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  1. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    For the purposes of these Cheltenham doubles, I'd make 1/2 under 2.5 goals a fair bet but I don't back my own teams or my own horses.
  2. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    In my tipping competition I've also done Morocco at 11/5 to reach the quarters and France at evens to reach the semis. I prefer these to individual match betting because it takes the draw out of the reckoning. Maybe look at some of the 'to score or assist' prices once line-ups are announced but...
  3. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    Now 11/10 so someone agrees with me.
  4. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    In normal circumstances, you never see the draw price at less than 2/1. It was well below that for the Australia match so everyone knew. Going forward, I like 13/10 against Colombia reaching the quarter finals.
  5. archie

    June ‘26 Yankee courtesy @knockando

    I'd go back to Q's first yankee and pick one of the good things.
  6. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    I'd be leaning towards Olise to score or assist at 8/11. PP are boosting Mbappe to have 2 shots on target and Haaland to have one shot on target (both including woodwork) to 2/1. Looking forward to the match especially as it's on at a civilised time. My main bitch about the tournament isn't...
  7. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    I think that I'll be shutting up shop for the third round of group games as team selection and tactics may make for some dodgy bets.
  8. archie

    Royal Ascot Day 1

    Fozzy Stack had 2 winners from 2 runners. His Nola Soul is very big for a 2yo but just gallops and gallops. They reckon he'll stay a mile and a quarter in time but a mile on a straight track looks to be his thing this season.
  9. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    After a week of trial and error, I'm moving towards a particular type of bet for these purposes. Our competition is based on Paddy Power prices and conditions and as they usually have the 'Super Sub' insurance, I look for the prices for 'To score or assist'. So far had success with Olise, Gordon...
  10. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    I feel bound to bump this with the hope that it benefited at least one person. It only helped me in a World Cup tipping competition within my Cheltenham group.
  11. archie

    Cheltenham Festival Roll-Ups

    I prefer, actually insist on, calling these long range doubles but the World Cup should provide some opportunities if you're that way inclined. I'm currently focusing on Mexico who are 2/5 to beat South Africa and 4/5 to win Group A.
  12. archie

    General Chat

    2yos are babies and 3yos are adolescents, maturing at different rates both mentally and physically. They wouldn't be put under intense pressure at home so even Moore only has a vague idea of the pecking order. It's why parade ring viewing is so important on the flat.
  13. archie

    June ‘26 Yankee courtesy @knockando

    If you're playing devil's advocate, I'd recommend a plea of guilty but insane. :cool:
  14. archie

    General Chat

    Windsor Castle 11/6 Chesham 12/6 Looks like 6 day entries.
  15. archie

    2026 Flat Season

    CR won that by staying. The race was 3 seconds quick with every other race on the card being slower than standard. He would have p1ssed in at Epsom.
  16. archie

    General Chat

    My stepdaughter has a masters in equine science so, as you can imagine, we've talked about this quite a lot over the years. Essentially, it's mostly down to the individual physiology. In human terms, think Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney who both started very young. Owen was essentially knackered...
  17. archie

    General Chat

    :ROFLMAO: So true it was worth double bubble! I was posting somewhere else that Timeform have CR 6lb clear of BC and was reminded of the quote. All the royalties can go to you, sir.
  18. archie

    General Chat

    Interesting footnote to the interview where AOB was hedging his bets on CR: A big question whenever O’Brien has more than one big Derby runner is which horse Ryan Moore will partner. Giving an interesting answer to that, O’Brien said: “I think Ryan would find it very hard to get off Benvenuto...
  19. archie

    General Chat

    New ORs: 116 Constitution River 112 Benvenuto Cellini
  20. archie

    General Chat

    AOB keeping options open. https://www.irishracing.com/news/hold-fire-for-now-on-constitution-river-and-epsom-warns-obrien/264563
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