Cheltenham 2020 - Ante post bets

[Istabraq]

....Not that Fuisse 25-1 (27-1 with boost) in the Hills any race market.

Can you access these Any Race markets in shops ?
Hills stopped liking me in the 90s !

[Eggs]

Can you access these Any Race markets in shops ?
Hills stopped liking me in the 90s !

...I presume so, especially via the self-service machines.

[somer1]

Thinks most have the self service machine now

[Saxon Warrior]

...I presume so, especially via the self-service machines.

Yes you can.

[Humble Pie]

Kev doesn’t like the Bumper, others dislike other races

Well this years CH has had it
for me ( selfishly ) 2 final nails firmly hammered in yesterday

, closely followed by the Bumper as somehow I missed the fav at bigger prices and have been backing without much enthusiasm alternatives which I then subsequently cash out if declared then NR

Reduced to putting the fav ( can’t bear to type name as could be EA of last year ) in multiples

All the above will pale into insignificance when BDD regains her rightful crown and Chambers shuts his gob

Apologies folks just venting not ranting

[BigChaang]

Thinks most have the self service machine now

William Hill is the on course bookie at Cheltenham , so there are a t least a couple.
of self serve machines there , if you need to do any last minute bets tues, wed , thurs.

[Kevloaf]

Kev doesn’t like the Bumper, others dislike other races

Well this years CH has had it
for me ( selfishly ) 2 final nails firmly hammered in yesterday

, closely followed by the Bumper as somehow I missed the fav at bigger prices and have been backing without much enthusiasm alternatives which I then subsequently cash out if declared then NR

Reduced to putting the fav ( can’t bear to type name as could be EA of last year ) in multiples

All the above will pale into insignificance when BDD regains her rightful crown and Chambers shuts his gob

Apologies folks just venting not ranting

Feel better now HP?

28 races is a marathon not a sprint

[Saxon Warrior]

William Hill is the on course bookie at Cheltenham , so there are a t least a couple.
of self serve machines there , if you need to do any last minute bets tues, wed , thurs.

Two machines in the WH above the main parade ring, and One Machine in the WH under the grandstand next to the Arkle Bar (underpass).

Not sure if they have any in the Centaur.

Not many machines for 70,000 people.

[Humble Pie]

Feel better now HP?

28 races is a marathon not a sprint

Oooof ( there are good offs and bad oops , this one is good . )

Yes thank you Kevlaaa

This years CH has left me with the same feeling that I had with last years Arkle

OOF.

[The King Pimm]

How many handicap races at the Festival will announce entries tomorrow? Is it all of them?

[squiggsy68]

How many handicap races at the Festival will announce entries tomorrow? Is it all of them?

All the handicap entries are next Tuesday 18th. There's second stage confirmations / scratch for the Championship races today. A lot going on in next couple weeks - following dates are when the media packs come out which is a day after the entries / confirmations have to be made. Think someone had a link to these packs in the last few years:

Pack 8) Wednesday, February 12 - latest entries following scratchings deadline - Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup, Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase, Unibet Champion Hurdle, Stayers' Hurdle & David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle.

Pack 9) Thursday, February 13 - Spotlight on trainers and owners at The Festival™ presented by Magners.

Pack 10) Wednesday, February 19 - latest entries following scratchings deadline - Racing Post Arkle Novices' Chase, RSA Novices' Chase, National Hunt Chase, MARSH Novices' Chase, Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle, Ballymore Novices' Hurdle, JCB Triumph Hurdle & Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.

Pack 11) Thursday, February 20 - entries - Ultima Handicap Chase, Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase, Coral Cup, Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, Pertemps Network Final, Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate, Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase, Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase, Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle & Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.

Pack 12) Wednesday, February 26 - weights - Ultima Handicap Chase, Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase, Coral Cup, Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle, Pertemps Network Final, Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate, Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase, Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase, Randox Health Handicap Hurdle & Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.

Pack 13) Wednesday, February 26 - entries - Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, Weatherbys Champion Bumper, Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle & St James's Place Foxhunter Chase

[The King Pimm]

Thank you Squiggsy, very much appreciated buddy

[punterorplonker]

Thanks! So somethings happening tomorrow...12th?? I thought it was just today.

[FaugheenTheMachine]

Thanks! So somethings happening tomorrow...12th?? I thought it was just today.

The next entry stage is today but for some reason they don’t get released until the day after

[squiggsy68]

You can get the media packs from the Latest News section of the Cheltenham website - this was the last one that came out for the Novice Hurdle entries - once you click on link to 'View Full Media Pack Here' a downloadable pdf should open in your browser.

https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/media/press-releases/2020/01/envoi-allen-shishkin-and-the-big-breakaway-among-novice-hurdlers-entered-for-the-festival-presented-by-magners/