The Cheltenham Festival 2014

Woo-Hoo!! Four days of Top-class Championship racing. It's The Cheltenham Festival and the sun is gonna shine.          
Cheltenham
Tuesday 11th March
1:30 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 110y)
2:05 Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m) xxx
2:40 Baylis & Harding Affordable Luxury Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+, 3m 110y)
3:20 Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 110y) xxx
4:00 OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (4yo+, 2m 4f)
4:40 Terry Biddlecombe National Hunt Chase (Listed Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase) (5yo+, 4m)
5:15 Rewards4Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) (5yo+, 2m 4f 110y)
 
Wednesday 12th March
1:30 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (4yo+, 2m 5f)
2:05 RSA Chase (Novices' Grade 1) (5yo+, 3m 110y)
2:40 Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) (4yo+, 2m 5f) xxx
3:20 BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m) xxx
4:00 Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country Chase) (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 13th March
1:30 JLT Novices' Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices' Chase) (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m 4f)
2:05 Pertemps Network Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) (5yo+, 3m)
2:40 Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) (Grade 1) (5yo+, 2m 5f) xxx
3:20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+, 3m) xxx
4:00 Byrne Group Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) (5yo+, 2m 4f)
4:40 Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders) (5yo+, 3m 1f 110y)
 
Friday 14th March
1:30 JCB Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Grade 1) (4yo, 2m 1f) xxx
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) xxx
4:00 CGA 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 Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3 Handicap) (5yo+, 2m 110y)

Can anyone swat Hurricane Fly?? Will Big Bucks win big bucks, or Annie Power to victory?? And who will win the Big One?? All will be revealed this week. Bloomin luv Cheltenham.      

 Oh before i forget.........£250 bonus added to Major race total for The Champion Of Cheltenham.
And don't forget the Big Race thread.    

Terrific intro Steve, cheers, good luck everyone!!

Tears and cheers will full abound,
Good to soft will be the ground,
Up that hill and over the last,
Triumphant will maketh the best surpass.

Cheers steve so excited for this week best week of the year and this day is the best cos all the racing is still to come. Big Bucks to make it 5 world hurdles is top of my wishlist

Here we go then Cheltenham 2014, let it begin!!
1-30 Wilde Blue Yonder
2-05 Valdez
2-40 Ma Filleulle
3-20 Jezki
4-00 L'unique
4-40 Firm Order
5-15 Persian Snow
My lot for Day 1.
Best of tipping everyone! 

1.30-The Liquidator
2.05-Rock On Ruby
2.40-Muldoon's Picnic
3.20-My Tent Or Yours
4.00-Sirene Danay
4.40-Rogue Angel
5.15-Pendra

good luck guys

Day 1 of the best week of Jump Racing anywhere in the world.        
1-30   Vautour
2-05   Dodging Bulets
2-40   Alfie Sherrin
3-20   Hurricane Fly
4-00   Cockney Sparrow
4-40   Foxrock
5-15   Ericht

Have a great week Peeps.       

good luck all

1.30 Vaniteux
2.05 Valdez NB
2.40 Golden Chieftain
3.20 The New One NAP
4.00 Sirene D’ainay
4.40 Shotgun Paddy
5.15 Manyriverstocross

Don't forget to put the nap and nb on the main daily thread Clive.  

The Greatest Ever..........so they say!!

1st blood to Steve, Vautour at 7/2jf, well done!!   

Champion Hurdle won by Jezki, my pick, at 9/1.

Wednesday
1.30-Faugheen
2.05-Ballycasey
2.40-Bayan
3.20-Sizing Europe
4.00-Star Neuville
4.40-Goodwood Mirage
5.15-Golantilla

Day 2
1-30 Cole Harden
2-05 Gevrey Chambertin
2-40 Cotton Mill
3-20 Hinterland
4-00 Quiscover Fontaine
4-40 Astre De La Cour
5-15 Our Kaempfer

Wednesday

Cheltenham
1.30 Red Sherlock
2.05 Le bec
2.40 indevan
3.20 sire De Grugy
4.00 Balthazar king
4.40 Azza
5.15 modus

And so to Day 2......
1-30   Faugheen
2-05   Corrin Wood
2-40   Clondaw Kaempfer
3-20   Sire De Grugy
4-00   Balthazar King
4-40   Solar Impulse
5-15   Shaneshill

Good Luck Peeps.    

Cheltenham

1.30 Rathvinden
2.05 Le Bec
2.40 Bayan
3.20 Special Tiara
4.00 Sire Collonges
4.40 Akdam
5,15 Modus

Patrick and Steve nab the winner of the first, Faugheen, at 6/4f, well done!!   

Angela and Steve bag the big race winner, Sire De Grugy, at 11/4f, well done!!   

Angela and Steve again this time folks with Balthazar King in the cross-country at 4/1. Well done!!   

Thursday Day 3
1-30 Sizing Gold
2-05 So Fine
2-40 Rajdhani Express
3-20 Reve De Sivola
4-00 Highway Code
4-40 Our Father

Looking forward to today...Big Bucks vs Annie Power. Should be a cracker.
1-30   Felix Yonger
2-05   Josies Orders
2-40   Al Ferof
3-20   Big Bucks
4-00   Shangani
4-40   Indian Castle

All the best Peeps.      

Thursday
Cheltenham
1.30 Oscar Whiskey
2.05 Josie's orders
2.40 dynaste
3.20 Annie Power - nap
4.00 John's Spirit
4.40 Indian Castle

will add the others in a bit

1.30-Felix Yonger
2.05-Broadway Buffalo
2.40-Rathlin
3.20-Annie Power
4.00-Firth Of Clyde
4.35-Cause of Causes

1.30 Oscar Whisky
2.05 Mickie
2.40 Hidden Cyclone
3.20 Big Bucks
4.00 Johns Spirit
4.40 Indian Castle

Friday
1-30 Pearl Castle
2-05 Rainbow Peak
2-40 Prince Siegfried
3-20 Bobs Worth
4-00 Ravethebrave
4-40 Thomas Crapper
5-15 Lancetto

Final day of a great week, and so to the Big One......
1-30   Abbyssial (have started with Mullins/Walsh all week so why not)
2-05   Lac Fontana
2-40   Briar Hill
3-20   Last Instalment
4-00   Certain Flight
4-40   Full Shift
5-15   Mr Mole

All the best Peeps.     

Friday Cheltenham 

1.30  Royal Irish Hussar
2.05  Cheltenian
2.40 Briar Hill
3.20 Bobs Worth
4.00 Dr Kingsley
4.40 Une Artiste
5.15 Mr Mole

1.30-Royal Irish Hussar
2.05-Cheltenian
2.40-Briar Hill
3.20-Bobs Worth
4.00-Oscar Delta

just doing the others now

Great tip from Steve Lac Fontana at 11/1!! Nice one!!     

4.40-Dolatulo
5.15-Next Sensation