Cheltenham Festival Photographs 2009. Souvenir thread.

[uncle goober]

I do apologise, but in trying to make everyone happy I was searching for one of Harchibald.

 

[Guest_]

I do apologise, but in trying to make everyone happy I was searching for one of Harchibald.

He'll be right out the back of your pile..

 

[uncle goober]

Here we go then ...

MEDERMIT heads the field down to post for The Supreme Novices Hurdle

COUSIN VINNY

KANGAROO COURT, one for next year

at the second last, GO NATIVE goes for a gap on the inside of Copper Bleu as Shoreacres and Ainama begin to pay the price for pressing on too soon.

GO NATIVE and Paul Carberry

FORPADYDEPLASTERER goes down for The Arkle

ORIGINAL, who would have thought he was about to disgrace himself ?!

FORPADYDEPLASTERER is bold at the second last, leading Made In Taipan and Cornas

Geraghty gives his mount a breather before the bend

FORPADYDEPLASTERER a game winner, before the yobs took over.

 

[EC1]

said it before

you are a very good photographer UG

some great shots..knew they would be

 

[uncle goober]

WICHITA LINEMAN in full speed to post

McCoy and Geraghty chat about the Sedgefield card

C'mon then! ( note the ferdy murphy runner lining up last )

at the ninth fence in The William Hill Chase WICHITA LINEMAN makes another mistake

but remained in touch

WICHITA LINEMAN

WICHITA LINEMAN doesnt look unduly distressed by his exertions

Runners to post for The Champion Hurdle, ASHKAZAR

BINOCULAR

The 2004 Champion leads the 2008 Champion

 

[EC1]

do you use Photoshop?

 

[Guest_]

Superb!

 

[uncle goober]

JERED

MUIRHEAD

PUNJABI looks ready for a scrap

PUNJABI and Celestial Halo, both untidy at the last ahead of Binocular and Crack Away Jack

Celestial Halo is quicker into stride

but PUNJABI is not about to give up his advantage

PUNJABI returns

GARDE CHAMPETRE and Nina Carberry before the Cross Country Chase

PUNTAL leads a trio of McManus runners into the 'cheese wedges'

 

[uncle goober]

PUNTAL leads the way to Heads Onthe Ground and L'ami

GARDE CHAMPETRE gallops to the line to win it for the second year

QUEVEGA leads the mares field over the last

and the five year old wins with ease

and ends Tuesdays card with a fourth winner for the Irish

 

[hezz]

Breathtaking photo's UG!!!! Love the eye on Punjabi when going down!

 

[icebreaker]

Absolutely cracking!
Marvellous stuff ........... many many thanks for those.

 

[Tout Seul]

Fantastic photos. UG. You seem to capture the whole nature of a race in a photo. Great Stuff!

 

[uncle goober]

Wednesday began with The National Hunt Chase, where TRICKY TRICKSTER took up the running on the inside at the ditch on the hill

KARABAK goes down for The Ballymore Properties Hurdle

The mighty QUWETWO

DIAMOND HARRY

DIAMOND HARRY mullers the second last having been allowed to career down the hill around the whole field, run down the flight, smash it to bits and hamper Mikael d'haguenet in the process.

MIKAEL D'HAGUENET, winner of The Ballymore Properties Hurdle

HORNER WOODS

COOLDINE canters to post for The RSA Chase

CARRUTHERS, GONE TO LUNCH and MASSINI'S MAGUIRE lead the field over the second fence.

COOLDINE pings the last

 

[uncle goober]

and despite hanging right on the flat wins by a wide margin

A weary COOLDINE

MASTER MINDED

WELL CHIEF

MASTER MINDED joins Briareus at the third last in The Champion Chase

and soon has his measure

before taking Petit Robin on the run down to two out

Rather pleased englishman with winning horse

MASTER MINDED

NINETIETH MINUTE takes the last with The Coral Cup in safe keeping

 

[trudij]

Wow.....

 

[granger]

Beautiful. Punjabi has the most beautiful head

 

[uncle goober]

Fred Winter Hurdle field over the second

Game filly SILK AFFAIR wins it

Her fourth consecutive win

and a first festival success for T J O'Brien

RRuuuUUUUuuuRGGghhhHHHHhhhhhhaayyyyyyyyyyyYYy

SILK AFFAIR

The wiry DUNGUIB trots to post before the bumper

Scared flat jockey finds out that photographers stand on the track at National Hunt meetings

DUNGUIB routs the opposition

an impressive winner

 

[uncle goober]

followed by the obligatory whip-wave

Thursday and Friday action to follow

 

[Sara]

Pippa Cuckson of Great Leighs PR (formerly Asst Ed at Horse & Hound) described UG's photos to me as 'absolutely fablous" and she is right. But sadly I can't see any of these, all I get is the captions with no hint of a photo anywhere

 

[Harbinger]

Check out the nostrils on Punjabi.

 

[Sara]

I managed to get them to upload on Safari, hurray! Brilliant stuff

four favourites, though very hard to choose:

Punjabi going down
Barry and Forpaddy, taking a breather
Ruby and Cooldine, final action shot

and poss the Winner:

Tom and Silk Affair and her lad - says it all about winning!

Many thanks UG for taking the time, can't wait to see Kauto

 

[ItalianStallion]

Great pictures, something about Punjabi's white face that makes him look so bold and attractive

 

[simmo]

Marvellous photos. Loved the forpadydeplasterer shots.

 

[Hamm]

Fantastic photos UG.

Do you sell them?

 

[PRICEWISE2008]

Superb pictures UG..love the shots of Well Chief and Dunguib:<3::<3: