Cheltenham Festival Photographs 2009. Souvenir thread.

[Isinglass]

WOW!

This is better than watching the video again.

Love so many of them,and can really see the different build and character of each.

Dunguib is wiry isn't he? That was a great race, like so many of them ....

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Diminuendo]

Thanks UG..... a real treat.

 

[Guest_]

Just looking at the various different pictures...is it hard to move around at Cheltenham to get photos like that? Imagine its a struggle to get from one place to the next quickly?

 

[Isinglass]

Yes, I thought that too, it's a big course, we were just trying to view in parade ring and get to Winner's Enclosure and were totally knackered after first day.

Hats off to the photographers who seemed to magcially appear everywhere. (And not out of breath like we were)

 

[crazyhorse]

i really think this UG must be a professional

absolutely brilliant stuff as we know him and thanks so very much for sharing them.

may i now ask for whiteoak please *shy* ?

 

[Songsheet]

Nearly as good as being there! Thank you1

 

[SteveM]

I must be the only one who can't see the pictures on my work computer (just the captions, which I'm sure don't do the photos justice). I'm looking forward to viewing them at home!

 

[Katharine]

Smashing photos.

What a well muscled horse Master Minded is. A powerhouse.

 

[G-G]

I must be the only one who can't see the pictures on my work computer (just the captions, which I'm sure don't do the photos justice). I'm looking forward to viewing them at home!

I can't either - must be work blocking something - Americans!

 

[Grey]

The contributions from photographers used to be the glory of this forum and it's great to see UG putting up new stuff once more.

 

[Kathy]

Excellent photos, Uncle Goobs!

 

[uncle goober]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

EC1, yes I use Photoshop elements 5 to edit my photographs. Hamm, yes all photos are available for purchase to anyone! Galileo, it was much easier to move around the enclosures this year, even Gold Cup day. In previous years I would not even attempt to make it back to the winners enclosure even from the last fence, let alone the 3rd last! Its fairly easy to move around the track for various positions, though I do give myself a bit to do sometimes.

Thursday...

THE VICAR goes out in a strange combination of elastic and leather, whilst not unusual for a namesake perhaps.

CHAPOTURGEON bounds over the last to win The Jewson

and is pushed clear

KAYF ARAMIS outstays Buena Vista to win The Pertemps Final

A first festival winner of Aidan Coleman

IMPERIAL COMMANDER takes the fourth last in The Ryanair Chase as Thornton braces himself for impact

takes the fence halfway down

As IMPERIAL COMMANDER pushes away from the fence, Voy Por Ustedes is going down

 

[uncle goober]

Thornton keeps his mount off the floor as Brennan consolidates his position

Monets Garden and Gwanako go either side

Recovery complete, but the winner is away

FAIR ALONG

BIG BUCKS in butter-wouldn't-melt mode

KASBAH BLISS led up by Barry Chuckle

PUNCHESTOWNS

MIGHTY MAN was pleased with himself

BIG BUCKS joins Punchestowns at the last in The World Hurdle

 

[uncle goober]

BIG BUCKS lands with more to give

and throws a few shapes

but takes Punchestowns on the run in

The winner returns

BIG BUCKS

PING PONG SIVOLA is clear in the Mildmay of Flete

LE BURF and POP about to pay the price for crashing the fence in pursuit of the Venetia Williams pair

BOWLEAZE heads to the last fence in the Kim Muir before fading..

 

[Shadow Leader]

There you go Jinnyj - told you The Vicar ran in bloody draw reins!! I still can't for the life of me understand 1) why the horse wore them in the first place (they have no place in racing so far as I am concerned; nor do any type of gag bit, even the continental snaffles) or 2) why they were fitted so badly, being put on under the breastgirth.

 

[Isinglass]

Yes, that is a weird set up isn't it?

Looking at the mistakes VPU made in slow motion here is painful. Chocs did well to keep him on his feet. Shame..... but Imperial Commander just gallops and jumps.

 

[uncle goober]

ZAYNAR leads the runners to the start for The Triumph Hurdle

ZAYNAR

Following the champ

STARLUCK

EBADIYAN is up with the leaders as the field stream over the first

EBADIYAN crashes out round the wing at the second last

ZAYNAR is left in front

and remains unbeaten over hurdles

SILVER JARO

AMERICAN TRILOGY flips through the last in winning The County Hurdle

 

[uncle goober]

AMERICAN TRILOGY

PRIDE OF DULCOTE

WEAPONS AMNESTY jumps to the front as Pride Of Dulcote destroys the last in The Alfred Bartlett

WEAPONS AMNESTY

KAUTO STAR parades

DENMAN

KAUTO STAR canter down to the start

NEPTUNE COLLONGES leads the field over the third fence

 

[uncle goober]

KAUTO STAR tracks the leader at the 13th fence with another fluent jump

DENMAN matches strides down towards the water

KAUTO STAR finds another great leap at the last

and leaves Denman trailing

KAUTO STAR wins The Gold Cup

One can only look in wonder at this one. There is no caption

Celebrations begin

Everyone wants a piece of Kauto Star

 

[dobbin]

The photos are brilliant really enjoyed looking at them. Fantastic thanks a lot

 

[uncle goober]

KAUTO STAR

About to touchdown over the first in The Foxhunter

and pass the stands on the first occasion

CAPPA BLEU, on the inner,takes closer order at halfway

CAPPA BLEU a popular winner

ANDYTOWN takes over at the last to win the inaugural Martin Pipe Hurdle

ANDYTOWN powers clear

ANDYTOWN and Felix De Giles

OH CRICK leads Moon Over Miami over the last in The Grand Annual

message ends

 

[Muttley]

Great stuff, Goober! Thank you very much for taking the time to put them up..

 

[Guest_]

The photo of Denman and Kauto neck and neck is just ridiculously good Uncle Goober...just an awesome shot.

Love the one of Mighty Man as well.

 

[trudij]

They are fab. all of them

 

[Diminuendo]

Agree with Gal about KS and Denman, that is a cracker. The Paul Nicholls superman impression is so funny!