Cheltenham.....

[????]

....anyone else on here massively looking forward to it?

[dulwichmum]

Indeedy! It is a far better meet than Ascot, I love a warm well cut coat and co-ordinating enormous brimmed hat. That reminds me, I must buy some new leather gloves. Far too many people turn up for Ascot in stretch white limousines wearing cheap clingy acrylic dresses displaying the line of their inadequate underwear if you ask me...

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Haven't been for about 13 years. That was a fab day out - met a couple of Millwall players on the train whom we'd seen score the night before. Think I was more excited by them than the gees gees who I always feel sorry for on that uphill finish. Not sure my liver could hack Cheltenham any more.

[AllforNun]

Did they manage to score again on the train ?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Since I was with my partner and heavily pregnant at the time, no. *tosses head in indignation* Besides, who would touch Jamie Moralee after youknowwho?

[SteveT]

Hey quids why dont you retrain and become a bookie? I think it might suit you!;-)

[????]

Well I use Betfair a lot and you can 'lay' on there so effectively become a bookie - but I haven't the balls or the bankroll to do it professionally! I made ?100 last year....hardly gonna pay the rent is it!!! but I enjoy it immensley and im also in the 5% of Betfair customers who actually make a profit!

- for what's its worth I put my money on Kauto Star for the Gold Cup a fair time ago and got better than the just above 'evens' generally available now. I think he'll walk it.....

[Mark]

I see Kauto Star is currently 11/10, what odds did you get Quids? And good luck.

[spadetownboy]

forget kauto star and denman for the gold cup get your money on neptune collonges,good each way bet.

[????]

I had Master Minded yesterday so have ridden into profit with Kauto Star leading my hopes for it being a truly excellent week. Just trying to work out how to leave work and go to the pub at 3.30 for what should be a fantastic race....Mark, I did a bit better than that on the exchanges after KS went out follwing the injury scare so got 3s...

[*Bob*]

On another (betting-related) note, did any of you betting-types get involved in the 'free $1000 bet' a year or so back? The one regarding the outcome of a certain NFL game?

[LostThePlot]

Folks,

So is this really the two horse race that the morning line predicted?

The statto in me says lay ?1 to win on each of the other horses, JUST in case one of the 2000/1 nags make it by some miracle..

Thoughts?

[????]

LTP - not neccesarily a bad ploy as most other odds have pushed well out, however, I think one of these two would win this race 19/20 so you need 20-1 plus for value and most of the othere 'resonable' hopes are around 12s....Knowhere as an EW bet might be a better punt.

[SteveT]

Here is three certs:- Ladbrooks Paddypower bet fred

[david_carnell]

I've got ?2.50 each way on Halcon Genelardais, Afistfullofdollars and Neptune Collonges.

Fingers crossed.

[KalamityKel]

DC I'll meet ya down t'pub after work... if ya win u can buy the booze... if ya lose u can buy the booze :)) :)-D hehe ;-)

[david_carnell]

Bloody cheek!

[KalamityKel]

That a no then? gutted :( lol

[????]

I'm off to the pub

[LostThePlot]

Well, that's about ?18 saved by forgetting to go to the bookies...

[david_carnell]

Hopefully I've just made a profit...about ?2 if I'm right. Not even enough for a pint Kel!

[????]

Oh well.........

[KalamityKel]

okies DC I'll shout ya then ;-) :))

[spadetownboy]

spadetownboy Wrote:

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> forget kauto star and denman for the gold cup get

> your money on neptune collonges,good each way bet.

thats my beer money for the weekend sorted, just waiting on roman villa in the 5.20 for my paddys day money.

[Annasfield]

With some mates in the pub. Took the afternoon off for the racing. Nenuphar collonges won the 2.50.

My mate had lost all but ?8 before the 3.30 so I suggested I pick his last horse. I went for Neptune collonges due to the other collonges winning the last race. He won

?30. I picked the next horse and he won ?168!!! I am feeling lucky :))