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Cheltenham 2017 Antepost Bets

I'll go and ask - if I get the same answer I'll take some of that. Unbelievable value.
 
Time to prepare for an account shutdown :triumphant:
 
Guys, you may want to be careful with this bet.
I just had a chat & got a different answer.

Daniel K: Thanks for waiting Alan, I have just confirm this with our traders and they confirm that have to win all the races within the request a bet.
 
Currently getting the alternative opinion to what I got earlier and they are prepared to cancel my bet.
 
Sorry for the delay folks - I got the same answer to Brital
 
Josie's Orders out for the season, according to twitter.
 
I'm not very good with twitter but I can only see one comment and that was from a fella whose had a twitter account for 5 years and made 15 posts in that time, most of which are retweets.
Not dismissing it but not entirely convinced yet...

Take it back, several comments and there's a piece in the bible tomorrow apparently....
 
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Josie's orders out for season:heart-borken:
 
Gutted with the news about Josies Orders :( I got stung a little bit with the news but only in multiples. Thankfully the postponement of the November cross country meeting and JO not running in December due to the ground meant i held off placing what would have been my largest antepost bet so it could have been much worse

An antepost double inc Josies Orders - I presume becomes a single now? Or is the whole bet void?
 
I'm glad you hadn't started piling in on JO yet jono. I remember reading that you were about to start .... I had started a double with douvan but only had 2 pts invested so far, so could have been much worse.

I backed Cantlow at 7s as the news was being confirmed ... and had backed Quantativeeasing, Any Curreny and Ballyboker Bridge at bigger prices that have all understandably shortened... can't imagine me doing much else now in the race.

Which are the races to look out for now? (When) prior to the festival?
 
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Sorry Jono but you've done your dough....
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Figured as much - my antepost book has taken a bit of a beating over the last few weeks with Jenkins, Lough Derg Spirit, Josies Orders, Douvan (chanced him going KG and doubted it would come off in fairness), and Alpha Des Obeaux bleeding all taking a hit
 
There are only two cross country races at Cheltenham before the festival, the lost Nov race will be re-run on trials day which is great news.
I'm not entirely sure how many banks races they run at Punchtestown, I know there's one in Nov and of course the La Touch Cup at their festival plus a lesser banks race a couple of days later but I can't remember if they another before Cheltenham (festival).
 
I've had an ante post purge tonight.

Cilaos Emery e/w 12/1 NRNB in the Supreme courtesy of bitchy
Minella Rocco e/w 50/1 in the Gold Cup courtesy of FM
Zabana e/w 40/1 in the Gold Cup
 
Which are the races to look out for now? (When) prior to the festival?
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The postponed November cross country race takes place on trials day on January 28th. Unlike the handicap last time that'll be off level weights but if Cantlow as expected runs again it's hard to see the weight making any difference - he only had 3 horses at higher weight than him and he finished the following ahead:

Received 10lbs from Bless the Wings - beat him by 9L
5lbs Goonyella - beat him 12L
9lbs from Third Intention - beat him 13L

Plus weights have never really had a huge impact in the race anyway.

Then I think it's really just the P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase over in Ireland on the last weekend of January. Last years race had Ballybroker Bridge beating Cantlow.

So by the end of January we should have the key trials ran
 
Of course, the PP Hogan, thanks for that Jono

And couldn't agree more with your summary on weights, obviously you wouldn't want to lump 3 stone more than the competition but small differences have no impact because these are thoroughbred racehorses that don't go natural racing speed until the final 3f of the race, the obstacles come thick and fast and the twists and turns don't allow horses to go as quickly as they would in a regulation race, agility and balance are the key skills required.
Cantlow has adjusted very well to the code but let's not forget Edna has a couple of others in the yard.....
 
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