Wednesday March 16th 2022

Evening Joe. I think you may have my Monday tip, Espirit De Somoza, down twice.

Probably my fault as I posted it twice. Apologies.

Facile vega landed the nap at 15/8

L'Homme Presse won at a diminished 9/4

4th place count in the bumper ?

Seabank Bistro ew if it does.

Global Citizen won at 28/1. I napped it each way and fortunately took 50/1 last night. I lost confidence when I saw the going today but he’s always had a little bit of class, had bottom weight and was given a nice positive ride by Kielan Woods. Made my day!

Not a tip....but may have a couple of quid ew on Madmansgame. ...for the hell of it...sums up today. 17:3o

Aye, Harry. I withdraw my previous comment praising the ground preparation yesterday. Nicholls was seething.

Well done, Cheltenham's rookie clerk of the course Jon Pullin. You basically wrecked the ground by chucking all that water on and now with all the rain it's a real gluepot. Journey With Me was out on his feet in the Ballymore and his tired fall could have disastrous consequences. And he is a stout stayer too. Did you not look at the weather forecast, Mr Pullin?

It's the opposite of what Tiger Roll needed.

L'Homme Presse 2.10 Cheltenham

I think You have lost a Button with those tips

Anyways I suspect you are there and I hope the experience is as good as you vaguely remember from the pre-covid days.

The 6s I took Ante Post on Ahoy looks like a lot of my AP bets and the way its going I'll be making another resolution to stick to betting on the day. Biggest hope is Royal Kahala @20s. Today I was a bit down with having a load of shorties in races, but I suppose that opens the door of opportunity!

1330 I Am Maximus

has form which is starting to look very good eg a horse comfortably beaten finished in front of Maries Rock next time.

Yesterday was a mighty fine day at the home of jumps racing. The performance of Constitution Hill, Edwardstone and Honeysuckle were very impressive. Constitution Hill is some horse and Edwardstone was a wonderful success for the owners who also bred the horse.

The course was in great nick and Andrew “Soggy” Cooper could learn a lot by spending some time with the team at Cheltenham or several hours in the water jump there.

As for a nap, don’t laugh, it’s Chacun Pour Soi in the Queen Mum. However, if American Mike delivers in the Bumper then the roof may come off the house. Finally, I can’t wait to see two of my favourite horses, Bravemansgame and L’Homme Presse, in the Novices Chase. The head says the Brave Man, but he has not met a horse like the Busy Man yet, save for Bob Olinger who pulled the trigger on him when they met.

Seabank Bistro ew. 5.3

1.30 Stage Star nap

At the risk of irritating fellow posters...

Following on from my comments last week about a punter who posts in another forum, I have another episode. Yesterday he backed Stattler. No "Suprise Package" in that, of course...but he had it at 33-1 as he'd anteposted it way back! He commented as follows: "Really happy with Day One, and the Stattler win meant a lot. It was a proper go I had on him a year ago, and these ones very rarely come off. Fair cheered him home. Been following him since the start, and in one of my favourite races too. I bet him before his Albert Bartlett run last year, but actually went off him a wee bit in that race, and only when he won at Naas did I think he might have a chance. Happy Days." He'd laid a bet on the horse to cover his bet, too. No "suprise" that he adds today that he's already bet on it for next year's Grand National...

In spite of my annoyance at the ITV team (which brings the "value" of the mute button into play), the races are enormously entertaining, win or lose.

Wholeheartedly agree with Dilton about the starters. The QdB family of adults believes that we could do a better job.

Today, I am intrigued by Houlanbatordechais in the 5.30....untranslatable from French, but I suspect the name is based on the capital of Mongolia Ulan Bator. I can't resist a bet on it, though today my "big" bet (they never are) is on the favourite in that race, Facile Vega.

I'll take a chance on Dans Le Vent e.w in the 14.50 as my nap

Champ is real /hunt 4.30 for the nap - Cheltenham picks on other thread....

Thyme White EW in the 16:50 at Cheltenham.

I'm taking on a couple of the big hitters in this race.

Constitution Hill , Edwardstone and Stattler were the standout performers on the clock yesterday on what was virtually perfect ground .The former recording a huge 165 landing the money which augurs well for Call Me Lords chances and hopefully Phil Hobbs Camprond who is really fancied will do the same for Thyme Hills in the stayers tomorrow.Both are ew prices in the Coral Cup today.

There were though some appalling riding tactics ,why the riders in the Boodles all sat in behind Mullins horse crawling along is beyond me and the same applied in the Champion Hurdle. Why no one kicked on to try to blunt Honeysuckles one burst defied logic.Riding to orders is one thing ,but this was just mindless.

I thought the starters needed a rocket ,they got one from Tom Dowson who let rip a few friar tucks and copped 4 days from the stewards for foul language.

Oscar's Elite ran really well considering he burst ,yet another horse from Tizzards to do that .

Ms Cummani got 10 out of 10 for her impression of Elizabeth 1st .

I think many of us has AP prices on Ahoy Senor courtesy of Tangovictorindia and I won't lay those bets.

Andy Dufresne in the 16.50 at you know where is my nap.