Thursday 15 March 2007

Favourites to pop up on last day

Not a favourite placed at Cheltenham on Thursday!
Spare a thought for 2 punters yesterdat who seen massive sweats undone at the last hurdle.
Firstly the Whiterock punter who placed a £10 each-way quad and has the first (3) winners up at Cheltenham 20/1 9/2 and 5/1 only to see Opera Mundi beat it in the last!! He stood to win £38,000 and got nothing!
Shorts punter Joe Campbell did a £1 each-way treble and his first (2) won 20/1 ansd 12/1. He stood to win £12,500 if The Reverend had of won the last but if finished 10th.
To a £5 stake we are up £115.00 this week at Cheltenham after Butlers Cabin won at 33/1 for us - we were on at 40-1 and it clears the way to have a go at a few on Friday and we fancy a few favourites as well.

2.00 Lounaos (NAP) e/w Convincing 33/1
2.35 Wichita Lineman e/w Vinando 50/1
3.15 Kauto Star e/w Forget The Past 25/1
4.00 Whyso Mayo e/w First Down Jets 16/1
4.40 Carthalawn e/w Tysou 14/1
LAST FESTIVAL RACE 2007 Fair Along e/w Desert Quest 20/1

hopefully ONE will touch, but no matter what, it's been a blast.
We are here to 12.00 Friday so any tips, let us know and we will let our bloggers know
and then it's off to the Whitefort for a well-earned drink or 2 or 6

Punters on form

Well done to Marty Miller who got the placepot up at Cheltenham yesterday - £5 placer and it paid £2,300 odd quid, what a return over 11 big ONES! Also young K. Sloan was also in the money with a £2.50 bet 3 x 50p doubles and a £1 treble 10-1, 11-2 and 5-1 winners £517.00 Good STUFF!

Lets hope we can continue our winning ways after napping up Cork-All Star in the last - a welcome winner I can tell you!
Our Selections
2.00 Limited Edition e/w Pole Star
2.45 Monets Garden e/w Too Forward
3.15 Black Jack Ketchum e/w United 25/1
4.00 Tikram e/w Graphic Approach 14/1
4.40 Blue Splash e/w Butlers Cabin 40/1
5.20 Millenium Royal e/w Material World 14/1


Good Luck

Wednesday 14 March 2007

Hoping to improve on first day!

Bad day all round yesterday, but a few punters did log on and give out a few winners.
The first three races see's a potential hat-trick for favourite backers with the likes of
Aran Concerto, Well Chief and Denman all with massive chances.
We play it safe it the first three however and have went for an each-way treble bet which we feel could be better value
2.00 Catch Me 11/2
2.40 Cailin Alainn 6/1
3.15 Nickname 6/1

There has been a word for Gazza's Girl each-way in the Royal Sun Alliance at 28/1.

Mister Hight looks an interesting runner in the Coral cup and has been backed down from 14s to 8/1 in the last few days. Ruby takes the mount. Yardbird 25/1 can reward each-way punters in the KIM MUIR HANDICAP CHASE while we still like the look of Cork All-Star in the bumpert who looks a solid 6-1 shot.

Todays £25 winner was Del Boy who seen off Liam in yesterday's grudge challenge
and he has took Well Chief, Direct Flight and Ross River in a doubles and treble bet.
Market Movers will appear here soon.

Tuesday 13 March 2007

Bad start for punters

Oh what a nightmare start for punters.
40/1 winner then a 16/1 winner in Champion Hurdle.
Richard Johnston gave Fair Along a terrible ride and paid the consequences while Detroit was a major disappointment
Let's hope for a change of luck!

Sean Graham Market Movers

wednesdays market movers

ballymore properties

aran concerto was 9/4 now 2/1
silverburn was 11/2 now 5/1

sun alliance chase
denman was 11/10 now 5/4
snowy morning was 7/1 now 8/1

champion chase
strong money for well chief @ 6/4
nickname was 4/1 now 5/1

coral cup
mister hight was 14/1 now 9/1
oscatello 20/1 now 12/1
burntoakboy was 12/1 now 7/1
copsdale lad was 14/1 10/1

kim muir
liberthine was 10/1 now 9/1 - this race is a poor betting race so far in the festival looks wide open

festival bumper
totowhiskey good money for this at 14/1
fiveforthree @ 14/1
cork all star still hard to lay @ 6/1
enquiring mind 14/1 into 12/1

Market Movers from eastwoods DAY 2

Day Two Cheltenham Market Movers

Ballymore Properties Novice Hurdle
Silverburn 6/1 to 11/2
Catch Me 6/1 to 11/2
Duc De Regniere 8/1 to 7/1
Tidal Bay 12/1 to 10/1


Royal & Sun Alliance Chase
Pasty Hall 20/1 to 16/1

Queen Mother Champion Chase
Newmill 7/2 to 3/1
Nickname 9/2 to 6/1
Voy Por Ustedes 11/2 to 5/1

Coral Cup
Ostcatello 16/1 to 14/1
All Star 33/1 to 22/1

Champion Bumper
Tot O'Whiskey 14/1 to 12/1
Lodge Lane 25/1
One Gulp 25/1 to 22/1
Ravens Run 25/1 to 22/1
Whatuthink 25/1 to 22/1

Kim Muir Chase
Darby Wall 14/1 to 12/1
Newbray Prop 14/1 to 10/1
Turthen 20/1 to 14/1
Parsons Legacy 20/1 to 16/1
Patricksnineteenth 40/1 to 25/1

On the ready for Cheltenham 2007

It's finally here folks, 4 hours to the big off!
We have made our final choices for the opening day and hopefully we can get the Festival off to a winning start.
Good banter yesterday and we have Del Boy taking on Liam today in what looks a bit of a grudge match!
Our selections for today as follows
2.00 Hide The Evidence each/way Tipperary All-Star 20/1 (tipped on this blog yesterday)
2.35 Fair Along (nb) each/way Jack The Giant 20/1
Champion Hurdle 1. Detroit City (NAP) 2. Straw Bear 3 Hardy Eustace
4.00 New Alco each/way Gallant Approach 20/1
4.40 L'adventure each/way Marcus De Berlai 20/1
5.20 Pancake ( a Johnston treble?) each/way Nedd Ludd 20/1

Good luck folks and any tips let us KNOW..

Monday 12 March 2007

Inside Info: Walsh to ride Fiveforthree

A bit of information to hand that Ruby Walsh will ride the Willie Mullins trained Fiveforthree in the bumper and apparently punters in Dublin are lumping on! The horse trades at 10-1 at the moment, but that could shorten once news gets out that Walsh rides. It has run once before and hacked up under Ruby's sister Katie.
We will know soon enough if Ruby does ride - ONE for the notebook!

Eastwood Specials

 

Eastwood Top Prices
 
Champion Hurdle
Detroit City  9/4
Hardy Eustace 7/2
 
Gold Cup
Kauto Star 7/4
Exotic 5/1
 
World Hurdle
Black Jack Ketchum  9/4
Inglis Drever  4/1
 
Coral Cup
New Field  7/1
Burntoakboy 9/1
 
Cheltenham Specials
 
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
WIN QUAD 1
 
DETROIT CITY
Champion Hurdle
WELL CHIEF
Champion Chase
BLACK JACK KETCHUM
World Hurdle
KAUTO STAR
To Beat Gold Cup
 
Special Price - 80/1
 
  
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
PLACE QUAD 1
 
DETROIT CITY
Champion Hurdle
WELL CHIEF
Champion Chase
BLACK JACK KETCHUM
World Hurdle
KAUTO STAR
To Beat Gold Cup
 
Special Price - 9/2
 
 
 
 

Sean Graham Market Movers

market movers over the weekend

top jockey t.mc coy was 9/4 now 15/8
ruby walsh was 6/4 now 13/8

arkle chase
myway de solzen
was 7/2 now 3/1

william hill
juveigneur was 9/1 now 8/1
distant thunder was 10/1 now 8/1

ballymore properties
silverburn was 6/1 now 11/2

royal s.alliance chase
snowy morning was 9/1 now 7/1
dom d'orgeval 13/2 now 6/1

champion chase
well chief was 7/4 now 6/4

kim muir
cloudy lane was 20/1 now 16/1

ryanair chase
monets garden was 3/1 now 11/4
taranais was 9/2 now 4/1

world hurdle
black jack was 9/4 now 7/4

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Market Movers

The Alan King trained My Way De Solzen has been backed into 10/3 for the Arkle on the opening day of the festival while the Willie Mullins trained Mad Fish has it's supporters for the Champion Bumper and is 8-1 from 10-1.
Catch Me has been backed into 7/1 from 9/1 for the Ballymore Properties Hurdle.

Friday 9 March 2007

Detroit looks opening day banker

Detroit looks Champion bet on Tuesday

Cheltenham 2007 is upon us and what a week of top-class racing we have got to look forward.
It’s been labelled the World Cup off the National Hunt racing calendar where hundreds of thousands of punters flock of to seek their fortune.
The Irish go there full of hope with the old Cheltenham die-hards turning up in the shape Brave Inca, Hardy Eustace and Beef Or Salmon along with the likes of Nickname, Newmill and Aran Concerto to name a few.
The going is certain to be a massive factor next week and if it comes up heavy then expect a lot of shocks and big-price winners and as we go to press the official going is heavy, soft in places.
We will run through the first 18 races of the Festival and hopefully come up with a few pointers for punters looking to win a few quid next week.
We start off the week off with the first race of the festival (2.00pm Tuesday) which is the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle where the Nicky Henderson trained Amaretto Rose leads the betting at 7/2. She has done nothing wrong this season winning at Ascot when she walloped Hobbs Hill by 11 lengths and the runner-up has since won by 17 lengths and that looks solid form. I like the look of the Irish challenge and Clopf has been mentioned in many a place and the horse gets a 12-1 pricing but a better alternative could be the Jessica Harrington trained Hide The Evidence who was last seen finishing sixth in the AIG behind Hardy Eustace and the 8-1 on offer looks a good investment. Our each-way bet of the race is the Charlie Mann trained My Turn Now who looks an interesting runner and he gets a 20-1 pricing from Sean Grahams.
On to the Arkle (2.35) and Fair Along looks the one to beat after impressing all year and gets a 9-4 quote for the race and the Phillip Hobbs trained horse could also turn up on the last day for the County Hurdle. The danger to our selection is My Way De Solzen who as we all know loves it round Cheltenham and the Alan King horse gets a 4-1 pricing. The each-way bet of the race for us is the Nicky Henderson trained Jack The Giant who will love the long gallop up that Cheltenham hill and the 16-1 on offer looks decent each-way value.
On to the big race of the day, The Champion Hurdle and as usual it looks a gem of a race on paper.
The betting has been led all season by the Phillip Hobbs trained Detroit City and what a first day it could turn out for the trainer and jockey Richard Johnston who by the way is our tip to be top jock at 5/1.
The grey for me is the one they all have to beat – he has hacked home this season and put Hardy Eustace in his place over course and distance last time out and he should confirm places with old Hardy boy. Brave Inca goes for the hat-trick but I just don’t think he will have the legs on Detroit and even with Ruby Walsh on board.
I expect the Nick Gifford trained Straw Bear to run a huge race and he gets a 6-1 pricing. Punters Guide Champion Hurdle predictions is 1. Detroit City 2. Straw Bear 3. Hardy Eustace.
Hopefully by this stage we be a few quid up and the rest of our Tuesday selections are the French trained Kelami 16/1 to win the William Hill Trophy (4.00pm) and we have went for Native Jack at 10/1 to follow up on last year’s easy win in the Sporting Index Cross-County Chase (4.40pm). Ned Ludd 20/1 looks an interesting runner in last race on Day One the Fred Winter Juvenile (5.20pm) and boosts some good form behind leading Triumph hope Katchit.

Macs Joy OUT of Champion

Macs Joy is out of the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle after pulling a muscle.

Last year's runner-up had been due to work today, but was found to have suffered the setback that will keep him out of Tuesday's showpiece on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

"He didn't work this morning and he's a non-runner in the Champion Hurdle," said trainer Jessica Harrington.

"He's pulled a muscle. It's the opposite side to what he had before."

Macs Joy was a best-priced 10-1 for the Champion on what would have been his third attempt at the race.