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Cheltenham 2018 Ante post bets

Who's already placed a bet for Cheltenham 2018?

Who's already placed a bet for Cheltenham 2018?

Ok lads, this year has come and gone.. some good, some bad and some ugly.. anybody placed a bet for next years frstival? Or what are we thinking of backing if we haven't already?
 
Altior QMCC and Death Duty RSA double at 80/1, only £5 back in Feb
 
I've had an each way patent on Melon (Arkle), Douvan (GC) and Cause of Causes for the X-C just because I had some winnings sat in the account and I thought each price was a little big at double figures.

No more until October most likely!
 
Posted in another thread , but . - Thistlecrack - king George , Labaik -Ch .hdl ,Might bite - gold cup . - patent.
 
So my 'enviable' position on Death Duty doesn't look so string now then :p

Trip/Ground/Track/Overhyped? I've far from given up but not the performance I wanted to see (with RSA 2018 in mind i'd have been more than happy with a performance similar to No More Heroes 3rd).

2 bets stand out to me now, primarily the former:

Nichols Canyon - Stayers Hurdle - 8/1

Think he can be the key player in this division. Looks to have found his trip. No doubts on stamina on how fast the race was run with Cole Harden. Still only 7. Owner has previous with this type of horse. And the key - no doubt whatsoever in target.

Cause of Causes - Cross Country - 10/1

Completely got him wrong this race. 'Only 9' which compared to others in the division is young / on par. Josies Orders was my best fancy of the festival last year before getting injured but at the same age, with injury to comeback from i'm wary of his chances at least for now and there's a 0% reason why you'd back JO until next Winter before the Cross Country races kick in. Auvergnant the other for Bolger will improve being young for this sphere but I see nothing from this years race to be able to beat CoC again. Can see Elliott keeping him to these races for the next 2-3 years alongside nationals. Don't see any other race they'd go for at the festival and his festival record is ridiculous. Josies Orders was 4/1 after last years race. Big price for me...


Yorkhill I want to follow whichever race but i'll let the dust settle and it'll be the usual Mullins merry go round!
 
Nichols Canyon.... Will anything affect his odds between now and the start of the season?
9/1 is avail?
I saw they are sending him over to America... I might have to request odds on Rawnaq before he beats him at Aintree! :devilish:

I CAN see the case, but those prices are skinny enough considering we have 360 days to go..... I haven't been put off by ante post at all, and I'll go in to detail later on in the week... but there is no rush to do anything before Aintree is there?
 
Kevloaf said:
I CAN see the case, but those prices are skinny enough considering we have 360 days to go..... I haven't been put off by ante post at all, and I'll go in to detail later on in the week... but there is no rush to do anything before Aintree is there?
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The 10/1 on CoC did catch my eye but as you say we've still got Aintree and Punchestown, i'll happily get the season finished before looking at next year
 
Mullins Bingo

Yorkhill @ 5/1 CC
Djakadam @ 6/1 Ryanair
Douvan @ 12/1 GC
Trixie, 4 bets * £5.00
 
Some great looking bets there !!, I can see already that this Thread is going to be bigger and better than last year !!!, ( if that's possible ). Loving it ,Loving it Loving it !!. I think i'd be wary backing Douvan in any race until it runs again , although you gotta be in it to win it obviously.
 
I cant do Altior after this year run. Who to say he wouldn't of got beat if Charbel wouldn't of fallen. I reckon he was running better then Altior at that stage. Staying well clear of Favourites next season.
 
Yorkhill and Douvan will be kept apart - Douvan's jumping might be under less pressure over further. I can see him in Ryanair with Yorkhill stepping up. Will be interesting to see where Yorkhill goes for rest of year - I wonder if he could step out of novice company and go for Gold Cup in Punchestown ?
 
Anyone think CoC might be hard to train ? The Cross Country is often a last resort for horses who look out of love with the game. If they can keep him interested he could dominate but he has a lot of miles on the clock.
 
mayo said:
Anyone think CoC might be hard to train ? The Cross Country is often a last resort for horses who look out of love with the game. If they can keep him interested he could dominate but he has a lot of miles on the clock.
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Either that, or the possibility that he'll never be well-handicapped at Cheltenham again by Phil Smith after his Kim Muir catastrophe!

You could very well be right though.
 
The ones that interest me are:

Neon Wolf for the Arkle 14/1
Cause of Causes for XC 10/1
Buveur D'air for CH 5/1 (I'm going to have a bet a week on him until the 5/1 is gone)
Presenting Percy for WH at 20/1.
 
Neon Wolf JLT not worry you? OR ground dependant. For a festival loser, 14s isn't big value? I'm still a believer in the horse but with the owners not having a whole lot of love for Cheltenham, Arkle/JLT doesn't seem an obvious difference?

BVD'air ... I need to watch it back :confused: Looking at the rest of the odds DDS 5 y/o, Faugheen surely won't be coming back to his best now, same AP, No reason Min will come back from Chasing after looking as good over fences... Apples Jade, will stick to mares or go chasing, Neon Wolf is next... Chasing. Limini Not good enough, Melon, beaten by Labaik ? Yorkhill 25s, not quoted everywhere.

Might back Yorkhill 1 pt E/W at 25s and just expect a non runner. :highly_amused: Melon would tempt me in next, but only 20s and might go chasing, so..... after starting off thinking you're crazy, I think BVD is a good bet at 5/1, and I will start chipping away :)
 
mayo said:
Anyone think CoC might be hard to train ? The Cross Country is often a last resort for horses who look out of love with the game. If they can keep him interested he could dominate but he has a lot of miles on the clock.
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He's turned out to be an exceptionally versatile horse and now has three festival wins to his name and joins an elite group, he could easily come back and go close in the day one 3m handicap or why not take a shot at the Gold Cup, he wouldn't be last.

It seemed everyone on the track knew the horse had been extensively schooled in the week leading to the festival, I think GE bought him over 8 days before the race and he had unlimited access to the course.
Something that needs to be considered for next year....
 
Might Bite 14/1 for the Gold Cup... too big. Around the same price if not bigger than Djakadam - that's ludicrous.
 
ryanh97 said:
Might Bite 14/1 for the Gold Cup... too big. Around the same price if not bigger than Djakadam - that's ludicrous.
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I'd be seriously worried about the course for Might Bite. He's obviously talented but he's also a complete lunatic.
 
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