this week's entries

[archie]

12/1 nrnb elsewhere. Hills boost to about 13/1.

[Many Clouds]

I would think it would be quite short on the day if he qualifies as its a good story too, the 25s went yesterday at sky and the 16s at betfair literally went 12s in front of eyes, i cant access denise tho.

Can still get 25s on Skybet in the antepost market if you have access to them

[Black Dog]

Can still get 25s on Skybet in the antepost market if you have access to them

Cheers MC had a bit of this.

[Birds Nest]

Odd to see olive riding shearer whilst training didero v in the same rsce , cant remember ever seeing something like this b4.

[Durham Edition]

Odd to see olive riding shearer whilst training didero v in the same rsce , cant remember ever seeing something like this b4.

My mind was going all over the place when I read this first line

[Craigy14]

With him being a JP horse are we expecting 2 or 3 entries for Kopeck? Can’t recall if he treats handicap entries different to the graded races. Could make life even easier if he treats them the same.

[Muswell]

Coral, county and Pipe currently apparently

[Eggs]

The Cheltenham Festival handicap entries have been revealed, with the National Hunt Chase, Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase and the Golden Miller all attracting significantly more interest at this initial stage following the decision to turn them into handicaps.

However, the bulking of the handicap programme at the festival, announced by the Jockey Club in September, has had an impact elsewhere, with entries for the Ultima Handicap Chase on the opening day of the meeting down to a record low.

The changes announced last year were designed with the intention of delivering more competitive action at jump racing's biggest four days. The Grade 1 Turners Novices' Chase was scrapped and replaced with the Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (registered as the Golden Miller), while the festival's oldest race, the National Hunt Chase, will now be staged as a novice handicap and not restricted to amateur jockeys.

The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, which has taken increased prominence in the last decade through the exploits of the likes of dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll, is also a limited handicap from this season.

All three new handicaps have attracted a greater number of entries compared to their previous guises 12 months ago, with the National Hunt Chase receiving 45 entries (up from 26), the Cross Country 31 (up from 21) and the Golden Miller 61 (up from 42).

The Golden Millier entries include the Paul Nicholls-trained Caldwell Potter, who was defeated by Gidleigh Park in a Grade 2 at Windsor last month, Jingko Blue, Joseph O'Brien's Nurburgring and Springwell Bay.

The National Hunt Handicap Chase, which concludes the action on day one, includes Johnnywho, The Changing Man and Sa Majeste. Conflated, Delta Work and Mister Coffey are among those who hold entries for the Cross Country on day two.

Elsewhere, the Coral Cup has this year attracted 96 entries compared to 72 from last year, while the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup is up to 46 (from 38). The Plate Handicap Chase has attracted one more entry compared to last year's total of 58.

The Fred Winter entry remains stable at 47, but the Ultima Handicap Chase has seen a dramatic fall, with 49 horses entered compared to 76 a year ago. There is also diminished interest in the Kim Muir (down to 69 from 79 entries) and the Pertemps Final (down to 50 from 57).

On the final day of the festival, the County Hurdle has attracted 73 entries (74 in 2024) and the Martin Pipe total has also dropped from 87 to 82.

[Magpie]

Coral, county and Pipe currently apparently

Only got around to backing in County and Coral, so no doubt will go Pipe

[Eggs]

Odd to see olive riding shearer whilst training didero v in the same rsce , cant remember ever seeing something like this b4.

…..presume he’s now qualified but pushed out 16-1 NRNB with Hills.

[archie]

Mixed reaction from the layers. Some shorten and some lengthen..

Slightly underwhelming but 2 wins in a fortnight after a 600 day break so job done. A fine big horse who might well be better suited by Cheltenham than Taunton.

[Durham Edition]

Only got around to backing in County and Coral, so no doubt will go Pipe

Same here

[JackieMoon33]

Leaky Cauldron goes in the 2m4f maiden hurdle at Punchestown on Friday. He ran a a stinker in one of the Leopardstown festive bumpers but he'd had some reported hold ups so could be cut come slack. They're now moving on to hurdles which should be the case for 6yo's and I'm guessing they'll want to be novice chasing next season as that's what he's ultimately bred for. Hopefully they've had a clear run with him now and he can show up better this time round.

PT has picked Willie's other runner though so that has dampened my enthusiasm somewhat.

https://www.fatjockey.com/forum/fat-jockey-horse-racing-forum/cheltenham-festival-2021/members-only-cheltenham-antepost-diaries/463016-jackie-moon-horses-to-follow?p=463019#post463019