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Cheltenham Festival Handicaps

@racenewsservice or main Cheltenham races twitter usually first with them
 
@racenewsservice or main Cheltenham races twitter usually first with them

:encouragement: thanks mayo.

Where are people going to be looking first? I will be drawn to Mall Dini's mark just because he has been talked about so much
 
Diamond King received a rather positive report from Olly Murphy (asst to Elliott) in Cheltenham preview tonight in "as confident as last year"

Price has become blue across the board. Best price 10-1 now.
 
Diamond King received a rather positive report from Olly Murphy (asst to Elliott) in Cheltenham preview tonight in "as confident as last year"

Price has become blue across the board. Best price 10-1 now.

Did they mention what race for him? The JLT or Festival Plate handicap?
 
brown advisory maybe

I believe that one is the Festival Plate over 2m 5f. Damn sponsorship deals make it hard to remember all the races. Same trip as the Coral Cup last year and he only carries a pound more....
 
Sad to see Cause of Causes not in any!
 
Cause of Causes - I feared the worst in recent days but that is a proper kick in the bollocks. The same prep as Silver Birch got before winning the national.
 
First name I checked as well :sorrow: Cross Country it is then. I really don't want to back CoC in the race but I'm not sure I can help myself!!

Same here jono
 
First name I checked as well :sorrow: Cross Country it is then. I really don't want to back CoC in the race but I'm not sure I can help myself!!

I hadn't even considered that.
 
Pleased Velvet Maker is in a couple of them be interested on the day if he turns up. Run a ok race other week in Ireland.
 
Charbel entered in the county hurdle is a strange one. Not in Grand Annual!
 
Weights won't be out for another week of course but here's the lowest OR needed to get in from the last 3 festivals for each of the handicap races:

Tuesday - Ultima

2016 - 131
2015 - 133
2014 - 129

Tuesday - Novice Chase

2016 - 136
2015 - 135
2014 - 132


Wednesday - Coral Cup

2016 - 139
2015 - 138
2014 - 135

Wednesday - Pertemps

2016 - 128
2015 - 129
2014 - 127


Thursday - Pertemps

2016 - 135
2015 - 135
2014 - 135

Thursday - Plate

2016 - 135
2015 - 137
2014 - 131

Thursday - Kim Muir

2016 - 134
2015 - 130
2014 - 131


Friday - County

2016 - 138
2015 - 134
2014 - 132

Friday - Martin Pipe

2016 - 135
2015 - 135
2014 - 133

Friday - Grand Annual

2016 - 137
2015 - 130
2014 - 136