Cheltenham

[fundy]

Anyone heading to the festival this week? If so have fun

Struggling to get much enthusiasm for it this year, clearly too busy lol. Expecting a lot of irish winners if nothing else!!!

Haut en Couleurs in the Arkle and Burning Victory in the Mares hurdle for me today plus a very speculative EW Lucky 15

Like Honeysuckle in the Champion Hurdle but a bit skinny for my money

 

[GB72]

Anyone heading to the festival this week? If so have fun

Struggling to get much enthusiasm for it this year, clearly too busy lol. Expecting a lot of irish winners if nothing else!!!

Haut en Couleurs in the Arkle and Burning Victory in the Mares hurdle for me today plus a very speculative EW Lucky 15

Like Honeysuckle in the Champion Hurdle but a bit skinny for my money

Already fed up of Talksport banging on about it 24-7 whilst mentioning every 30 seconds how they are on a boozy freebie in the Coral box all week.

 

[fundy]

Already fed up of Talksport banging on about it 24-7 whilst mentioning every 30 seconds how they are on a boozy freebie in the Coral box all week.

best ignore this thread then Greg

 

[Bdill93]

Already fed up of Talksport banging on about it 24-7 whilst mentioning every 30 seconds how they are on a boozy freebie in the Coral box all week.

Lets not forget the Ally McCoist Cheltenham song on repeat

 

[Bazz]

Going on Friday, looking forward to it after missing last year.

Ew lucky 15 for me:

Jonbon
Saint Sam
Teaclipper
Teahupoo

Be lucky.

 

[Bazz]

Already fed up of Talksport banging on about it 24-7 whilst mentioning every 30 seconds how they are on a boozy freebie in the Coral box all week.

They'll be doing a piece on the evils of drink and gambling soon. It's like they encourage Alan Brazil to drown himself in champagne.

 

[GB72]

best ignore this thread then Greg

Unless you start singing the McCoist Cheltenham song repeating the same story about Neil Warnock and the Guiness bar, we are good.

 

[GB72]

They'll be doing a piece on the evils of drink and gambling soon. It's like they encourage Alan Brazil to drown himself in champagne.

Especially as he is meant to be cutting down/off the booze since his medical issues last year. Think his wife had had to go doen to chaperone him this year. Not a great image to promote though, the wonders of slugging down pint after pint of guiness at 10.00 in the morning.

 

[Robster59]

I don't follow horse racing, but the Cheltenham Festival was always a PITA when I used to travel to work in Worcester, as the hotels anywhere in the area shot up in price dramatically!

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Isn’t the Cheltenham Festival just a Peaky Blinders cosplay event for coked up louts these days?

 

[fundy]

Unless you start singing the McCoist Cheltenham song repeating the same story about Neil Warnock and the Guiness bar, we are good.

dont do Talksport so cant help you with those

 

[fundy]

Good start for favourite backers

2 very impressive performances

 

[Pin-seeker]

Honeysuckle 11/10 Now on Skybet

 

[GG26]

Isn’t the Cheltenham Festival just a Peaky Blinders cosplay event for coked up louts these days?

I clearly don’t fit in with your view of the average racegoer, but looking around you do have a point. I am currently stood on the members lawn in front of the grandstand having just witnessed a great win by Honeysuckle in the Champion Hurdle, with the rousing reception that she missed after winning last year.

 

[Swingalot]

Isn’t the Cheltenham Festival just a Peaky Blinders cosplay event for coked up louts these days?

Not really no, but if you want to make a generalisation of over a 1/4 million people who attend every year crack on.

 

[GG26]

Honeysuckle 11/10 Now on Skybet

Wish I had seen that, would have had a bet. Was good just to watch a great horse win though.

 

[fundy]

Got a bit back laying the hot jolly IR, limits the damage

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Great to see Honeysuckle and Rachel get the reception that they deserved last season

Isn’t the Cheltenham Festival just a Peaky Blinders cosplay event for coked up louts these days?

Being blunt - no it’s not but who doesn’t like a generalisation eh

 

[IanM]

Just got home to see Marie's Rock stormed home.

That's my Southport trip next week heavily subsidised!

 

[pokerjoke]

Todays crowd was fantastic and just shows it’s right up there with any sporting occasion.
Brilliant viewing
Used to go every year being a compulsive gambler ,now just happy to watch.
Some of the commentary gives me goosebumps,brilliant