With the 2009 Cheltenham Festival now just a week away, is anyone else looking forward to it?

I personally cannot wait!

oh yes!!!!!! highlight of the year along with going to the listowel festival ireland in sept. week off work for me

The best 4 days of racing of the year for me. Just wish i was attending again this year.

Ive got a number of antepost bets on at nice prices too so im hopeful of a good winning week.

Yes, really looking forward to it.

Can't wait .. Settle for the TV though this time.

Aintree only a month away!

Off there on the Tuesday if anyone fancies meeting up?

I'm off on Friday.

Hoping to go with Gaz on Friday too but it's not looking promising at the moment.

Would love to but its my daughters 1st birthday

Shame - could cheer on Quevega and Othermix with me

Will be cheering on Quevaga from my living room. Assume Othermix is in the Arkle? Already have a healthy looking position on Calgary Bay in that one.

Othermix is going in the Champion Hurdle then on to Aintree and likely back to France for the Barka and French Champion. Goes Chasing next year.

Ah right I noticed it was entered up in both so just assumed the Arkle. Will keep an eye on it but was on Binocular and Ashkazar back in October so again (hopefully) a healthy position!

The Champion Hurdle is an awesome race this year if you ask me.

Binocular looks great, then you have past winners -

Katchit
Sublimity
Hardy Eustace
Brave Inca

The first 2 could very well run into a place.

Then you have -

Celestial Halo
Punjabi
Osana
Ashkazar
Snap Tie.

Excellent renewal of the race.

If the ground is good then Snap Tie at 33s could be an excellent EW bet, just depends on how much they water the course at Prestbury Park.

Can't wait for it to start. I am a bit joe flint this year so can only afford £10 per race.

Have backed the following so far -

Red Maloney - e/w - Supreme Novice
Well Chief e/w - Champ Chase
Jered e/w - Champ Hurdle
Forpadydeplaster e/w -Arkle
Scriptwriter e/w - Pertemps

Lots of studying of the formbook to be done over the weeked.

Any good tips for the bumper this year?

willie mullins - though prob odds-on to have the winner

Sicilian Secret was impressive at Leopardstown when he had a gallop there the other day, which has shortened him up in the market as a result. However, 4/1 in most places is quite a short price.

There is one i like at a big price in the bumper, and that is Vino Griego, trained by Gary Moore. Ok, he will be slightly older than the other horses in the bumper and isn't trained by Willie Mullins or an Irish counterpart

but he won his last race at Ascot well, and was a good 2nd on his first race.

I've backed Vino too Gaz. Also had a saver on Quinola Des Obeaux - been very impressive so far and as Mullins has said in recent days it's possible that all his Bumper contenders this year are better than his winners in the past so in that regard I wouldn't put anyone off backing any of his contenders (especially Quinola and Morning Supreme who handled a similarly hilly track when successful at Downpatrick late last year).

i presume ruby will get the choice

Think Paddy Mullins might get first pick of the Mullins horses then Ruby. Only Katie Walsh confirmed jocked up on Morning Supreme.

Mullins will be on the favourite (Sicilian Secret) i think.

My antepost book is almost full now. Just got a couple of races to look at but pretty much in an attacking position now.

Will look again each overnight to find some value on the day but happy with my starting point at the minute.


Vino Griego - not running in bumper according to sportinglife.

do u usually make money with this method

With the antepost bets?