Punchestown/Chester Festival 2011 (No Finkles allowed)

[The Situation]

Harris was a little dissapointing but that turn of foot from St Nic was very special.

[Loopz]

[Strewelpeter]

Fml

[Zod]

urgh....

[Lazare]

In the bookies earlier there were some newbies arrived in just to punt on 'Cork All Star' in the last race. I had an indiscreet nose over their shoulders.

Make of it what you will, I stuck some cheeky money on it anyway.

[The Situation]

Harris Tweed/Hurricane fly double.

Ahtoug in the 3.30 @ 9/4.

Laid SNA too in the 2.55 Chester.

Ahtoug recouped some losses after what was quite frankly a horrific read on how things would pan out in the 2.25.

Taking all my discipline not to lump on HF now. Just a little too short imo. Going for Katy's Thousand Stars W/O fav @7/2 to get me fully out of the hole for the day.

[eagle eye]

Blackstairsmountain is really a fly in the ointment in this race. We really don't know how good he is, and he has that horrible Harchibaldessness about him that means he may never reach his true potential.

Still I gotta back him in the w/o market at the price.

[Keane]

Never a doubt.

[The Situation]

He's alright right isn't he.

Ship ship the W/O fav bet. Big price after his Aintree expoits.

[Aya14]

What a horse, that's the way an odds on shot should win

[The Situation]

Anyone know what the record number of grade 1's a NH horse has ever won?

[eagle eye]

Got that one well wrong. Should have backed the two Mullins horses w/o the fantastic Hurrican Fly who was sooooo impressive.

[Steveymac86]

Ship Ship!!! Had a 50 Double on Quevega and Hurricane Fly and A fifty on them each seperately!!!

[MrsFlushdraw]

Thanks for the tips today guys, put a little on Wishfull thinking and MrGoodenough I don't mention my silly bets as they are not for much to rant about but still doubled what I bet today!

[Caf]

Now I backed something else so I'm probably biased... but how could the jockeys let McCoy on Kid Cassidy go ahead by such a distance?

[Loopz]

started the day with 7.50e in the sportsbook, now stands at 44.97e this knowing fuck all about the gigis is starting to pay off

easy game













































thanks for the tips

[Wesley Harms]

Sizing Austrailia is a absolute banker in the opener today.

The race famously described as ' the one where the horses run around in the middle of the course for a while till the favorite is in front and they run up the straight' is exactly that.

11/8 about a Cheltenham winner is here in stealing money.

Theroadtocroaker was going well when he ran out here on Tuesday but I don't think he's anywhere near as good as SA

[The Situation]

EW on Elyaadi in the mares race @ 10/1.

Also taken a bit of Anne of Kiev in the 3.30 Nottingham on the machine.

[AndyFatBastard]

Was humming and hawing over whether to get on LastOfTheLeaders today, but when I saw Gary O'Brien had tipped him on attheraces.com I decided to take the plunge.

[careca]

Doctor Deejay for me in the HC hurdle.

[NewApproach]

Remember Now is a massive back to lay IR today in the Swinton hurdle. I was told about him around Christmas that he was ridiculously well handicapped, and in his two races since he has travelled exceptionally before not finding quite as much as you would expect (still won both times). Apparently he bled once at home and again when he won his first race, and thats the main reason they haven't punted him big both times. This is tougher, but id be really surprised if he doesn't go under 3.0 in running, and could well win.

[Zod]

Fucking horses.

[Wesley Harms]

Fucking horses.

I concur

[Lazare]

Yeah, did the loots on Sizing Australia.

Was very unlucky, although probably would've went down in the mellee at the last fence anyway.

What a strange race btw.

[careca]

Remember Now is a massive back to lay IR today in the Swinton hurdle. I was told about him around Christmas that he was ridiculously well handicapped, and in his two races since he has travelled exceptionally before not finding quite as much as you would expect (still won both times). Apparently he bled once at home and again when he won his first race, and thats the main reason they haven't punted him big both times. This is tougher, but id be really surprised if he doesn't go under 3.0 in running, and could well win.

one of my pet hates, trainers having two or more in a race and the outsider romps in. Gets my wick up no end. D Nicholls is the worst at it, closely followed by our own A O'Brien. Cant believe they don't know which horse is best at home. O'Brien always says "Ah we never run them against each other". COURSE YE DON'T AIDAN.

/rant over - bad week.

[DeadParrot]

`big local gamble on curragh grey.
bloke walked into 3 bookies and put down iver a k to win in each

[DeadParrot]

my local ldo

[The Situation]

The vast majority of people who back in bookies are mongtards.

[Strewelpeter]

This Beautiful sound may well win but having my 4/5 lay matched with a mile and a half and ten fences to go was fine by me TYVM

Edit:
Betfair is the nuts

[The Situation]

Jesus Davey didn't half take the long way round some of those fences. The best horse definitely came second.

[NewApproach]

Remember Now is a massive back to lay IR today in the Swinton hurdle. I was told about him around Christmas that he was ridiculously well handicapped, and in his two races since he has travelled exceptionally before not finding quite as much as you would expect (still won both times). Apparently he bled once at home and again when he won his first race, and thats the main reason they haven't punted him big both times. This is tougher, but id be really surprised if he doesn't go under 3.0 in running, and could well win.

Was never travelling. With hindsight it was incredibly stupid to try to back to lay a horse I know has bled in the past