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HoldenTheReins said:
Has anyone withdrawn from 365 recently?

previously it was in my account instantly and it's been 2 days now and nothing.

Anyone else experiencing this?
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I had a four figure amount to withdraw from 365 last Friday of Cheltenham and it took 3/4 hours to process back into my bank. So 2+ days would be slightly concerning. Hope it gets sorted soon for you
 
HoldenTheReins said:
Has anyone withdrawn from 365 recently?

previously it was in my account instantly and it's been 2 days now and nothing.

Anyone else experiencing this?
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….just checked and all my withdrawals have gone in, including 365.
 
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It’s either the 5k or the 10k triggers the 2nd level Approval with 365, can’t remember exactly which but that’s a manual process by a seperate team so can take any amount of time
 
Has anyone heard/read what race nick rockett is running in at fairyhouse

Irish national or the 2m4f novice grade 1?

id imagine its irish national but havent seen anything
 
FinalFurlong91 said:
Has anyone heard/read what race nick rockett is running in at fairyhouse

Irish national or the 2m4f novice grade 1?

id imagine its irish national but havent seen anything
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Mark Howard is keen on him for the Irish National but just went back and read the excerpt from his Cheltenham update and there's nothing concrete in it to confirm though

Edit - he was 20/1 with unibet last week and is now 6/1 with them which might be a good indicator
 
Two further things from the week just gone.

Willie Mullins continues his non love affair with handicap chases at the Festival, Meetingofthewaters being the most high profile. Not even JP owned and presumambly well supported can turn it around for him.

Secondly, Paul Townsend's ride on Absurde was his only handicap mount of the week. Go figure.Only found that out afterwards.
 
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Irish Rugby said:
Two further things from the week just gone.

Willie Mullins continues his non love affair with handicap chases at the Festival, Meetingofthewaters being the most high profile. Not even JP owned and presumambly well supported can turn it around for him.

Secondly, Paul Townsend's ride on Absurde was his only handicap mount of the week. Go figure.Only found that out afterwards.
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I hadn't heard that paul townend stat either, wish I'd heard it before the race ! :emmersed:
 
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Had a brilliant time watching the Festival in Tenerife with my mates and can easily see it now being an annual event. We were in Costa Adeje and there were loads of bars showing the racing. I still can't believe some bars were selling pints of the local lager(Dorada) for EUR 1.5!

I'm happy to be up around 85pts. Will need to collect some larger winnings from the high street bookies for the first time. What's their protocol for pay outs above a couple of grand? I don't really want to provide them any of my personal details if possible.
 
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YoungHustler said:
Had a brilliant time watching the Festival in Tenerife with my mates and can easily see it now being an annual event. We were in Costa Adeje and there were loads of bars showing the racing. I still can't believe some bars were selling pints of the local lager(Dorada) for EUR 1.5!

I'm happy to be up around 85pts. Will need to collect some larger winnings from the high street bookies for the first time. What's their protocol for pay outs above a couple of grand? I don't really want to provide them any of my personal details if possible.
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I love Tenerife, you can even get pints of Dorada for a euro but that's becoming hard to find. 1.5 is still a mad price.
 
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Seems a fair bit of backlash on the back of this festival, every podcast and YouTube video I’ve watched is all saying the same, really negative stuff. (I found the Tuesday a lot flatter than usual) Do Cheltenham themselves hold a review after the festival? Or just carry on like everything is great and make as much as they can while they can.
 
MTR said:
Seems a fair bit of backlash on the back of this festival, every podcast and YouTube video I’ve watched is all saying the same, really negative stuff. (I found the Tuesday a lot flatter than usual) Do Cheltenham themselves hold a review after the festival? Or just carry on like everything is great and make as much as they can while they can.
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Totally agree about the Tuesday, noticed the centaur seemed a lot quieter than in the past too.
 
MTR said:
Seems a fair bit of backlash on the back of this festival, every podcast and YouTube video I’ve watched is all saying the same, really negative stuff. (I found the Tuesday a lot flatter than usual) Do Cheltenham themselves hold a review after the festival? Or just carry on like everything is great and make as much as they can while they can.
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Ian Renton told Luck on Sunday that they hold a wash-up meeting today and discuss the meetings pit-falls.
 
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Ian Renton told Luck on Sunday that they hold a wash-up meeting today and discuss the meetings pit-falls.
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Mr Burns from the jockey club residing in his manor summed up the leadership thinking I thought, one the idea of removing a race from the festival seams beyond thinking as they said it’d have to be replaced with an alternative race.

’As the people asked for a 4 day 7 card festival’

no you plonker they didn’t ask for that - they just didn’t want a 5 day festival.. that doesn’t meant the status quo is what they really want either.
 
Heya FJ's If anyone is thinking of Cheltenham in the sun for next year i would recommend Playa Blanca Lanzarote. The Irish Anvil bar is great for the racing and a pint of Magners,and large San Mig was only 7euro. Worst days weather was 21c and last 2 days it hit 29c. Trying to talk Mrs Somer into next year.Rollon the fest!
 
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HesTheOne said:
Mr Burns from the jockey club residing in his manor summed up the leadership thinking I thought, one the idea of removing a race from the festival seams beyond thinking as they said it’d have to be replaced with an alternative race.

’As the people asked for a 4 day 7 card festival’

no you plonker they didn’t ask for that - they just didn’t want a 5 day festival.. that doesn’t meant the status quo is what they really want either.
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How much would you pay for a ticket to a 3 day festival?
£150? £160?

They won’t be looking to take a 25% pay cut if they did anything like that.
 
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