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Sounds like you can take over the weather updates now
I'd back your ability to throw a stone 0.22 miles over my ability to throw a stone 20 miles
The big question is, when you throw your stone, how big a splash will it make? How far into the ground does it go? I think we need video evidence.
If you walk the field next to the site it’s surprisingly firm, but how much stock you can actually put in that I don’t know as it’s all been artificially moved with machines etc and they’ve probably dumped hardcore and whatever else underneath
were on the bricklaying side of things and are obviously made of sugar and don’t work in the rain, We’ve got a full week in this week and haven’t been rained off once, so not that much rain has actually fell in the working day.
one thing about working here it’s always f’in windy so imagine the course gets its quick drying nature from that along with there drainage system!
….reminds me of being there when The Thinker won the GC in the snow.
It snowed in the lead-up to Dessie's 1989 GC win too. That's my favourite race of all time. Everything was against Dessie that day (heavy going, left-handed track, stamina test of 3m2f) but he had the will and courage to win. I read that, on the morning of the race, Dessie's owner Richard Burridge, was desperately searching for David Elsworth to withdraw the horse but Elsworth kept dodging in and out of the toilets and bars to avoid him because he was desperate to run the horse!! Listening to the late, great, Peter O'Sullivan's commentary brings me out in goosebumps every time!!
What's the Saturday/Sunday weather been like around Cheltenham? Apart from Some rain coming in late Monday the rest of the week looks dry. I respect that any rain will keep it soft due to the well documented high water level but a few days of no rain and we're heading back to good to soft. Hard to call at the moment.
What's the Saturday/Sunday weather been like around Cheltenham? Apart from Some rain coming in late Monday the rest of the week looks dry. I respect that any rain will keep it soft due to the well documented high water level but a few days of no rain and we're heading back to good to soft. Hard to call at the moment.
Was quite wet yesterday, but nice and sunny today. Not much wet stuff forecast next week either so should hopefully dry it out nicely...
7/4 on soft with Ladbrokes & 16/1 (now 8/1) with Paddy P as the best ‘cover’ bet at a double figure price you’ll possibly ever get, is an exceptionally good play to profit before the 1st flag even go’s down at 1.30 on that Tuesday.
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