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Loubell said:
Hi there,

I have been a viewer from afar for a couple of years since finding the site. The amount of knowledge shared to guests is exceptional and felt that the time is right to sign up to the site.

I caught the racing bug in the early 2000's and Kicking King's 2004 King George hooked me on jump racing. I first visited the festival in 2009, was I the only one not celebrating AP's ride on Wichita Lineman when he caught Maljimar on the line? I have been most years since and truly dread the thought of a 5 day festival.

I have a trends based approach where I focus on a bias towards recent festivals, which I have used for about a decade. This, along with the knowledge from this site (thanks for Honeysuckle and Bob Olinger early enough pre DRF) have made the previous two festivals my most successful.

I hope I can add some value over the months/years to the discussions..
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I'm still getting over Maljimar's defeat Lou - welcome aboard.
 
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Istabraq said:
More pain over here.
Welcome Loubell and thanks for dragging up the Maljimar debacle.
If you tell us you backed dogshit Warhorse to win the Arkle every chance you're banned by the weekend...
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I’ll still be a member next week, I would still try to find an alternative after knowing the result of that Arkle.
 
Possibly all three fans there on the same day. How often does that happen! :highly_amused:

One of my neighbours is a Carlisle lad. More of a Rugby man though. He used to play for Carlisle RFC.
 
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Spectre said:
Possibly all three fans there on the same day. How often does that happen! :highly_amused:

One of my neighbours is a Carlisle lad. More of a Rugby man though. He used to play for Carlisle RFC.
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Our away support is odd, home attendances are poor yet as a percentage we take good numbers away. 1700 will be there Saturday. Happy to say hello to any Carlisle based Fat Jockeyers :surprise:
 
Lbur4288 said:
:glee:

Our away support is odd, home attendances are poor yet as a percentage we take good numbers away. 1700 will be there Saturday. Happy to say hello to any Carlisle based Fat Jockeyers :surprise:
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I'm struggling to make it this weekend or would have met you for a few in the Beehive before the game:very_drunk:
 
Spectre said:
Possibly all three fans there on the same day. How often does that happen! :highly_amused:

One of my neighbours is a Carlisle lad. More of a Rugby man though. He used to play for Carlisle RFC.
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You poor poor man! :)
 
Hi,
Thank you for allowing me to be part of your forum. I love Cheltenham and my NH betting is mainly focused around the festival. Betting is my hobby but I try extremely hard to place selective bets. I record weekly my views on the runners who are likely to run at the festival but love the views of others whether I agree or not it can sometimes bring my view to a more reasoned outcome.
I hope I can make a useful contribution to a wonderful forum. Thanks again for allowing me to use your forum.
Hussard
 
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Welcome on board Hussard.

If you've been lurking for a while you'll know we're a pretty friendly lot, so join in and get posting.

Is you name a tribute to the horse that was with Oliver Sherwood, or to Hussard Collonges the old favourite with Peter Beaumont?
 
Hussard said:
Hi,
Thank you for allowing me to be part of your forum. I love Cheltenham and my NH betting is mainly focused around the festival. Betting is my hobby but I try extremely hard to place selective bets. I record weekly my views on the runners who are likely to run at the festival but love the views of others whether I agree or not it can sometimes bring my view to a more reasoned outcome.
I hope I can make a useful contribution to a wonderful forum. Thanks again for allowing me to use your forum.
Hussard
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Get stuck in.
Thanks for introducing yourself.
I should make it mandatory :angel:
 
Thanks for the welcome Spectre and Kev.

User name after2002 RSA winner Hussard Collonges the first festival I attended and a winner I’ll never forget.

Cheers Guys
 
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Hussard said:
User name after2002 RSA winner Hussard Collonges the first festival I attended and a winner I’ll never forget.

Cheers Guys
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I think for most people that first Festival is the most special. There's just something about experiencing the unique atmosphere for the first time.
 
Hi all, Long time lurker and I have been following the forum for a few years now. Decided to sign up when I had a bit more time on my hands due to covid and other reasons but the main reason now for the sign up is because the Cheltenham fever is starting to grow significantly over the the Christmas period with all the racing.

My last festival was a profitable one,thanks to this forum. Lot of knowledge on here and I would like to express and also grow my own knowledge from discussions in the threads. I have followed the NH racing for over 10 years but this year is my first with a few proper antepost bets for the festival.
Looking forward to being a part of the FJ community and adding to the great debates
 
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Hello all I feel like I’ve been here for ages and i am finally peeping my head round from behind the curtain!!!
I picked my username as it brings back fantastic memories from 2010 when I got the whole pub on him at 40/1 (apologies for the putrid after time) it was pre betting on phones I think, as we watched his price plummet before the off….. always extra special having the last winner of the festival.

I have had a few decent festival wins down the years and a few that got away, I was a big Djakadam fan and stuck with him after the Hennessy at 3 figure prices on the machine….. bloody novices in the gold cup!!!
I needed Oscar whiskey once for a massive Henderson perm all my friends were extremely nervous for me and asked me why I wasn’t…. Because Big Bucks is running and he can’t beat him so nothing to be nervous about I said!!!

My first festival memory is rushing down the bookies with my weeks paper round money and having twenty quid on Mulligan in the arkle at evens I thought he was an absolute certainly….. I took my school tie off and pretended I had just popped out from the office!!! Probably should of learn’t something that day when he came down but here I am 25 years later still loving the Cheltenham festival.

I would just like to commend the knowledge and discussion on here it really is second to none and the place to be for all things festival, I hope I can contribute something along the way!
 
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Welcome, that was a nice introduction Pigeon Island.

Given you’ve been lurking for a while you know most of us already so just dive in.
 
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