centaur entrance for 12-30. Took 15 minutes. No fucker smiled except all the fucking dogs.

Although credit where credits due, they removed the alcohol barriers and you could walk around with your pint.

[FinalFurlong91]

If they want the crowd back they need to find a way to make the day out or week out cheaper

[Eggs]

…Cromwell looks to have hit the bar with a few 2nds this week.

[DenmanSacre]

…Cromwell looks to have hit the bar with a few 2nds this week.

Yeah he's been a bit unlucky. Now is the Hour running a massive race when falling as well. He's great at getting his horses well handicapped but isn't getting them over the line unlike Elliott was a few years ago. Hopefully some of the larger owners start to send some to him as he makes the most of his horses ability.

[Irish Rugby]

That’s it for the handicap chases this year. Willie still no winners. If the Challow stat is dead, that one certainly isn’t. Along with no Irish winning the Ultima, for however long it is.

[TigerRolllllll]

What an amazing day of sport ! Never expected that......some Fabulous horses and serious rides too

F2F looks like could do another Allaho, to step up poss? Caldwell Potter and Harry was such a great watch....and ill be buzzing about Bob for days !

Hell of achievement today by the dream duo......has any other trainer (other than Willie) won the big 5 open races at Chelt (yes i include Ryanair!) and the Grand national for good measure?

And same re Jockey....Ruby apart, not sure even Paul has done what Rachael has now done?

What more top horses aren't seen their way os beyond me....if u want to win the top races its Willie, Hendo and Henry

[Hurricane fly]

Average bay on course, could defineitly feel the dip in atgendsnce. One takeaway is ask the bookies for better odds m, I got 25 vs 20s, 9/2 vs 4/1 et , just for asking multiple pitches.

My sister got every price she asked for, to the point that buy a ticket for a female would pay for itself - that's not sexist but every time I gave her a 20 for a 10 e/w bet she got whatever price I told her to try and get. Never done it before but ill
never take the prices they are offering on site again

[Big Bucks]

…Cromwell looks to have hit the bar with a few 2nds this week.

Ohh I know! Have him on 2 winners and 3 winners! Really expected him to get at least 1 today! I'm not confident on any tomorrow...

[Bonjers]

What an amazing day of sport ! Never expected that......some Fabulous horses and serious rides too

F2F looks like could do another Allaho, to step up poss? Caldwell Potter and Harry was such a great watch....and ill be buzzing about Bob for days !

Hell of achievement today by the dream duo......has any other trainer (other than Willie) won the big 5 open races at Chelt (yes i include Ryanair!) and the Grand national for good measure?

And same re Jockey....Ruby apart, not sure even Paul has done what Rachael has now done?

What more top horses aren't seen their way os beyond me....if u want to win the top races its Willie, Hendo and Henry

Henderson has 22 wins of the 'Big Five' but no National.

Nicholls has 18 and the single National.

Mullins has 19 and the two Nationsls.