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Cheltenham weather forecast

Greasy said:
Do we think it's guaranteed heavy now?
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For day one I'd say almost definitely, dry Tue/Wed will see drying ground and Thur could start off soft but that's about as quick as I think the ground will get now...
 
Has the weather brought down anyone's buzz a bit?

For me Cheltenham is the cold spring, sun over the Cleeve, good ground. Big mudbath for the whole thing. Ugh
 
robith said:
Has the weather brought down anyone's buzz a bit?
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Yeah, I was so excited last week... even yesterday I was still optimistic despite the weather conditions. However, I feel deflated today.
I think the Altior news was the final nail in the coffin.

I would have loved for it to have been soft this year, would have made a change on previous years were we have had fast spring ground. However, heavy, testing dead ground.... meh!!! They're going to be crawling up the hill as the ground starts to cut up.

Oh well, think I just need to be at cheltenham now
 
Its raining...still. Was heavy around 8.30, 9 and since has been spells of dry and drizzly weather. In one of the drizzly spells atm
 
robith said:
Has the weather brought down anyone's buzz a bit?

For me Cheltenham is the cold spring, sun over the Cleeve, good ground. Big mudbath for the whole thing. Ugh
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Yeah it has killed a bit of the excitement for me. Not too bothered from betting perspective as you can work around it, I would rather know what it is one way or another, rather than it being variable on the day based on the weather, like it can be during the flat season for example.
However, from the perspective of enjoying the racing and horses performances, the edge has definitely been taken off due to the weather and ground unfortunately :(
 
robith said:
Has the weather brought down anyone's buzz a bit?

For me Cheltenham is the cold spring, sun over the Cleeve, good ground. Big mudbath for the whole thing. Ugh
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Yes I'd be lying if I said it hadn't. I'm hoping it'll all come flooding back to me once the action gets underway but right now all I can think about is how miserable it is that the Festival is going to be run on heavy ground.
 
opatcho said:
Yeah, I was so excited last week... even yesterday I was still optimistic despite the weather conditions. However, I feel deflated today.
I think the Altior news was the final nail in the coffin.

I would have loved for it to have been soft this year, would have made a change on previous years were we have had fast spring ground. However, heavy, testing dead ground.... meh!!! They're going to be crawling up the hill as the ground starts to cut up.

Oh well, think I just need to be at cheltenham now
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F@!K the weather, I sure when people get there and the pints start to flowing it will be a great festival, I know I will be rat arses before the first flag goes down in my local..

I know the rain has ruined a good few bets and the mood for everyone, but just put on your wellies and go and find a few muddy puddles and jump around, it always makes my kids happy...
 
Not for me...

Ground is the same for all the horses ... it isn't like we haven't got soft/heavy ground form to go off for the entire autumn/winter!...

People might say there will be shocks because of the ground, but when is that ever NOT the case anyway. Cheltenham ALWAYS has shocks.

The "losers" because of the weaather are those trainers who have purposfully kept their horses back for better ground, or those who just like better ground.... but on the flip side, that is unfair on horses who prefer a bit of cut. Again, it isn't like we're in the dark about who the ground suits...

Taking day 1 for example, Getabird, Footpad, Buveur D'air and Apple's Jade all like softer ground.... Samcro on day 2 is proven on it as is Next Destination, no problem for Douvan or Altior either... a plus perhaps for both. The list goes on and for every horse who wants genuine good, I could find one who wants soft... we're usually in the middle at good to soft, but it isn't getting me down!

I think we've got it in our heads soft ground is terrible but scratching beneath the surface, I don't think it affects things drastically...
 
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Mistycat....you were spot on with the heavy going and near as to an inspection as youll get, you were unfairly criticised for your posts I feel.
 
I can claim to that forecast of heavy going weeks ago .
 
It has finally stopped raining. If the wind could pick up a bit, we might get it back down to soft by the time the Supreme goes off.
 
48 hours now til more rain forecast. Will definitely be no worse than soft Wednesday
 
Yes and I claimed it pretty early, but unfortunately I'm Welsh and it always rains in Wales. Just wish people would realise that this is a good racing forum and that we are all trying to be helpful. To me, it was bloody obvious if u had really looked at the forecast and I am just a few quid richer.
 
I think the best thing we can all do is load up on rolls of bounty, sneak in around 6am and see what we can soak up
 
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