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    Good to hear you think the same Maxbet.

    What do you think about his handicap mark though.

    Apparantly he could run off higher than 150.
    Last edited by Marb; 20th February 2020 at 9:24 PM.

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    He was raised 5Lb's in his qualifier for coming 2'nd. That surely has to be it, not many get much more for not winning.

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    Lets hope so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    Ilikethewayurthinkin now 7/1 best after a big move in the market for him today.

    https://www.oddschecker.com/cheltenh...-hurdle/winner
    Is Front View now the preferred option for the green and gold in the Martin Pipe ??

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    Icy tentacles etc but Glenloe reported out of festival.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    Suggestion:

    Anyone exposed on Glenloe might want to have something on No Comment at 25/1 e/w 5 places with Hills.
    Heard it here first...

    Please tell me No Comment is alive...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double Handful View Post
    Is Front View now the preferred option for the green and gold in the Martin Pipe ??
    He's entered in everything including the Imperial Cup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    Heard it here first...

    Please tell me No Comment is alive...
    I took the cautious route of 16/1 NRNB but thanks anyway.
    The older I get the better I was.

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    5/1 fav Glenloe out..misses Cheltenham after a set back.
    Last edited by luckyme; 21st February 2020 at 11:21 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    Icy tentacles etc but Glenloe reported out of festival.
    Needed half the field above him to come out, to get a run!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maxbet View Post
    Needed half the field above him to come out, to get a run!
    It would have been interesting for sure because they way he'd been campaigned this season you'd think the Irish tax could easily have been about 7lb, which putting him up to 142 would have definitely seen him get in but if the BHA decided to give him less than that he'd have missed out.

    So in contrary to most Irish connections they'd have actually wanted the increase. There was a case within the last couple of years IIRC (Mullins horse ?) where the horse was actually left alone on it's HRI mark, arguably just to deny it a run and make a mockery of the BHA by hosing up.
    Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."

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    The Crafty Butcher. I think he was actually dropped a pound.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maxbet View Post
    Needed half the field above him to come out, to get a run!
    On his Irish mark. Would have had no trouble getting in with "Irish cheating bastards tax" included.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    Could someone ask a few bookmakers on Twitter to quote Tiger Tap Tap for the County Hurdle please?
    See Tiger Tap Tap declared and Jocked up (Danny Mullins) for the Grade 2 over 2m at Naas 3:10 this Sunday.
    Townend Jocked up on Mt. Leinster for same race. Remains to be seen which, if any of the 2 actually run.
    No betting yet, but expect Andy Dufresne will be FAV

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    No Glenloe. Glenloe out.

    Will need the rest of the day to count the damage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double Handful View Post
    See Tiger Tap Tap declared and Jocked up (Danny Mullins) for the Grade 2 over 2m at Naas 3:10 this Sunday.
    Townend Jocked up on Mt. Leinster for same race. Remains to be seen which, if any of the 2 actually run.
    No betting yet, but expect Andy Dufresne will be FAV
    Dear God. Forget the County so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    County Hurdle

    Is Elixir De Nutz being handicapped for the county? 153 has now become 146. If they could get another couple of lbs drop for getting run over in another graded race he might be on a dangerous mark for a 33/1 shot.
    FFS!!!! Only noticed now that Elixir De Nutz is not entered for the County Hurlde!
    All my Antepost bets been settled as losers
    Actually, looking further he has no entries at all for Cheltenham!

    Has the horse had a problem does anyone know?

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    I’m beggining to question AP punting.

    Don’t get me wrong, I stand in very healthy positions in some races, but have had my pants down in others. I’ll see what my P/L is at the end of the festival regarding it. For my nice 25/1s about Notebook and A Plus Tard, there is a Glenloe, Gypsy Island etc to go with them.

    Glenloe particularly has fucked a few multiples. That’s the risk!!

    I’m however quietly confident of finding winners on the day anyhow. Very much looking forward to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double J View Post
    I’m beggining to question AP punting.

    Don’t get me wrong, I stand in very healthy positions in some races, but have had my pants down in others. I’ll see what my P/L is at the end of the festival regarding it. For my nice 25/1s about Notebook and A Plus Tard, there is a Glenloe, Gypsy Island etc to go with them.

    Glenloe particularly has fucked a few multiples. That’s the risk!!

    I’m however quietly confident of finding winners on the day anyhow. Very much looking forward to it.
    I think it's more or less dead. They bet these races to the 100% the morning of the race. People scratching around now trying to find bets with horses entered in 5 races. Why not just wait until the decs when you know all the variables.

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    I had 4 losing years in a row on my antepost books for Cheltenham. 2015 - 2018. And like you, at that point was really questioning the sanity of it.

    To a degree, I can't help myself, but I swore to myself heading into last year's 2019 festival, that if it was the same old story again, I really needed to reel it in for 2020.

    But then all you need is one good year to reinvigorate your love for the antepost game. As luck would have it last year I had Espoir D'allen 36/1, Topofthegame 16/1, Al Boum photo 20/1 and Early Doors 16/1 (Thanks Slim).

    None in the same multiple, but decent ew singles on all 4 which left me +€3k on my antepost book. And in turn it made my festival. Landing Espoir on Day 1 and TOTG early on day 2 freed me up to have a run at the rest of the festival.

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