The Cheltenham Festival 2025

[Coach miguel]

Pistols, The Stranglers, The Undertones, Buzzcocks, SKIDS, The Rezillos It feels like 1976 again!! If you threw in 999, The Ruts, The Damned, Penetration, UK Subs, etc it would be close on a full house. It's a long, long time since I saw any of that lot live in the Nashville, Marquee, Roundhouse, etc. Yet strangely it feels like it could be yesterday.

Have a great day when it comes to it, Coach.

Thanks chaumi. Seems like yesterday I was pogoing to the stranglers and the rats on one leg after having a toenail taken out. Blood everywhere and my foot throbbing but well worth it. The best time ever to be a teenager followed by the late 50s of eddie cochran gene Vincent and buddy Holly. I went to 23 concerts in 6 moths in late 77 and early 78.Seen every top punk band bar the clash. Saw devo recently. They were just fantastic

 

[Coach miguel]

Sorry double post there. My mate knows fay fife's Dad. Small world.

 

[edgt]

I'm lucky in that I can drive up in the morning. Left at 8.20 Tuesday and got to my parking space (via JustPark - highly recommend as got out within minutes) by 10.10 with one stop for a wee/coffee en route at Michaelwood services.

I'm working on my nephew who has just got engaged to his girlfriend who is due to inherit a nice place just 20 minutes from the course. They have been a few times but I just need them to book time off work for the week so I can stay!

Put in a Talking Horses Coach house so we can all stay !

 

[jinnyj]

Put in a Talking Horses Coach house so we can all stay !

There's probably one already!! It's not a small property - I think 100 or so acres so bring a tent!! His mother is thrilled at his choice of wife to be - but she's seriously lovely and totally gets my rather eccentric nephew.

 

[Ardross]

Fabulous ride from Blackmore there and I backed the bloody favourite

 

[Frankel]

FFS

 

[jinnyj]

I backed the second at the top of the hill as it should not have got beaten (jockey error imo) he waited too long.
Winner looked a picture in the paddock and I am kicking myself for not backing her on that alone but I thought she may have been vulnerable to one with speed. Galileo Dame got stopped several times and Maughreen was a wipe out at the start...boo!

 

[notsodancingbrave]

I ended up with a few quid ew on the winner at 20/1 - watching Racing TV and they were talking with Mrs Ricci about her wine and asked for a tip and she said Ruby Walsh was tipping Air of Entitlement ew

 

[Ardross]

Shame Walsh never mentioned the horse on the road to Cheltenham !

 

[notsodancingbrave]

My main bet in the race was Maughreen but that bet was stuffed by the inept starters. 5 races now with false starts I think and its making the showcase of jump racing more of a laughing stock.

 

[jinnyj]

Well I said it wasn't a two miler!! wouldn't hurt from another step up to 3m!

 

[Desert Orchid]

Could it be a Hennessy > Grand National horse?

 

[jinnyj]

I could not understand this horse running over shorter and PFN saying he was a slow two miler. This was almost a well-executed plan - a graded horse thrown in a handicap. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in a Gold Cup now.
Plus PFN said he needs heavy....he moves far too well for that. PFN def planned this one.

 

[granger]

I could not understand this horse running over shorter and PFN saying he was a slow two miler. This was almost a well-executed plan - a graded horse thrown in a handicap. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in a Gold Cup now.
Plus PFN said he needs heavy....he moves far too well for that. PFN def planned this one.

King George certainly and then you know the rest

 

[Desert Orchid]

This was almost a well-executed plan - a graded horse thrown in a handicap.

Almost??

Perfection.

 

[Ardross]

The stories don’t stop at this Festival first HDB and RB after a torrid season and now Nicholls/Cobden magic up a massively improved effort from Caldwell Potter .

 

[jinnyj]

Almost??

Perfection.

Tongue in cheek - he's laid it out for this - just put us all away.

 

[jinnyj]

King George certainly and then you know the rest

I'm not 100% keen on the KG as so many don't handle that race. I'd rather bring him back here for a crack at the big one next year.

 

[granger]

I'm not 100% keen on the KG as so many don't handle that race. I'd rather bring him back here for a crack at the big one next year.

Way he jumped today and enjoy his fencing, id love to see it

+ Trainer adores the race

 

[bigfow]

Jango baie form is really strong

 

[Frankel]

Jango baie form is really strong

Poor Springwell Bay. Probably would have been second given how easy the winner had it up front.

 

[Ardross]

Doddiethegreat now - who is writing this script ?

 

[notsodancingbrave]

FFS 1st and 2nd in the Pertemps, probably the first time I have backed the winner of the race but I didnt have the forecast.
Only small stakes but with the first race winner and these 2 gets me back my losses from yesterday which apart from the first winner was a complete wipeout for me.

 

[jinnyj]

Doddiethegreat now - who is writing this script ?

From the sound of it - Michael, John Hales and Doddie are all having one helluva a Cheltenham party up there!

 

[Frankel]

Booootiful Fact To File.