:lol: That may be part of the issue. It did seem very dark at the end. Thursday is hospitality day - so it does indeed tie up.
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2015
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:lol: That may be part of the issue. It did seem very dark at the end. Thursday is hospitality day - so it does indeed tie up.
chroniclandlord
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Wasn't the charity race held up last Thursday because of the jockey injured in the Kim Muir.
chroniclandlord
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I could see a mare's novice chase being the new race. It wouldn't take much away from the existing races as Adrianna des Mottes was the only mare in the Arkle, JLT or RSA this year.
Tanlic
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Every time they add a new race at Cheltenham it takes something away from the meeting.
NJH wanted a 2m4f hurdle championship race and never got it so a Mares chase has no chance IMO
NJH wanted a 2m4f hurdle championship race and never got it so a Mares chase has no chance IMO
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trudij
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How about a mares veterans cross country race?
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For charity?
trudij
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absolutely for charity. And only greys ( tho the XC this year was almost a greys race!!)
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Dammit! I forgot about greys!! :lol:
TheBear
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And only for conditional jockeys born on a Thursday in a leap year.
chroniclandlord
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Going by the papers at the weekend, there is going to be a 28th race next season, whether we want it or not. It is just a matter of whether it is a mares novice hurdle or a mares chase.
granger
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Ultimately won't be one without the other eventually.....
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Good point.
I'm against more races being added but accept it's going to happen.
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dvds2000
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this would be a good idea, can people not just debate things without all the abuse that seems to be going on since Cheltenham finished?
trudij
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Mares chase would be good - but not a novice, We can't do that....
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Don't ask me who, or on what thread, but someone posted that next year's Festival starts two days earlier than this. Not so, please note next year's Festival is March 15th-18th.
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Coneygree has been given an official mark of 172 by the BHA after his Gold Cup success last week, the highest mark for a novice this century.
granger
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I hope they take in the Hennessy with him.
archie
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Think that was me because, at the time, Oddschecker were showing the Gold Cup as March 11th. That's now been corrected so thanks for the heads up.
edgt
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Great news. A better chance for better ground, though with the famed St Patrick's rout anything is possible.
Days will be longer at least.
Days will be longer at least.
Double Handful
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Front page of the Racing Post this morning talking about a 5 day festival!
"Five Day meeting anybody? - Compelling argument on how the festival could be even greater"
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Noooooooooo
granger
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It is inevitable
Saturday Gold cup
Saturday Gold cup
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Len Madeiros
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Tbh, I'd love a Saturday Gold Cup, at the end of a 4-day Festival, not 5.
I'd far prefer the GC to be the spectacle of the NH season, than the Grand National.
Perpetual
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I am relatively relaxed about a 5th day. It's another days racing but would mean pacing myself a little better through the week....
If it does go that way, my preference would be to reduce each day to 6 races, with more time between each. Race wise, perhaps a mares novice chase, 2 1/2 m Grade 1 hurdle and a Veterans. Or what about a £100k seller:lol:
If it does go that way, my preference would be to reduce each day to 6 races, with more time between each. Race wise, perhaps a mares novice chase, 2 1/2 m Grade 1 hurdle and a Veterans. Or what about a £100k seller:lol:
As i've said in the past they will turn it into the Galway Festival. All about selling beer and very little to do with horse racing. The Festival is supposed to be the Elite. Only a matter of time till they put a sand track in the middle and have a couple of shitty camel races to fill the card.