Cheltenham Festival Photographs

[uncle goober]

Here goes Thursday

OLD BENNY canters to the start for The National Hunt Chase

Three out and eight with a chance

A furlong later OLD BENNY challenges on the outside of Over The Creek

STARZAAN

AIR FORCE ONE

SILVERBURN led in The SunAlliance Chase

OSCAR PARK didnt

ALBERTAS RUN and McCoy take the second last with Battlecry in their sights

McCoy checks for dangers as they approach the home turn travelling the better

ALBERTAS RUN

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[uncle goober]

POSSOL

FINGER ONTHE PULSE jumps to the front 3 out in The Jewson, ahead of Gold Medallist and Barbers Shop

FINGER ONTHE PULSE goes on as Thornton keeps The Hairy Lemon off the floor

FINGER ONTHE PULSE

VOY POR USTEDES

TWIST MAGIC

MASTER MINDED nudges the fourth fence in The Champion Chase

MASTER MINDED coasts home while Voy Por Ustedes suffers

MASTER MINDED

MASTER MINDED

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[Merlin the Magician]

Yes U-G a nice set of prints and it seems you covered some mileage too, thanks ................

 

[uncle goober]

MASTER MINDED

THE LISTENER

A huge festival crowd witness OUR VIC take the fourth fence in The Ryanair Chase

Murphy controls the pace after five fences

OUR VIC is awkward at the second last

but heads for home with enough left in the tank this time

OUR VIC

FLIGHT LEADER

INGLIS DREVER

The Stayers Hurdle field await the starter

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[uncle goober]

The Stayers Hurdle gets underway

LOUGH DERG leads at halfway

INGLIS DREVER and Kasbah Bliss bide their time

INGLIS DREVER is about tenth as the runners turn downhill with three to jump

KAZAL makes the turn for home in front

Kasbah Bliss looks dangerous as INGLIS DREVER looks for room

INGLIS DREVER and O' Regan recieve the plaudits

INGLIS DREVER

BORORA

MISTER McGOLDRICK takes the 6th fence in The Racing Post Plate with Gwanako and Mighty Matters

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[uncle goober]

MISTER McGOLDRICK

ARTISTE BAY

RUSSIAN TRIGGER

BALLYFITZ jumps the last in The Pertemps Final

BALLYFITZ

HIGH CHIMES wins The Kim Muir Chase

HIGH CHIMES

HIGH CHIMES

KEKI BUKU

split by the width of the track, COUSIN VINNY on the farside holds the challenge of Corskeagh Royale on the nearside

Fridays to follow, like, whenever.

 

[redhead]

Glorious!

 

[Kathy]

Is it my imagination, UG, or do you just keep getting better and better at taking these photos? The beauty of your photos is the different angles you often adopt - gives you a real feel of actually being there.

Absolutely superb photos and thanks so much for sharing them with us. :clap:

I would give you a list of my favourites - but there's just too many to list! Well done!

 

[zebs]

More Superb Photos ...Thanks :clap:

 

[crazyhorse]

:clap:

Super stuff -
but what did you offer Russian Trigger to look at you like that? Was obviously something Thornton didn´t fancy too much

 

[Perpetual]

Fanatstic UG. Nina & Garde Champetre is my fav

 

[Shadow Leader]

Originally posted by crazyhorse@Mar 20 2008, 08:07 AM
but what did you offer Russian Trigger to look at you like that? Was obviously something Thornton didn´t fancy too much

He told him "we've got two Double Triggers better than you at home....."

Oi, Goober - gowan, stick up the one of Tidal Bay thieving birch to take back up to Crook!!

 

[uncle goober]

Friday

WHITEOAK leads Chomba Womba over the last in The Mares Hurdle

WHITEOAK

VENALMAR

Ballymore Properties Novice Hurdle runners approach the fourth hurdle

FIVEFORTHREE and Ruby Walsh have held on to win

and are congratulated by Davy Russell

FIVEFORTHREE

BALTIMAN leads over the second last in The Pointless Cheats Hurdle

FRANCHOEK

SILVERHAND

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[uncle goober]

CELESTIAL HALO takes the second flight in The Triumph Hurdle

CELESTIAL HALO leads Franchoek

CELESTIAL HALO returns

GONE TO LUNCH

NENUPHAR COLLONGES goes to post for The Alfred Bartlett Novices Hurdle

Hero of the day Thomas made a glossed over muck up of this race. THE TOTHER ONE batters the last after plotting a wayward course

NENUPHAR COLLONGES is staying on

NENUPHAR COLLONGES and Thornton. Who's the most tired ?

No-hoper AFISTFULLOFDOLLARS goes down for The Gold Cup

DENMAN

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[uncle goober]

EXOTIC DANCER

KAUTO STAR

The Gold Cup gets underway

Neptune Collonges leads DENMAN over the first

DENMAN takes over approaching halfway

DENMAN has the race won before the home turn

takes the second last

and despite tiring

has enough in the tank to keep going

DENMAN has won The Gold Cup

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[uncle goober]

DENMAN

ARCTIC TIMES leads in The Foxhunters

AMICELLI ahead of Bon Accord in the Foxhunters, four out

TIGER cry wins The Grand Annual

TIGER cry

SILVER JARO holds a clear lead in The County Hurdle

and holds on to win

and thats it.

 

[Colin Phillips]

Thanks very much, Goober. :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[sunybay]

very good photos ,as always

 

[Arkwright]

Thanks as always,very much appreciated.

 

[Shadow Leader]

That's it? Ahem....

 

[zebs]

Thanks UG , they are spectacular photos...

If you can find one of Mahogany Blaze somewere in your collection i would be grateful :luv:

 

[Bar the Bull]

The Pointless Cheats Hurdle

 

[BlazingWalker]

Fantastic pics UG,thanks for sharing.Love the one of Starzann & the Inglis Drever pics.

 

[purr]

Superb photos, thanks for sharing them! Borora looks rather like he's holding himself like a dressage horse in that photo!

Such beautiful animals and you capture them so well.

 

[Sara]

Lovely photos, thanks a lot - tho a little painful to see as so many of mine are coming in 2nd -
I'm trying to forget that