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The 2022 Cheltenham Festival Handicappers Blog 22 Mar 22 The 2022 Boodles Gold Cup looked to be all about the Irish Challengers beforehand and so it proved, writes Martin Greenwood, though at least the GB contingent managed a third and a fifth from their five runners, Protektorat doing best of...

Sorry to come back again, but I have four seats available for Thursday if anybody can use them. PM please

Happy memories Eddie...

Sorry, bit of an idiot and the title (which I cannot change) shd say Tuesday... Ta

We've been lucky enough to get into a Box on Tuesday so no longer require our Tattersalls grandstand seats It’s a fab set-up with your own reserved seat on the home straight (approx. 50m past the finish line), private bar, small café, Tote and Bookmakers They cost £90 each, am obv not...

Covid has beaten me this year, but am 100% to re-appear in 2023...

Late update.... Tornado whips up a storm 04 Jan 22 This time last year I was bemoaning the fact that the staying chase division was very hard to read, with an ever revolving order of merit due to constant upsets and below-par performances. Fast forward twelve months and the picture looks...

Late update.... Tornado whips up a storm 04 Jan 22 This time last year I was bemoaning the fact that the staying chase division was very hard to read, with an ever revolving order of merit due to constant upsets and below-par performances. Fast forward twelve months and the picture looks...

Altior definitely was DO (am sure he was 20/1 after his Chepstow maiden and still 6 or 7 after Kempton) but think it’s more the way bookmakers act now as everything seem shorter!

Surprised no mention on here of Constitution Hill, who for me put up the best UK novice performance seen this season at Sandown Loved the way he went about it & absolutely kicked Might I out the way. He’s well found in the Supreme market so will not be steaming in for that, but will take a good...

Fighting Fifth Redemption for Not So Sleepy 30 Nov 21 The latest edition of Newcastle’s Betfair Fighting Fifth hurdle saw a thrilling conclusion after the front three had jumped the last in unison, with the judge ultimately unable to split Epatante and Not So Sleepy in a photo finish, though...

Been a little slack updating this thread but a super busy time of year unfortunately. Two posts in-coming... Cheltenham November Meeting Handicappers Blog 23 Nov 21 Irish challenger A Plus Tard passed his first exam of the season in exhilarating fashion, writes Martin Greenwood… An obvious...

Missed this yesterday and only watched replays this morning which made me think of this thread. Very well done on nearly landing the dream double and you must be very chuffed! Super stuff....

And the season starts Friday.... Final Decs: https://www.attheraces.com/racecards/Cheltenham/22-October-2021 Going report (fantastic info & other courses could learn plenty from it): https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/owners-and-trainers/the-going/ I’ll be there on my lonesome, so if...

Hurricane blows rivals away in St Leger 14 Sep 21 This year’s Cazoo St Leger saw the right horses come to the fore, and it looks likely to prove a good renewal of the world’s oldest Classic, writes Adam Barnes. When the best horse on ratings clearly beats the second-best horse on ratings...

Mishriff sparkles in Juddmonte International romp 24 Aug 21 A scintillating performance from Mishriff in winning the Juddmonte International by six lengths saw him join his King George conqueror Adayar at the head of the BHA flat ratings with a mark of 127, writes Dominic Gardiner-Hill. With...

Starman rockets home in Darley July Cup 13 Jul 21 This year’s 6f Group 1 Darley July Cup was an eagerly awaited renewal, with no fewer than five Group 1 winners in the 19-strong field that went to post, writes Stewart Copeland. It should have been six, but sadly the leading 6f sprinter...

Poetry in motion in St James’s Palace 22 Jun 21 The title of European Champion Miler (and possibly World Champion Miler) is up for grabs and the current holder of the crown, Palace Pier, showed he isn’t about to relinquish it without a fight with a third straight win for the year in the...

Racing goes ahead!

Absolutely bucketing again now and has been for the last half hour so & would be amazed if not hitting the course. It’s going to be very soft…