Cheltenham day 3 -What are you backing

I have no idea who the Irish commentator at Punchestown was but the guy is off his trolly.

Horses win by 3 lengths you would think they had won by 30 lengths.

Anyway that aside we have another Shishkin V Energumene today albeit it's Bob Olinger (Ire) V Galopin Des Champs (Ire) which promises to be a cracker.

I am siding with Galopin Des Champs Banker who's the better jumper and seems to get from A to B like he's been jumping them all his life.

Bob Olinger on the othehand does tend to have a look now and then and when the chips are down I could see him losing ground at crucial moments
and Galopin Des Champs coming out on top with a fair bit to spare and have backed him accordingly.

Alaho is yet another short priced fav for Willie and deserves to be odds on but too short for my liking.

I'm having an ew bet on Melon at 16/1

Thyme Hill ew 5/1 or better on the Machine will do for me in what looks like a death trap for punters.

No other interests for me except a crazy bet on Jonjos who has now been cut to 50/1:):.you could do worse than back him for a place.good luck all
 
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No bets in the Turners or Pertemps or Ryanair.

In the Stayers I'll dutch Flooring Porter and Thyme Hill

Brandy Love is one of my naps of the Festival and I love the drift

Frontal Assault in the Kim Muir
 
Yeah, came through just after I posted. Disappointing. I'll back Grangee each way then in that. I liked her run at Leop at Xmas against the geldings when her jockey sent her for home too soon. Was not in the race to win it last time, was way too far back.
 
Dunboyne in the Pertemps 9/1 Bet365.
This one has had no luck in running on his last 3 starts and is due a change of luck. Creeps in off bottom weight

With Sire du Berlais already backed ante-post that bookends the handicap nicely [emoji4]


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Bugger! You should never count your money ‘til it’s finished. Thank goodness he seems ok and there will be other days - it would have been a massive win.
 
That hurt badly.........I was half way to the withdrawl page to put the deposit on the merc:lol:

He got up and looks sound to fight another day..nice to know he's as good as many of us thought.
 
Bob O was crawling up the hill at the end, either not trained on or something is up there. seen a few mention there's signs of a wind issue.

Thankful Galopin ok but wonder if his jumping confidence will go a bit now after that. Mullins mentioning to drop him to 2m which seems wild.
 
I imagine Bob could have his wind tweaked after that. He definitely carried his head slightly awkwardly. Better ground could help too.

Galopin does have a huge engine.
 
The Mares is a fasinating race later.

I usually think if a few different outsiders are backed against a short fav, (in this case, Dino Blue) then one of those outsiders can probably run the fav close.

In this particlar scenario the bookies have shortened Dino Blue and just about everything else at the top of the betting.

Nurse Susan each way and Dino Blue to win are the bets for me.

My first girlfriend was called Susan so clearly she needed backing. :)
 
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jinnyj said:
I imagine Bob could have his wind tweaked after that. He definitely carried his head slightly awkwardly. Better ground could help too.

Galopin does have a huge engine.
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Off topic, but I’m shattered how people are being ripped off so heavily for booze and butties , are they exaggerating or is it what you found.
 
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