The Cheltenham Festival 2015

Mullins, Henderson, Nicholls. McCoy, Walsh, Geraghty. Faugheen, Annie Power, Hurricane Fly etc, etc. Finest week of Jumpracing seen anywhere on the planet. Gonna Be Brilliant.  
Same rules as the Major Race comp PLUS £500 added to total for being the Champion of Cheltenham. (Will do big races on Sun/Mon)
Cheltenham
Tuesday 10th March
1:30 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 110y)
2:05 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1 Novices' Chase) (5yo+, 2m)
2:40 Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+, 3m 1f)
3:20 Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 110y)
4:00 OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 4f)
4:40 Toby Balding National Hunt Chase (Listed Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase) (5yo+, 4m)
5:15 CHAPS Restaurants Barbados Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) (5yo+, 2m 4f 110y)

Wednesday 11th March
1:30 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (4yo+, 2m 5f)
2:05 RSA Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 110y)
2:40 Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) (4yo+, 2m 5f)
3:20 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m)
4:00 Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country) (5yo+, 3m 7f)
4:40 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (4yo, 2m 110y)
5:15 Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race) (4-6yo, 2m 110y)

Thursday 12th March
1:30 JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices' Chase) (5yo+, 2m 4f)
2:05 Pertemps Network Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) (5yo+, 3m)
2:40 Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) (5yo+, 2m 5f)
3:20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
4:00 Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) (5yo+, 2m 5f)
4:40 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders) (5yo+, 3m 2f)

Friday 13th March
1:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle) (4yo, 2m 1f)
2:05 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (5yo+, 2m 1f)
2:40 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
3:20 Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
4:00 St James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
4:40 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (4yo+, 2m 4f 110y)
5:15 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (5yo+, 2m 110y)

Here we go, then, good luck all!!
1-30 Seedling
2-05 Three Kingdoms
2-40 Azure Fly
3-20 Faugheen
4-00 Bitofapuzzle
4-40 Royal Palladium
5-15 Gores Island

Most of my bankers running on Day 1.....Could be downhill after that......
1-30   Douvan
2-05   Un De Sceaux
2-40   Pendra
3-20   Faugheen
4-00   Annie Power
4-40   Sego Success
5-15   Irish Cavalier

All the best Peeps. :D

1.30 Jollyallan 
2.05 Vibrato Valtat
2.40 Ned Stark
3.20 The New One(hmmm not sure if I should bet against Faugheen...)
4.00 Annie Power
4.40 Sego Success
5.15 Stellar Notion

13.30 Jollyallan
14.05 Sail by the Sea
14.40 Ned Stark
15.20 Hurricane fly
16.00 Annie Power
16.40 Theatre Queen

17.15 Little Jon

Excellent first day, Steve!!
Nice start!

Wednesday.
1-30 Beast Of Burden
2-05 Southfield Theatre
2-40 Plinth
3-20 Mr Mole
4-00 Chicago Grey
4-40 Souriyan
5-15 General Principle

Cheers Charles....Tougher today though......
1-30   Vyta Du Roc
2-05   Kings Parade
2-40   Lac Fontana
3-20   Dodging Bullets
4-00   Sire Collonges
4-40   All Yours
5-15   Bellshill

Good Luck Peeps.

Cheltenham
1.30 Parlour Games
2.05 Don Poli
2.40 Goodwood Mirage
3.20 Mr Mole
4.00 Any Currency
4.40 Arabian Revolution
5.15 Bordini

Cheltenham
 
13.30 Parlour Games
14.05 If in Doubt
14.40 Dell’ Arca
15.20 Sprinter Sacre    NAP
16.00 Sire Collonges
16.40 Golden Doyen
17.15 Bordini

Cheltenham Day 2 Table
Angela
Winners = 1 -- Total winners = 1
Placed = 2 -- Total placed = 2
Winnings = £51.10 -- Total Winnings = £51.10

Charles
Winners = 0 -- Total winners = 1
Placed = 1 -- Total placed = 2
Winnings = £16.30 -- Total Winnings = £64.30


Clive
Winners = 0 -- Total winners = 0
Placed = 2 -- Total placed = 2
Winnings = £16.30 -- Total Winnings = £36.30


Steve
Winners = 5 -- Total winners = 5
Placed = 0 -- Total placed = 0
Winnings = £45.00 -- Total Winnings = £189.70

Thursday 12th March
1:30 JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices' Chase) (5yo+, 2m 4f)
2:05 Pertemps Network Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) (5yo+, 3m)
2:40 Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) (5yo+, 2m 5f)
3:20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
4:00 Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) (5yo+, 2m 5f)
4:40 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders) (5yo+, 3m 2f)

Friday 13th March
1:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle) (4yo, 2m 1f)
2:05 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (5yo+, 2m 1f)
2:40 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
3:20 Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
4:00 St James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
4:40 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (4yo+, 2m 4f 110y)
5:15 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (5yo+, 2m 110y)

Thursday, and need to pull my socks up:
1-30 Irish Saint
2-05 The Tourard Man
2-40 Uxizandre
3-20 Whisper
4-00 Filbert
4-40 Sixty Something

Day 3....really tough today......
1-30   Vautour
2-05   Dawalan
2-40   Johns Spirit
3-20   Saphir Du Rheu
4-00   Filbert
4-40   Just A Par

Good Luck Peeps.

1.30 Ptit Zig
2.05 Brother Brian
2.40 Taquin du Seuil
3.20 Saphir du Rheu 
4.00 Monetaire
4.40 The Package

1.30-splash of ginge

Stunning display of jumping by Vautour. Could have won by sooooo much further. Think this one is a bit special.

had to get that one in

2.05-Regal Encore
2.40-Balder Succes
3.20-Jetson
4.00-Monetaire
4.40-Grand Vision

upduck wrote:Stunning display of jumping by Vautour. Could have won by sooooo much further. Think this one is a bit special.

He beat two 155 rated horses by 15 lengths. Highest rated novice chaser of all time?

Patrick wrote:

upduck wrote:Stunning display of jumping by Vautour. Could have won by sooooo much further. Think this one is a bit special.

He beat two 155 rated horses by 15 lengths. Highest rated novice chaser of all time?

I'd back him to win the next 3 Gold Cups, on that performance. He was that good.
You could be right Patrick.

Cheltenham Day 3 Table
Angela
Winners = 1 -- Total winners = 2
Placed = 2 -- Total placed = 4
Winnings = £116.30 -- Total Winnings = £167.40

Charles
Winners = 1 -- Total winners = 2
Placed = 1 -- Total placed = 3
Winnings = £210.00 -- Total Winnings = £274.30


Clive
Winners = 0 -- Total winners = 0
Placed = 0 -- Total placed = 2
Winnings = £0.00 -- Total Winnings = £36.30

Patrick
Winners = 0 -- Total winners = 0
Placed = 2 -- Total placed = 2
Winnings = £41.30 -- Total Winnings = £41.30

Steve
Winners = 1 -- Total winners = 6
Placed = 1 -- Total placed = 1
Winnings = £27.50 -- Total Winnings = £217.20


Friday 13th March
1:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle) (4yo, 2m 1f)
2:05 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (5yo+, 2m 1f)
2:40 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m)
3:20 Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
4:00 St James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup (5yo+, 3m 2f 110y)
4:40 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (4yo+, 2m 4f 110y)
5:15 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (5yo+, 2m 110y)

Friday
1-30 Stars Over The Sea
2-05 Definitely Red
2-40 Tea For Two
3-20 Boston Bob
4-00 Seventh Sign
4-40 Shelford
5-15 Firth Of The Clyde

The festivals gone so quick - another year to wait.

Final day and it's been great as usual. Aintree next.
1-30   Dicosimo
2-05   Princely Conn
2-40   Black Hercules
3-20   Coneygree
4-00   On The Fringe
4-40   Full Shift
5-15   Ned Buntline - Race has his name on it. Would be the fitting way for McCoy to bow out of Cheltenham.

Good Luck Peeps.

1.30 Peace and Co
2.05 Violet Dancer
2.40 Black Hercules
3 00 Silviniaco Conti
4.00 No Loose Change
4.40 Roi des Francs
5.15 Blood Cotil

Congrats!!