Cheltenham Festival Preview Nights 2022

[Lobos]

State Man might be the next best thing but people need to remember he hasn’t exactly rubbed hooves with thy Grade 1 Animals so i have no idea of this horses ability.

An unknown quantity like....... Golopin last year !

[DenmanSacre]

Possibly not in the same class as State Man?? who they clearly think is a Grade 1 horse. Maybe not as well in ?

We'll soon know !

Layed. Out. For. This. Race. Since. May. Is. This. Clear. Enough.?.?.?

[DenmanSacre]

Deleted. AC for the win

[Lobos]

Layed. Out. For. This. Race. Since. May. Is. This. Clear. Enough.?.?.?

A little surprising and a tad unusual as he had not jumped a hurdle until November but yes, it is now as you've put it like that !!

[Rooster Booster]

Layed. Out. For. This. Race. Since. May. Is. This. Clear. Enough.?.?.?

Hope you are right DS as have been backing him for months now ...originally twar and more recently for the MP. Was hoping for a few less pounds but hey ho. If we are right it’s not surprising that Ebasari has been running with the hand break on ever since.

[punterorplonker]

What have we got going on tonight? Any streaming ones.?

[TigerRolllllll]

What have we got going on tonight? Any streaming ones.?

Hollywood bets one just....the Finishing Line guys......prob have a good panel

Think its live....first one came up on my youtube feed

[Quevega]

Layed. Out. For. This. Race. Since. May. Is. This. Clear. Enough.?.?.?

Have you told Willie?

[TigerRolllllll]

Hollywood one has Gavin Lynch on…..just started it

[Old Vic]

Hollywood one has Gavin Lynch on…..just started it

[ZappBrannigan]

Hi All

There was a Cheltenham preview between races at Navan racecourse today. It was actually very good but very hard to hear because a lot of annoying loud clowns who were busy roaring their heads off instead of listening. Why do people like that go racing? Why didn't they head down the other end of the bar? I'd say there were maybe 10 or 15 people trying to listen the rest were just getting plastered in a loud and annoying fashion

That being said it was an excellent line up - David Jennings and Barry Geraghty were the main men , Gordon Elliot, Paul Townend contributed - I think Gavin Cromwell contributed too but I missed his part (I had left to back a horse - which lost by the way)

I tried to take some notes but admit it was hard to hear. Credit to Barry and David - tough crowd . Credit also to Navan racecourse for putting this on but maybe next time put it in a separate bar - maybe the marquee outside .

Here are some quick points

Barry G was very keen on Constitution Hill in the Supreme. He also like Minella Indo in the GC and was strongly opposed to Facile Vega in the bumper (he preferred American Mike)
He also mentioned Saint Sam e/w in the Arkle and liked Appreciate it in the CH. Dino Blue fancied in Mares Novice H

Gordon was very bullish re Tiger Roll - good ground he wins was his comment. He also spoke very strongly re American Mike, making the point that while he doesn't usually place much value on times American Mike was 5 seconds faster round Navan than Facile Vega was round Leopardstown. He also liked Galvin in the Gold cup. Re Conflated and the Ryanair v Gold Cup debate - he says that he is still arguing with MOLeary re same but the argument is going 70-30 in Gordon's favour

As I recall he talked up Frontal assault in the Kim Muir and made it pretty clear that Ginto was going in the Ballymore

That's a few of my notes - hope they are accurate!

[Exar Essay]

Hi All

There was a Cheltenham preview between races at Navan racecourse today. It was actually very good but very hard to hear because a lot of annoying loud clowns who were busy roaring their heads off instead of listening. Why do people like that go racing? Why didn't they head down the other end of the bar? I'd say there were maybe 10 or 15 people trying to listen the rest were just getting plastered in a loud and annoying fashion

That being said it was an excellent line up - David Jennings and Barry Geraghty were the main men , Gordon Elliot, Paul Townend contributed - I think Gavin Cromwell contributed too but I missed his part (I had left to back a horse - which lost by the way)

I tried to take some notes but admit it was hard to hear. Credit to Barry and David - tough crowd . Credit also to Navan racecourse for putting this on but maybe next time put it in a separate bar - maybe the marquee outside .

Here are some quick points

Barry G was very keen on Constitution Hill in the Supreme. He also like Minella Indo in the GC and was strongly opposed to Facile Vega in the bumper (he preferred American Mike)
He also mentioned Saint Sam e/w in the Arkle and liked Appreciate it in the CH. Dino Blue fancied in Mares Novice H

Gordon was very bullish re Tiger Roll - good ground he wins was his comment. He also spoke very strongly re American Mike, making the point that while he doesn't usually place much value on times American Mike was 5 seconds faster round Navan than Facile Vega was round Leopardstown. He also liked Galvin in the Gold cup. Re Conflated and the Ryanair v Gold Cup debate - he says that he is still arguing with MOLeary re same but the argument is going 70-30 in Gordon's favour

As I recall he talked up Frontal assault in the Kim Muir and made it pretty clear that Ginto was going in the Ballymore

That's a few of my notes - hope they are accurate!

Thanks for that. Very useful. Sorry to hear it wasn’t the ideal circumstances for the event but it does sound like a dream line up.

Did Paul give any tidbits?

[ZappBrannigan]

Paul didn't have any big reveals - but I may have missed some gems due to some roaring Nordies in the background - he did make some broadly positive comments re Dysart Dynamo but honestly can't remember much of same.

David Jennings was keen on The tide turns on the boodles as I recall, Barry Geraghty spoke positively on Stormy Ireland in the Mares (although Jamie Codd convinced me on Queens Brook on the ATR preview the other night)

[Old Vic]

Matty Bachelor Niall houlhan and others I don’t know but seem reasonable bunch

[TigerRolllllll]

Anything tonight?