Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:57 pm  

Champion Court had a racecourse gallop over the weekend at Newbury and came out with some good reviews by all accounts. Expect it to hit single figures in the next few days.

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:28 pm  

You got an in with the Keighley camp Roonaldo6?

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:23 pm  

Really gutted Riverside Theatre is out this season, went in twice at 10/1 before his last run and had big hopes for him this year.

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:42 pm  

Paul Nicholls horses still not firing, 4 winners from 38 runners in past fortnight, no winners since Celestial Halo last Sunday.

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:43 pm  

Wire_85 wrote:

You got an in with the Keighley camp Roonaldo6?

Yes.

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:44 pm  

andym1988 wrote:

Paul Nicholls horses still not firing, 4 winners from 38 runners in past fortnight, no winners since Celestial Halo last Sunday.

Matt Dawson left a bad curse during his Morning Line visit !

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:47 pm  

Roonaldo6 wrote:

Yes.

I'm taking your advice then, I'm on at 10/1. Wouldn't mind seeing the odds tumble.

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:55 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

I'm taking your advice then, I'm on at 10/1. Wouldn't mind seeing the odds tumble.

All I can say is that the piece of work it did this morning was well noted, it may get a mention in the RP tomorrow, although not positive on that. 3 miles at Cheltenham will suit it to the ground and it has been flying at home previous to the racecourse gallop. Just hope it gets there safe and sound and ready to run a big race (having said Keighley is only a few miles away from the course anyway).

I was keen on following the horse of Hendersons that beat Champion Court in its bumper early this season (they both ran on clear of the rest and won by half a length). It came out and won its next race, but thought it may go to the Champion Bumper, but cant see it entered up anywhere.

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:10 am  

Is the Champion Hurdle as unsolvable as it looks?!

I don't fancy Binocular but I have no rhyme or reason for saying that, I've backed Menorah and Hurricane Fly in their most recent runs and won a fair bit on both. I'm hearing great things on Peddlers Cross and cannot decide between the three. I'm defo having a bet and I think I'm going to have to do some real digging to get to the bottom of it. If the race was in 5 minutes I'd be on Hurricane Fly.

Thoughts?

Re: Cheltenham Festival 2011... : Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:41 am  

Get on the Fly at 5/1 NRNB

Its last race was all set out to test it again at speed in a sub 4min race (3m 52.10s on soft) I got told by someone with good links in Mullins yard it was never off the bridle, as soon as NRNB came in for the Champion Hurdle I was on it like a rash as had heard too many horror stories of £200 going down the pan at ante post in the past few years, Mullins mob are really confident on it.