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2016 Cheltenham Festival Preview Nights

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking forward to this on 10th March should be a good night! <a href="https://t.co/0e1SNxxkft">pic.twitter.com/0e1SNxxkft</a></p>— Gordon Elliott (@gelliott_racing) <a href="https://twitter.com/gelliott_racing/status/704341716816498688">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Cheers lads, the betfair preview should be good.. Who's on the panel?
 
Cheers lads, the betfair preview should be good.. Who's on the panel?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CheltenhamPreview?src=hash">#CheltenhamPreview</a> takes place this Wednesday, and you can live stream it all! <a href="https://t.co/BsGPBcc7FR">https://t.co/BsGPBcc7FR</a> <a href="https://t.co/gRfGHMRZnp">pic.twitter.com/gRfGHMRZnp</a></p>— Betfair (@Betfair) <a href="https://twitter.com/Betfair/status/704384928188755968">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tickets available for Cheltenham Preview Friday 4th March,Castle Cary.Contact liz.penridge@yahoo.com or on the door <a href="https://t.co/ueUTyegc5w">pic.twitter.com/ueUTyegc5w</a></p>— Paul Nicholls (@PFNicholls) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFNicholls/status/704716874429435904">March 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Star Sports are tweeting from tonight's preview from Tattesrsalls - @StarSports_Bet on twitter
 
All set to go at newmarket tattersalls preview.

Ruks steve melish puts up buveur d'air as ew value in the supreme anthony bromely disagrees and yorkhill gets his vote at newmarket tatts...

Straight from the racing managers microphone l'ami serge will run in the arkle...

Native river is steve meilshs nap in the 4 mile natinal hunt chase on day one...His ruk colleague ollie bell agrees...

Newmarket tatts panel unanimous that yanworth will take out the neptune.

Three musketers the value in the jlt for the newmarket tatts panel...

And finally the gold cup... 12/1 an insult to smad place says steve melish...

anthony bromley raises of the point of vautour maybe defecting to the ryanair if ruby walsh has his way..

though ollie bell firmly believes vautours latent talent will be decisive in the blue riband event
 
On Monday 7th March, the annual Jumping Prospects Cheltenham Preview evening will be held at the Old Railway Club Melling Road.

The panel will be...Andy Holding, John Parrott, plus trainers …Charlie Longsdon, Ben Pauling & Harry Whttington.

John Morris will host the evening.

There will be a Charity Raffle for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on the night and I hope to add to the £21,000 this evening has raised over the previous 5 years!

If you have attended in the past, please tell others about the evening as previous previews have attracted big crowds for this superb evenings entertainment.

There will also be plans to produce the 2016 Cheltenham Contenders Book that will be published at the end of February. Full details will appear on the website at the beginning of February.

John Morris, Jumping Prospects
 
The betfair preview is just starting now, if anyone's interested.
 
The panel includes: Paul Nicholls, Davy Russell, Andrew McNamaram, Gary O'Brien, Mark Winstanley, Brian Flanagan and Bary Orr.
We're 10 minutes away from the @Betfair Cheltenham Festival preview. Stay tuned for live updates...
Paul Nicholls on My Tent Or Yours: "Can a horse win after two years off? I'm not sure." #CheltenhamPreview
Davy Russell: The horse for me in the Champion Hurdle is Identity Thief. #CheltenhamPreview
Mark Winstanley: If Annie Power wins the Champion Hurdle I'll go back to work #CheltenhamPreview
Gary O'Brien: I've liked Identity Thief since his win at Newcastle. Sempre Medici is overpriced. #CheltenhamPreview
The Couch, O'Brien and McNamara all like Sempre Medici in Champion Hurdle. #CheltenhamPreview
Davy Russell: If you're backing champion owners at Cheltenham, you're going down the wrong road. #BetfairPreview
Davy Russell: Vroum Vroum Mag is a certainty in the Mares Hurdle #BetfairPreview
Brian Flanagan: Shantou Village at 16/1 to chase home Yanworth in Neptune #BetfairPreview
Mark Winstanley: Yorkhill one of the bets of the Festival if he runs in Neptune #BetfairPreview
Mark Winstanley: Yanworth shouldn't be the price he is in the Neptune #BetfairPreview
Davy Russell: It'll be madness if Yorkhill doesn't run in the Neptune. He's the best of the lot #BetfairPreview
Davy Russell: Yorkhill is the horse you have to back in the Neptune #BetfairPreview
Paul Nicholls: I think Yanworth will go very close to winning the Neptune. He's best of British #BetfairPreview
Andrew McNamara likes Long Dog in the Neptune #BetfairPreview
Brian Flanagan likes Monksland in RSA. Concerned with No More Heroes on better ground. #BetfairPreview
Mark Winstanley: No More Heroes ticks every box for me. I'm not convinced with More Of That. #BetfairPreview
Davy Russell: No More Heroes is such a calculated jumper of a fence. He's a marvellous horse #BetfairPreview
Paul Nicholls: The RSA is the race for More Of That. If he turns up he's got a big chance. #BetfairPreview
On to the Champion Chase...
Nicholls: I've had a nightmare with Dodging Bullets this season but he's just beginning to come to himself #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: Un De Sceaux will take an awful lot of beating in CC #BetfairPreview
McNamara: I don't think it's a great Champion Chase. Douvan could turn up at win.
Gary O'Brien: I think Felix Yonger could follow Un De Sceaux home and is good each-way bet #BetfairPreview
O'Brien: Only concern for UDS is if something jumps off upsides him #BetfairPreview
Russell: Only worry with UDS is the pre-race parade which is not in his favour. I would wait until he gets to the start #BetfairPreview
Winstanley: Sizing Granite is the forgotten horse in Champion Chase at 33/1 #BetfairPreview
Winstanley: Can't have Felix Yonger (too old), can't have Sprinter Sacre (won't come back)
On to Champion Bumper...
Winstanley: Ballyandy is the best of the English. This is a lottery race #BetfairPreview
Barry Orr likes High Bridge in Champion Bumper at 20/1 #BetfairPreview
Gary O'Brien: It's interesting Willie persuaded Gigginstown to enter Avenir D'Une Vie in Champion Bumper #BetfairPreview
Davy Russell: I think Battleford will win the Bumper for Graham Wylie #BetfairPreview
Elsewhere, at the @BETDAQ Cheltenham preview tonight David Casey has said Black Hercules is very likely to go to JLT #CheltenhamFestival
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Gerry mc gee
We're underway with the second half of the #BetfairPreview...
Looking at the JLT Novices' Chase now...
Winstanley: If Pont Alexandre wins the JLT I'll jump off the Cheltenham roof #BetfairPreview
O'Brien: If More Of That runs in JLT then he'd be a standout
McNamara: I like L'Ami Serge if he runs #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: Bristol De Mai needs soft ground in the JLT. As De Me a good e/w bet #BetfairPreview
Russell: It'll be hard for Zabana to reverse form with Outlander in JLT #BetfairPreview
Flanagan: Noel Meade will burst if Road To Riches runs in the Ryanair #BetfairPreview
Flanagan likes Village Vic each-way in the Ryanair Chase #BetfairPreview
Winstanley: Vibrato Valtat is crying out for a trip and is a player in Ryanair. Josses Hill a dodgy jumper. #BetfairPreview
Russell: Gigginstown will have at least two runners in this. If Al Ferof wins then they should get rid of the race! #BetfairPreview
Russell: If Willie says Vautour will stay 3m2f then he will stay 3m2f #BetfairPreview
Majority of the panel like Village Vic each-way in the Ryanair.
On to the World Hurdle...
O'Brien: It's impossible to look past Thistlecrack. Most confident favourite for the week. Whisper a dark horse each-way #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: Aux Ptit Soins is a very good horse. He's coming to himself and could be anything. He's very smart #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: Aux Ptit Soins looked amazing this morning. Saphir Du Rheu has a big chance in the World Hurdle #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: Twiston-Davies chose Saphir Du Rheu because of his form over 3m. Aux Ptit Soins an unknown over trip #BetfairPreview
Russell: I hope Aux Ptit Soins wins the World Hurdle but Thistlecrack will be very hard to beat. Martello Tower e/w chance #BetfairPreview
Flanagan: 8/1 about Cole Harden in WH is a good price. Will relish the good ground #BetfairPreview
Winstanley: Vroum Vroum Mag is biggest certainty in the Mares'.Thistlecrack should be 1/2 #BetfairPreview
Winstanley: Thistlecrack has absolutely everything and is a certainty #BetfairPreview
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Nicholls: Barters Hill reminds me of Denman #BetfairPreview
Nicholls is very keen on All Yours in the County Hurdle #BetfairPreview
Paul Nicholls also sweet on Diego Du Charmil in the Fred Winter at 8/1 #BetfairPreview
McNamara: Blazer was very impressive when winning in Ireland. He'll run well in whatever he goes for #BetfairPreview
O'Brien: The Voice also likes Blazer and Abre De Vie for Willie Mullins in the Coral Cup #BetfairPreview
O'Brien adds Our Father in the Kim Muir.
Russell: Rock The World will go well in the Grand Annual. #BetfairPreview
Russell: The English handicapper adds a few pounds on the Irish because they're sick of us always winning.
Winstanley: Kruzlinin will take the world of beating in whichever race he runs. #BetfairPreview
Flanagan: John's Spirit has a lovely weight in the Plate and looks thrown in #BetfairPreview
Barry Orr puts up O O Seven in the Coral Cup and says he could go really close #BetfairPreview
Now on to the big one, the Gold Cup...
McNamara: It's a slight worry that Djakadam has fallen but still goes there with a great chance.
McNamara: Don Cossack is a superstar and would have won the King George. He'll outstay them in the Gold Cup #BetfairPreview
O'Brien: Vautour is the best horse in the race based on talent. But he might find the trip stretching. Don Poli is shocking value
O'Brien: 9/2 on Don Poli is a shocking price. Winner is either Cue Card or Don Cossack. Don Cossack marginal preference #BetfairPreview
O'Brien: I think it will be Don Cossack's day if he stays on his feet #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: I'd love to see Cue Card win. The key is whatever Ruby rides. I think Vautour will stay. #BetfairPreview
Nicholls: Don Poli has it all to do. It's between Cue Card, Vautour and Don Cossack #BetfairPreview
Barry Orr: Don Cossack for me. I thought he'd win the King George if he'd stay on his feet #BetfairPreview
Flanagan: In the last few days I've been coming around to Don Cossack's form. But I wasn't mad about him at Thurles #BetfairPreview
Couch: Cue Card is too old. Don Cossack's Cheltenham form worries me. Don Poli at 6/1 is one of bets of meeting
Couch: Don Poli just keeps winning. Won the RSA last year which Don Cossack couldn't do.
Couch: Don Poli just does enough. The best bit of form is Don Cossack winning at Punchestown but I concentrate on Cheltenham form
Couch: Don Poli is 2/2 at Cheltenham and nice at 6/1 #BetfairPreview
Russell: I don't care who I ride. If Cooper rides Don Poli, I'm confident I'll ride Don Cossack. Not sure the other-way round
Russell: It's an exceptionally good Gold Cup. Don Cossack gave me a fantastic feel the other day #BetfairPreview
Read Betting ‏ @ReadBetting 18m18 minutes ago
Russell: Don Cossack didn't put a foot wrong when schooling last year. The most awesome specimen of a horse. #BetfairPreview
Read Betting ‏ @ReadBetting 16m16 minutes ago
Russell: You must remember that you really need to stay in the Gold Cup. No hiding place anywhere. Smad Place has a chance #BetfairPreview
Read Betting ‏ @ReadBetting 15m15 minutes ago
Russell: Limini, Thistlecrack, Vroum Vroum Mag treble Nicholls: All Yours E/W (County) Voice: Roi Des Francs (4-miler) McNamara: Don Cossack
Read Betting ‏ @ReadBetting 10m10 minutes ago
Barry Orr: Josies Orders (X-Country) Flanagan: Johns Spirit (Plate) Couch: Sempre Medici E/W (Champion Hurdle)
 
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RR - Min best and fast novice in training, better than Vautour at this stage but not as good as Douvan
PK - Wait till the day to back min, some bookie will price him at 2/1 on the day
Joe Chambers (Irish expert) thinks it's a two horse race, Min or Altior
PK. Altior is Paul Kealy's NAP of the whole meeting !!!!
Joe Chambers - min to win by 6lengths
Neptune - PK will be shocked if Yanworth doesn't win but yet to be tested in the heat of battle
JC thinks A Toi Phil is very good each way value at around 8/1
RR - Long Dog has the form in the book and will go to this race, doesn't expect him out the frame
All the panel go for Yanworth with JC taking A Toi Phil EW
Onto the Albert Bartlett
JC, against Barters Hill doesn't think it's jumping is good enough, Thomas Hobson could be a big danger
If Jp allows Bleu Et Rauge is run in this could be a great bet
RR also happy to take on Barters Hill with his own horse Thomas Hobson
Pk, Shantou Village need good ground and a longer race and he will get in at Cheltenham
Pk, whatever race Fingal Bay goes to, back now and back often EW
RR tells us Kalkir hurt this morning and out of Cheltenham
Arkle - RR Douvan is a monster and Willie thinks it's the best horse he has ever trained !!!!!
RR, Douvan would win the Champion Chase carrying UDS on his back
PK, Sizing John WILL finish second to Douvan and great beat at 4/1 without
Nicky Henderson very sweet on Vaniteux but ain't he on every horse says Matt Chapman
JLT now, Garde La Victoire will run in this race says Phillip Hobbs
Pk, doesn't think More Of That will run in JLT and thinks Bristol De Mai is far to short at 7/2
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Point Alexander will run in RSA says RR
RR, fancies Garde La Victoire also. Think more of that does RSA
JC - Black Hercules The rest Garde La Victoire EW
STD been asked for his ID at the door and couldn't get in
RSA - No more heroes a fault fav for JC, More of that for him!! 3/1 one of the best bets of the week
RSA still, PK also agrees More Of That should be fav
STD rides Le Mercurey in the RSA says he has a each way shout at 50/1, will like the better ground
RSA, 3 for more of that and Pk takes Monksland EW at 33s
STD goes Altior in the supreme if he had to pick a ride.
STD, Yanworth away and gone, Gangster ew also he likes
STD, can't see anything beating Barters Hill but if Thomas Hobson is close to the lead at the last he has speed to fly up the hill
Triumph - Clan Des Obeaux worked all over Dodging Bullets this morning says STD
Diego-du-charmil working like a dream says STD, Paul Nicholls kept his mark down just for the Fred winter
Let's Dance for RR at 14/1 in the triumph
STD also really likes bouvreuil in the last on Tuesday, had this in mind since having him in the stable
STD says dads best chance of a winner in Bristol Du Mai
Champion Hurdle - Annie Power can't unsure where to go, but looking better day by day at home
Std, The new one has never been better heading into a Cheltenham festival !!!
RR, let's not waste time on the world hurdle, Thistlecrack away and gone!!
Std, Saphir Du Rheu had a wind op and looking better and better good ew chance around 12s
Queen mother now, UDS best horse in the race by a mile, Pk
Gods Own without the fav for Pk.
Very simple from the panel, UDS to win 8lengths and Felix Younger to follow him home
Ryanair, RR is very unsure about Vautour, Gold cup all nothing, hasn't been himself back home but still has 10days till the big day
If Vautour doesn't stay in GC he will win the next two Ryanairs says Rich
Std, Vibrato Valtat hopefully to nick a place at best, rest of the panel all say Road To Riches win and Village Vic ew chance
RR says Ruby still unsure who to ride in GC, for class it's Vautour for form in Djakadam.
Djakadam is 2 or 3 days behind Vautour in training, whoever Ruby doesn't ride, Paul Townsend has 1st choice
If std could ride any horse it would be Vautour
Pk, Don Poli the worse 5/1 shot in the history of racing should be 50/1!!!!
Pk, head says Vautour heart wants cue card
Everyone agrees Vautour for the GC but chapman likes Don Cossack
RR lucky 15 Douvan Limlli Annie Power Vroum Vroum Mag



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RR on Min "Would be unbelievable to win that race four years in a row. I keep talking myself out of him but see him work and believe again."
PK on Min: "Every fav as it stands will be a bigger price on the day. Someone will go 2/1. The form is stronger than it looked at the time."
Paul Kealy quick to label Altior as his Nap of the meeting. Claims Nicky Henderson is extremely bullish about him. #BetBright
Phillip Hobbs keen on these four in the handicaps says @MCYeeehaaa Kruzhlinin Rock The Kasbah If In Doubt - Pertemps Wait For Me - County
Rich Ricci: "Kalkir hurt on the gallops today and sadly won't be going to Cheltenham." #BetBright
Schedule a bit of a mess as @samtwiston missed his train! Rich Ricci quick to say the same applies to the bar staff - understaffed tonight.
Hobbs siding with the JLT for Garde La Victoire.
Hobbs not here but @MCYeeehaaa claims he spoke to him earlier today.
"You're gonna have a shocking Cheltenham!" says @MCYeeehaaa to @PaulKealyRP "I'm with you again on Garde La Victoire in the JLT." #BetBright
Clan Des Obeaux given a very positive mention from @samtwiston for the Triumph. Couldn't believe got beaten. Thinks a lot of him. #BetBright
Diego Du Charmil 'quickened away from Zubayr' in a piece of work says @samtwiston Put away for the Fred Winter. Well-handicapped. #BetBright
Bristol De Mai 'our best chance of the festival' - takes horses out of their comfort zone on bad ground. Might not be as easy on good ground

Back underway after a brief interval. More bar staff thanks to Rich Ricci. Crowd show their appreciation. #BetBright
Who's choice is it to send Annie Power to the Champion Hurdle? Rich Ricci says this one is "particularly difficult." #BetBright
Joe Chambers: "If she was good enough to win the Champion Hurdle two years ago good enough now. Nothing's changed bar the owners emotions."
Sam Twiston-Davies gets a cheer from the crowd after giving a glowing report on The New One "He's going into Cheltenham the best he can be."
"If he finishes third or fourth then that's the best he is. I'm going to be positive on him and if something wants to go faster they can."
Good to hear @PaulKealyRP telling it how it is: "Can pick holes in everything in the race. I wouldn't be backing anything at a short price."
Rich Ricci on Annie Power: "If she runs you have to think she wins." #BetBright
Thistlecrack @PaulKealyRP "bombproof" Rich Ricci "So good, won't look back." Whisper given an each way shout by Joe Chambers. #BetBright
Un De Sceaux @PaulKealyRP "He's no superstar but he's better than anything around at the minute over two miles" The panel tend to agree too.
Rich Ricci: "If Sprinter wins it would be great for racing." #BetBright
Rich Ricci claims Vautour only started working well 4 days prior to Cheltenham last year. And at the moment he's just not seeing that spark.
If he doesn't show us that spark we might miss Cheltenham altogether. Rich Ricci adamant he'll stay. Joe Chambers said Ruby's eyes lit up.
Joe Chambers: "He's been trained for the Gold Cup. As long as it's Good To Soft I'd run him there." #Vautour #BetBright
On who @Ruby_Walsh will ride in the Gold Cup: "On class you'd have to say Vautour. On form Djakadam." I just want @WillieMullinsNH to win it
Djakadam cut: "A bad cut but it was clean. Flesh womb. In great form now but he's probably two or three days behind. That's easily made up."
Joe Chambers adamant @Ruby_Walsh will ride Vautour. Even more so if it's Good To Soft. @samtwiston thinks he'll go & win it too. #BetBright
Rich Ricci Lucky 15 Douvan Limini Vroum Vroum Mag Annie Power "Non runner no bet." #BetBright

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Not so much a preview night but some snippets I lifted from the Nicholls yard. Hope this is ok to post......



Had blinding time at PN's.....went to the two yards yesterday and wincanton in the afternoon. Saw loads in their boxes silvy, saphir etc...conetable is in celestial halos box.....zubyr looked a picture..

Saw 4 school dodging bullets with unioniste....then le Mercury with samtegle...who looked on fire....and steroids .

The meal the night before..was 13 guests with 5 from the yard sat mixed in ....we had Tom his assistant trainer next to us...( although he's leaving and harry Durham will be taking over that role)...seemed to be a bit of tension between him and PN.
after the meal PN went through each day...with questions after each day.
You all know what it's like...they say nearly everything has a chance....but in order of what they were most bullish about in my opinion.....

Diego du charmil...PN...rates him big chance....the lad Tom. I'd already asked him about DDC during....couldn't hide his excitement....I said ffs don't take poker will ya


All yours
Apparently had done a great piece of work up against old guard.

Bouvreil....they very happy he in hcap.

Qualando....another big chance this yr.

Harry Durham thinks aux pits sons is gonna win the world....and PN confirmed there's not much between the two....

Fire away if you got any question about others...

He did say he's been told more of that has been bleeding ...is this common knowledge?
 
Did they mention if Tara Point is on track for the Mares Hurdle - was 50/50 last update I saw.
 
Im not sure Cashew, it wasn't me who went. I found these notes elsewhere :)
 
Still 50/50 CK. The vibes I'm getting are that they are up against it, unfortunately.