Cheltenham Prediction Comp 2020

Diamond Geezer · Feb 29, 2020

Let's be optimistic and assume The Festival goes ahead. Just for fun.

Cheltenham 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival?
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival?
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year?
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater?
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters?
6. How many winning favourites will there be?
7. What age horse will win most races?
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle?
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival.
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival?
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle?
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase?
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase?
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ?
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting?
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival?
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown?
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson?
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? ONE HORSE ONLY !
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls?
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore?
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting.
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition?

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archie · Mar 5, 2020

May as well get the ball rolling.

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? W Mullins
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? P Townend
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 17
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 4
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 11
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 8
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 4 lengths
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. E Lavelle
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Stayers
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Cilaos Emery
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Chacun Pour Soi
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? Min
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Kemboy
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? £68
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 478
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 2
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 2
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? Paisley Park
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Nicholls
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Blackmore
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Paisley Park
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? chroniclandlord

swedish chef · Mar 5, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? W P Mullins
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? Rachael Blackmore
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 19
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 5
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 9
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 7
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 1/2L
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. Emma Lavelle
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Cross Country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Epatante
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Chacun Pour Soi
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? A Plus Tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Santini
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? £111
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 490
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 2
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 2
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? Tiger Roll
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Draw
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Rachael Blackmore
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Tiger Roll
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Frontrunner

sunybay · Mar 5, 2020

Cheltenham 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival?*Henderson
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival?*Nico
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year?*12
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater?*5
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters?*6
6. How many winning favourites will there be?*7
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle?*2
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. Nicholls
10. Which*race*will have the longest winning distance at the Festival?*Cross country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Couer sublime
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Altior
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? A plus tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup?*Santini
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting?*50
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Sogt
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival?*350
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown?*3
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson?*4
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again?*Altior, paisley, tiger rollo,envoi
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls?*Nicholls
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Draw
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Espoir de guye
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition?*

tiggers1972 · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? Henderson
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? De Boinville
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 12
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 6
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 7
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 5
7. What age horse will win most races? 8
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 3 lengths
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. Emma Lavelle
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Cross Country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Epatante
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Altior
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? A Plus Tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Santini
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? 80
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? good to soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 336
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 5
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 5
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? A Plus Tard
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Tizzard
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Blackmore
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. A Plus Tard
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Me!

Perpetual · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? - WP Mullins
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? - Paul Townend
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? - 18
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? - 6
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? - 14
6. How many winning favourites will there be? -7
7. What age horse will win most races? - 8
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? - 4l
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. - Joseph O'Brien
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? - Cross Country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? - Pentland hills
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? - Defi
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? - A Plus tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? - paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Santini
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? £86.50
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Good to Soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 511
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 4
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 3
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? 3
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Tizzard
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Rachel
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Tiger Roll
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Me

Anadin · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? MULLINS
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? TOWNSEND
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 18
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 6
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 8
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 6
7. What age horse will win most races? 8
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 1L
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. De BROMHEAD
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? FOXHUNTERS
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? HONEYSUCKLE
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? ALTIOR
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? RIDERS ON THE STORM
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? EMITOM
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? LOSTINTRANSLATION
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? 37
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? SOFT
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 398
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 3
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 2
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? ALTIOR
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? NICHOLLS
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? RUSSELL
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. LOSTINTRANSLATION
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? OUTSIDER

Flaggers · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? Gordon
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? Mark Walsh
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 19
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 6
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 9
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 10
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 1/2 Length
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival? Emma Lavelle
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Cross Country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Epatante
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Defi
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? Min
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Lostintranslation
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? 49
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 449
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 6
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 5
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? Tiger Roll
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Tizzard
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Davy
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Tiger Roll
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Dazzies

Euronymous · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? - Mullins
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival - Geraghty
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? - 16
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? - 3
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? - 7
6. How many winning favourites will there be? - 8
7. What age horse will win most races? - 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? - 1 1/2l
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival - Mullins
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? - Ryanair
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? - Sharjah
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? - Defi Du Seuil
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? - A Plus Tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? - Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? - Santini
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? - 48
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? - 369
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? - 2
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? - 4
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? - 6 - Envoi,TRoll,Paisley, Minella Indo, Defi, APT
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Tizz
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Rachel
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. - Defi
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? bob

Diamond Geezer · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? G.Elliott
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? N.De Boinville
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 15
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 7
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 6
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 12
7. What age horse will win most races? 8
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 1L
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. T.George
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Bumper
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Supasundae
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Altior
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? Frodon
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Summerville Boy
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Al Boum Photo
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? £42
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Good To Soft
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 475
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 3
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 5
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? ONE HORSE ONLY ! Tiger Roll
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Nicholls
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Russell
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Chantry House in the Supreme
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Flaggers

NewApproach · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? Gordon Elliott
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? Paul Townend
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 16
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 15
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 9
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 8
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 0.5 lengths
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. Emma Lavelle
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Triumph
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Fusil Raffles
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Defi Du Seuil
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? Duc De Genievres
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Bristol De Mai
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? £56
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Good to soft, soft in places
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 394
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 5
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 4
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? Paisley Park
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Colin Tizzard
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Rachel Blackmore
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Defi Du Seuil
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? trudij

chroniclandlord · Mar 6, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? Willie Mullins
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? Paul Townend
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 19
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 3
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 10
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 8
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 3/4 lenght
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. Emma Lavelle
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Cross Country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Cilaos Emery
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Chacun Pour Soi
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? A Plus Tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Al Boum Photo
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? 28
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Good to Soft Soft in Places
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 523
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 2
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 2
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? ONE HORSE ONLY ! Paisley Park
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? Nicholls
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Blackmore
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Appreciate It
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Trudij

granger · Mar 7, 2020

1. Who will be the top trainer at the Festival? Willie Mullins
2. Who will be the top jockey at the Festival? Paul townend
3. How many Irish trained Festival winners will there be this year? 18
4. How many winners will there be with a SP of 16/1 or greater? 5
5. How many finishers will there be in the Foxhunters? 8
6. How many winning favourites will there be? 11
7. What age horse will win most races? 7
8. What will be the winning distance of the Champion Hurdle? 2l
9. Name any trainer who will have just the one winner at the Festival. PFN
10. Which race will have the longest winning distance at the Festival? Cross Country
11. Which horse will win the Champion Hurdle? Epatante
12. Which horse will win the Champion Chase? Altior
13. Which horse will win the Ryanair Chase? A Plus Tard
14. Which horse will win the Stayers Hurdle ? Paisley Park
15. Which horse will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Lost in translation
16. To the nearest £ what will be the largest Tote win dividend of the meeting? 47
17. What will the official going be at the start of the Cheltenham Gold Cup? Good to Soft Soft in Places
18. How many runners will race at this year’s Festival? 553
19. How many winners will be owned by Gigginstown? 3
20.. How may winners will be trained by Nicky Henderson? 2
21. Which of last years Festival winners will win any of this year’s Festival races again? ONE HORSE ONLY ! Paisley Park
22. Who will train the most winners, Colin Tizzard or Paul Nicholls? CT
23. Who will ride the most winners, Davy Russell or Rachel Blackmore? Blackmore
24. What is your NAP for the whole meeting. Envoi Allan
25. Who will be the winner of this year’s TH Ante Post competition? Swedish Chef

Diamond Geezer · Mar 8, 2020

Summary of predictions

Diamond Geezer · Mar 14, 2020

Looks like archie had the best crystal ball

NewApproach · Mar 14, 2020

Well done archie and thanks again DG

archie · Mar 14, 2020

Thanks for organising, DG (seem to be saying that a lot recently). Hadn't realised that I was just one out with the total number of runners.

Cheltenham Prediction Comp 2020

Diamond Geezer

Gone But Not Forgotten

archie

Senior Jockey

swedish chef

At the Start

sunybay

At the Start

tiggers1972

Senior Jockey

Perpetual

Senior Jockey

Anadin

Apprentice

Flaggers

At the Start

Euronymous

Senior Jockey

Diamond Geezer

Gone But Not Forgotten

NewApproach

Journeyman

chroniclandlord

Senior Jockey

granger

Senior Jockey

Diamond Geezer

Gone But Not Forgotten

Attachments

Diamond Geezer

Gone But Not Forgotten

Attachments

NewApproach

Journeyman

archie

Senior Jockey