Cheltenham 2005 4 Days...........

[Diminuendo]

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! B)

For those who are fans of the Cross Country race, note it is held on the first day, so see you all in the centre of the course!!




CHELTENHAM - National Hunt Meeting 2005
14th Sep: Tuesday, Wednesday ,Thursday and Friday March 15, 16, 17 & 18, 2005
Provisional order of running

First Day - Tuesday, March 15 (Old Course)


2.00 The Letheby & Christopher Supreme Novices´ Hurdle 2m 110yds £100,000
2.35 The Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase 2m £140,000
3.15 The Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy 2m 110yds £300,000
4.00 The William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase 3m 110yds £80,000
4.40 The Sporting Index Cross Country Chase 3m 7f £40,000
5.20 The Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 2m 110yds £75,000
Second Day - Wednesday, March 16 (Old Course)


2.00 The Royal & SunAlliance Novices´ Hurdle 2m 5f £100,000
2.35 The Royal & SunAlliance Chase 3m 110yds £140,000
3.15 The Queen Mother Champion Chase 2m £250,000
4.00 The Coral Cup Hurdle (Handicap Hurdle) 2m 5f £75,000
4.40 The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Handicap Chase) 3m 110yds £50,000
5.20 The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (NH Flat Race) 2m 110yds £40,000
Third Day - Thursday, March 17 (New Course)


2.00 The Jewson Novices´ Handicap Chase 2m 5f £80,000
2.35 The Daily Telegraph Festival Trophy Chase 2m 5f £150,000
3.15 The Ladbrokes World Hurdle 3m £200,000
4.00 The Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase 2m 5f £75,000
4.40 The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup 4m 1f £45,000
5.20 The Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) 3m £60,000
Fourth Day - Friday, March 18 (New Course)


2.00 The JCB Triumph Hurdle 2m 1f £100,000
2.35 The Spa Novices´ Hurdle 3m £75,000
3.15 The totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Chase) 3m 2f 110yds £350,000
4.00 The Christie´s Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup 3m 2f 110yds £40,000
4.40 The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup (Handicap Chase) 2m 110yds £75,000
5.20 The Vincent O´Brien County Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f £65,000

[Monsignor]

Can I assume that The Daily Telegraph Festival Trohpy Chase (DAY 3) is the old Cathcart?

[Homer J]

Boycott. h:)

[Melendez]

No, this is an open event. Moscow Flyers probable target.

[Irish Stamp]

Originally posted by Melendez@Sep 17 2004, 07:47 AM
No, this is an open event. Moscow Flyers probable target.
So many good 2 1/2 milers around - Flagship Uberalles, Native Upmanship, Moscow Flyer.

Can't wait to see the Cross-country chase, cracking course and i'm probably one of the few who really enjoy seeing horses jump proper fences.

Martin

[simmo]

Could one of the older members remind me of the conditions of the old Spa hurdle? Was it a festival race?

[Garney]

Martin, I think Isio is the king of 2m4f chasers. NU is in the twilight of his career, and I would be surprised if MF didnt contest the champion chase, regardless of what happens at Christmas time. All will become clearer after the Tingle Creek.

[prince regent]

simmo

original name for the stayers if i remember correctly allthough i am going senile lately :lol:

[Ardross]

I don't know whether my feet can cope with 4 days

[Monsignor]

I think the Spa Hurdle became The Stayers Hurdle. The Spa Hurdle was then run at the New Year meeting for a bit.

I think you need a similarly good memory to hark back to Flagship Uberalles !

[Shadow Leader]

Originally posted by Ardross@Sep 17 2004, 05:31 PM
I don't know whether my feet can cope with 4 days
Tough getting old, is it James??!!!! :P :lol:

[Irish Stamp]

Originally posted by Garney@Sep 17 2004, 11:37 AM
Martin, I think Isio is the king of 2m4f chasers. NU is in the twilight of his career, and I would be surprised if MF didnt contest the champion chase, regardless of what happens at Christmas time. All will become clearer after the Tingle Creek.
At present i'm a big fan of Moscow Flyer for that race and maybe Mister McGoldrick for the Champion Chase each way. Other horse i've latched on to is Kalca Mome, still not heard back from Coral's or whoever i e-mailed about a price on him for the Champion Chase.

Think that NU was the best 2 1/2m chaser for a few years about 2 or so years back and IMO Flagship Uberalles is on the down slope now but can still hack it in the big races, younger horses have caught up and overtaken him though when it comes to Cheltenham, Sandown and Aintree.

Martin

[Ardross]

No idea Dominique - ask an old person :angy:

[Shadow Leader]

:P :lol: :lol:

[Ardross]

:lol:

[trudij]

Im probably going to be able to be
there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!


( sorry - am just a bit excited... :D :D :D :D :D )

[Shadow Leader]

Chances of me being there are about zero..... :( Hey, boss.....can I have the busiest week of the year off to go please while you're all working your arses off? <_< Mind you, had a blinding week last year; made loads of cash & went to the pub with all the biys straight from work every day & got wasted while going through the next days runners!!! Class!!!

[Ardross]

and they call that work

[Shadow Leader]

yup, great isn't it??!!! :P :lol: :lol:

[Irish Stamp]

Oh well, i should be working the 2005 Grand National - now that's work :P

[Shadow Leader]

Yup, me too.....worked the last 4 too......

[Relkeel]

I refuse to work the second week of March - on the basis that, for me, it is a religious holiday.

[trudij]

I usually have the afternoons off for cheltenham - but next time I wont be working in that job - so I can just tell wherever I go that I already have a holiday booked for that week - I also refuse to work GN day - and as I am in charge of the rotas I used to start there and work around it!! If I am working in a bookies as a stopgap before starting my new job I might not get to Cheltenham - but we are intending to run the racing club horses there, so as an owner, I sould be OK. ( and if we have runners on the other days then I can get in free.... <_< )

YAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D