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Hello guys,

I've been lurking reading threads since maybe Oct/Nov time and thought it was about time I said hello.

I'm 35, from Wiltshire (not too far from Bath). I'm a dad of two girls, aged 1.5 and 4 so I'm permanently knackered. I imagine a lot of you have been there.

I'm definitely no expert when it comes to racing so I won't be able to compete with others on here in terms of knowledge - I just know I love Cheltenham. I guess I'm what you'd called an enthusiastic amateur. I've been getting increasingly into it over the past 2-3 years though, watching more and more and gradually building up my knowledge and understanding. Sometimes I can't believe how much information you racing gurus can retain but I guess it comes with time and experience. My wife probably thinks the same about me when I regurgitate football stats picked up over the course of my life.

I've been to the last two Festivals on the Tuesday and it's always great so it's a real shame not to be able to go again this year. But it's a more than acceptable trade off for it to be able to go ahead at all.

In terms of my favourite horses there's a few in my short time watching racing that I've had some really good times with. I remember sneaking away from my desk at work so I could watch Native River win the Gold Cup and he won me a few quid (nowadays I make sure to book the week off work obviously). I also love Defi Du Seuil as I probably started watching more racing around the time he started winning a lot - a trait which has yet to put me off a horse. When the QM fell apart last year I thought it was going to be a penalty kick for him but it's never as easy as that is it. I really hope we see him back to his best soon but I'll be cheering him home tomorrow whatever happens.

Cheers
 
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Hello everyone. Been a lurker for a long time.

33 years of age, huge Leicester city fan along with the horses.

Seems like there’s some very good people with lots of knowledge on here. Been into racing since I turned 18 and fell in love with Alberta’s Run. What a horse. Looking forward to a good Cheltenham, gutted not to be there this year as I’ve been to the last ten!

A friend of mine is the owner of “For pleasure” won at the last festival trials day in the Sunday. Has a champion hurdle entry. Waiting for his prep run at Newbury before making a final decision on whether he runs in it. But on it big time at 33’s.
 
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Bert said:
Hello everyone. Been a lurker for a long time.

33 years of age, huge Leicester city fan along with the horses.

Seems like there’s some very good people with lots of knowledge on here. Been into racing since I turned 18 and fell in love with Alberta’s Run. What a horse. Looking forward to a good Cheltenham, gutted not to be there this year as I’ve been to the last ten!

A friend of mine is the owner of “For pleasure” won at the last festival trials day in the Sunday. Has a champion hurdle entry. Waiting for his prep run at Newbury before making a final decision on whether he runs in it. But on it big time at 33’s.
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Welcome Bert.

I thought For Pleasure was a novice, and would be going for the Supreme?

33/1 for the Champion Hurdle is a bit tight isn't it? On balance....



Welcome On The Blind Side too :)
 
Bert said:
Hello everyone. Been a lurker for a long time.

33 years of age, huge Leicester city fan along with the horses.

Seems like there’s some very good people with lots of knowledge on here. Been into racing since I turned 18 and fell in love with Alberta’s Run. What a horse. Looking forward to a good Cheltenham, gutted not to be there this year as I’ve been to the last ten!

A friend of mine is the owner of “For pleasure” won at the last festival trials day in the Sunday. Has a champion hurdle entry. Waiting for his prep run at Newbury before making a final decision on whether he runs in it. But on it big time at 33’s.
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Hi Bert and welcome. I presume the 33/1 is for the Betfair
 
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Welcome Bert.

I thought For Pleasure was a novice, and would be going for the Supreme?

33/1 for the Champion Hurdle is a bit tight isn't it? On balance....



Welcome On The Blind Side too :)
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Yes sorry, wasn’t all that clear! 33/1 for the Betfair now into 20/1.

Trading at 100/1 for the champion. The trial he won was the supreme so I’m surprised too they’re not going in for that but doesn’t have an entry for it.
 
Bert said:
Yes sorry, wasn’t all that clear! 33/1 for the Betfair now into 20/1.

Trading at 100/1 for the champion. The trial he won was the supreme so I’m surprised too they’re not going in for that but doesn’t have an entry for it.
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Entries aren't out yet are they ?
 
Evesham Road said:
Don't want to labour this in what's almost certainly the wrong place, but are we saying Alex Hales has been talking rubbish when specifically name-checking the Supreme?

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spo.../pleasure-use-haydock-stepping-stone-19561532

For what it's worth, I like your pal's horse for the Supreme so me and my wallet will both be disappointed if indeed they are skipping the (up until now) obvious target.
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He’s clearly got a better chance of winning the supreme. I mean it’s not like trainers to always be dead upfront and honest is it?
 
Bert said:
Hello everyone. Been a lurker for a long time.

33 years of age, huge Leicester city fan along with the horses.

Seems like there’s some very good people with lots of knowledge on here. Been into racing since I turned 18 and fell in love with Alberta’s Run. What a horse. Looking forward to a good Cheltenham, gutted not to be there this year as I’ve been to the last ten!

A friend of mine is the owner of “For pleasure” won at the last festival trials day in the Sunday. Has a champion hurdle entry. Waiting for his prep run at Newbury before making a final decision on whether he runs in it. But on it big time at 33’s.
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Wait, the Bert of FoxesTalk fame? Haha, been a lurker there for many years. Always good to have another Leicester fan on the forum. :encouragement:
 
Hi All, decided to get stuck in after lurking for a while. I'm a Yorkshire resident from the Midlands and a big Stoke City fan. Love the Jumps season and probably the only upside to lockdown has been the time freed up to concentrate on it a bit more fully. I play for an amateur football team on Saturdays which has made my interest more passive than I'd like over the last couple of years, but it's been an absolute godsend lately.

Cheltenham fever is obviously high, can't wait for the week and trying to keep the twinge of regret about not actually being there to a minimum. We usually have a group of us staying closeby towards South Cerney, and our routine dictates that The Beehive in Prestbury is our stop for pre-racing entertainment.

Really impressed with the discussion on here, always plenty of healthy challenge, good debate, and very little snobbery from what I've seen. Looking forward to getting stuck in.

Cheers, BBS
 
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Hi & welcome BBS, I like a good visit to the Beehive on Bouncers Lane, you don't usually have to leave too early! :very_drunk:
 
BeigeBuffetSelection said:
Hi All, decided to get stuck in after lurking for a while. I'm a Yorkshire resident from the Midlands and a big Stoke City fan. Love the Jumps season and probably the only upside to lockdown has been the time freed up to concentrate on it a bit more fully. I play for an amateur football team on Saturdays which has made my interest more passive than I'd like over the last couple of years, but it's been an absolute godsend lately.

Cheltenham fever is obviously high, can't wait for the week and trying to keep the twinge of regret about not actually being there to a minimum. We usually have a group of us staying closeby towards South Cerney, and our routine dictates that The Beehive in Prestbury is our stop for pre-racing entertainment.

Really impressed with the discussion on here, always plenty of healthy challenge, good debate, and very little snobbery from what I've seen. Looking forward to getting stuck in.

Cheers, BBS
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Welcome from one Stoke City fan to another! This really is a great place. Enjoy.
 
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Afternoon all! First started with the flat but eventually fell in love with the proper stuff and have never been the same since. Please forgive my username being a flat horse, it was my first proper big win and paid for my first lads holiday in Faliraki (which was shite, a complete sausage fest and R&B music almost exclusively). Luckily i've had some far better holidays since and even the odd bigger winner. 99% of my betting is on the jumps these days and i've been a long term fan of this place, really enjoy the antepost focus, gives the festival an all year round feel which is great given I can never take my mind off the place. Cheers!
 
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Atlantic Viking said:
Afternoon all! First started with the flat but eventually fell in love with the proper stuff and have never been the same since. Please forgive my username being a flat horse, it was my first proper big win and paid for my first lads holiday in Faliraki (which was shite, a complete sausage fest and R&B music almost exclusively). Luckily i've had some far better holidays since and even the odd bigger winner. 99% of my betting is on the jumps these days and i've been a long term fan of this place, really enjoy the antepost focus, gives the festival an all year round feel which is great given I can never take my mind off the place. Cheers!
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My first lads holiday was Faliraki as well, but back in the last 90s when it was fantastic. Welcome aboard
 
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Exactly, when some smart alec gets “one in for the road” at 12:40 you know it’s going to be a dash to catch the first...
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I fear that a couple of us were finally encouraged to call it a night at around 4am last year after several for the road - none of that this year!
 
Hi all, having spent a bit of time over the last couple of days reading through the forums, I thought I'd take a couple of minutes to introduce myself.
I'm Aaron, been following NH racing for the past 20 years. I have good memories of lots of horses but my absolute favourite is Denman, what an era of staying chasers that was.
I can't wait to start getting involved with the discussions, WOW there's some knowledgeable folk on here. And the festival Yankee idea...Brilliant!! Let's make some ??.

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