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Cheltenham 2017 Antepost Bets

Not sure who organised them last year, thread for each day with everyone's input, assigned adjudicator selects the 4.
Need a deadline on the Sunday though...
 
I mentioned a while ago that a Jamie Codd EW Yankee could be a good idea.

Am I right in thinking that we expect:
4 Miler - Genie In Abottle
X-Country - Bless The Wings
Kim Muir - ???
Foxhunters - On The Fringe

I guess that we won't know about his ride in the Kim Muir until entries/weights come out - but does anyone have any idea (inside info?
 
Istabraq said:
Not sure who organised them last year, thread for each day with everyone's input, assigned adjudicator selects the 4.
Need a deadline on the Sunday though...
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I think it was me that organised it last year Ista. I'm just not sure how much time I have to do so this year.

All we need are new 4 judges, one for each day. I don't think I am active enough to nominate the judges.

Ista - would you like to nominate the 4 judges for each day while including Kev in the mix?

I think we should give the FJ rookies a go this year? :D
 
So after the last time lets dance won rich ricci pointed towards the Albert Bartlett and the Neptune, in his blog today he states the dawn run novice hurdle looks the most likely, about to tear my slips up on airlie beach I think!! Ricci going for the easier options now possibly after loosing so many big guns this season, Djakadam in the Ryan air next...
 
Definitely LR, didn't do too well with the team yankees.
I'll sort something out later....
 
gjt7756 said:
So after the last time lets dance won rich ricci pointed towards the Albert Bartlett and the Neptune, in his blog today he states the dawn run novice hurdle looks the most likely, about to tear my slips up on airlie beach I think!! Ricci going for the easier options now possibly after loosing so many big guns this season, Djakadam in the Ryan air next...
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Good job Ricci doesn't get to choose where they run then !
 
Ricci is so used to getting the festival off to a flyer, but this year it is looking rather sparse for him, however, I personally think they are targeting day 4 this time around, Bapaume (Triumph) Djakadam (Gold Cup), Crack Tiepy (Martin Pipe) and I see Limini has been put up in the County Hurdle market now, not to mention Let's Dance who still holds a Albert Bartlett entry, maybe trying to pull the wool over the eyes of punters and bookmakers by being relatively out of form, well at least his horses seem to be.

I may be well off, and of course it's another guessing game of the Mullins/Ricci combination, but I can't imagine Ricci will let the festival pass by without having a few winners and currently Douvan is about his only certainty. VVM has big chances if going for the Mares on the opening day but aside from that there isn't much for him that I can see anyway.

I'm personally going to assume Let's Dance will go in the Mares' Novice Hurdle alongside Airlie Beach, but will be having a small NRNB L15 on the other 4 of his for the final day.

£1 e/way L15 with SkyBet returns just over £33k, all placed returns £470

If you'd rather go for the NRNB Gold Cup market without Thistlecrack on PP, that pays £17k, or £320 for all to place.

Just a thought, and something in my mind that is worth a small investment.
 
He may be targeting the Friday but I'd be surprised if any of those mentioned were good enough to win a race on the Friday. Djakadam is going to be a place lay for me in the gold cup, likewise Bapaume in the triumph.

Most of his stars are missing the meeting and I'm pleased he'll most likely be having a poor festival after the contempt he showed to punters and race goers last season.
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
He may be targeting the Friday but I'd be surprised if any of those mentioned were good enough to win a race on the Friday. Djakadam is going to be a place lay for me in the gold cup, likewise Bapaume in the triumph.

Most of his stars are missing the meeting and I'm pleased he'll most likely be having a poor festival after the contempt he showed to punters and race goers last season.
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I think that should be 'relatively' poor festival

Gifting Willie his first Grade 1 open company chase as a poor festival just shows the scale and sheer quality of what they've built over the last few years!
 
It's a poor festival when you consider the armoury he had at the start of the season. Ricci might only have one favourite at the festival - that would have been unthinkable a few months ago.

Yes, he will in all probability have the QMCC winner but if that all he wins I'm sure he'll also class it as a disappointment.
 
Just added a small ew treble on

Beware The Bear ( National Hunt Chase0
Neon Wolf (Neptune)
Yanworth (Champion Hurdle)
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
It's a poor festival when you consider the armoury he had at the start of the season. Ricci might only have one favourite at the festival - that would have been unthinkable a few months ago.

Yes, he will in all probability have the QMCC winner but if that all he wins I'm sure he'll also class it as a disappointment.
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I totally agree, just pointing out that a disappointment for him would be a lot of owners dreams! Crazy amount of good horses in that yard.
 
Kevloaf said:
I totally agree, just pointing out that a disappointment for him would be a lot of owners dreams! Crazy amount of good horses in that yard.
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I'm hoping they have 6 winners as a stable but with the injuries they've suffered I might be struggling.
 
I keep saying I'm done ante post for the festival then adding one more in. Final one for me is Wiilam Henry EW for the Neptune at 20s. Probably my biggest AP portfolio in year with around 10 bets. Will wait for handicaps on the day now.
 
Zoowraa said:
I keep saying I'm done ante post for the festival then adding one more in. Final one for me is Wiilam Henry EW for the Neptune at 20s. Probably my biggest AP portfolio in year with around 10 bets. Will wait for handicaps on the day now.
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10????? iff Airlie Beech doesn't run in the Mares i will have binned more than that!!
 
I'm closing in on having 100 bets. Gave myself a fright when i checked my spreadsheet today.
 
Joleg said:
10????? iff Airlie Beech doesn't run in the Mares i will have binned more than that!!
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Ha ha! Yeah I know it don't seem much, but I don't play much ante post these days. Normally have 4-5 running, certainly not 10 or so
 
Zoowraa said:
Ha ha! Yeah I know it don't seem much, but I don't play much ante post these days. Normally have 4-5 running, certainly not 10 or so
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Have been putting on bits and pieces for a while now, not for huge stakes, but some with decent returns. Lets hope the 10 you have are winners
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
I'm closing in on having 100 bets. Gave myself a fright when i checked my spreadsheet today.
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I might have binned that number :very_drunk::triumphant:

Just counted. I have 82 confirmed dead bet slips.

Will have to put an entire weekend aside to upload my ante post positions in each race haha
 
I did think when I wrote that, that you'd have a phenomenal amount of bets by now. I won't have time to write all my multiples out but I'll put all my singles on here at some point before it starts......... Don't want to be accused of after timing:triumphant:
 
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