Friday, 15 March 2013

Cheltenham 2013 - Friday 15th March


Cheltenham 2013 – Friday 15th March

Well, good news, Mr Hulmes has got his thermals on and is ready for action. Tony the bookie is offering evens that Mr Hulmes is down to them after racing!!

So onto the final day, not much luck so far with just a couple of ew bets landed.
Captain Sunshine ran a great race for us yesterday and those who took the 25s nearly landed a right old touch as he ended up at 11s. Nearly but no cigar.

Great run by Alfie Sherrin to get 4th and if he gets in to the Grand National, he will be a lively type.

So onto today and the Gold Cup.

The last 10 all ran and were placed in the King George or Lexus.
This gives us a shortlist of 3 – Long Run, Captain Chris and Sir Des Champs.
Of these I have got to say that Long Run has disappointed me with his jumping. I know he won the King George last time but he should have won the Gold Cup last year and didn't. Also the stats are against a horse winning, losing and then winning the Gold Cup, as it has only been done once before.
Captain Chris was my Ante post Gold Cup selection last year and never ran so it would be galling to see him win this year, though stats wise he has a chance.
So on to Sir Des Champs – the selection – all the stats point to him being the most likely winner, he has a great 2 from 2 record at Cheltenham and has been trained with this race in mind all season.

Other bets today:

Ranjaan in the County Hurdle
Our Vinnie in the Albert Bartlett
Salsify in the Foxhunters

The end of a very long 4 days.
I'll be looking forward to my large Jds tonight and lighting up a cuban!

As always remember to protect your bets in-play and ensure you can make a profit.

Good luck

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