Last 2 races of the Festival.

16:40 Big Eared Fran @ 4/1 Win & Little Shilling E/W @ 16/1.

17:15 Loriant Express @ 16/1 E/W.

Walsh is the better jockey for the big event but he's had a few shockers at Cork, Downpatrick etc.

Paul Townend is the future of jockeys though. Him and Coleman.

Very very true, you cant go wrong lumping on Ruby to be top jock of the meeting he'll do the same at Aintree.

Agree that Coleman is also the future not sure about Townsend tho, he's had a few shockers on the Mullins horses.

I think I was the only person at Cheltenham on Weapons Amnesty. Every little sheep cheering on Ruby's mount as it looked like it was going to get up but Russell drives his horse out to win - SILENCE

Well done, Dave ! Silence really can be golden sometimes, eh?

I had a little anti-post nibble on Weapons Amnesty myself. Taking into account his previous form over 3 miles, and the trainer's excellent record in the race, I had him down as a "must bet".

I didn't have the privelege of cheering him on from trackside like yourself -I had to make do with watching on a portable telly from the tap room of a particularly ropey Bradford pub.

But he paid for my beer for the rest of the day, a takeaway curry, a taxi home, and a family sized box of Anadin next morning....so I'd guess I was nearly as happy with the result as you !

Excellent.

Will Denman make it to the National? Can't see it myself.

denman taken out of national b4 he ran gold cup. if he stays fit and keeps form possibly in 2011 national



just got back to work after a week off. backin ruby in every race apart from champion chase paid off

Denman's not running again this season. You'll get used to it, Findlay talks so much rubbish it's unreal.

Kauto is the real champion

the price now looks good but @ 5/4 all that had to happen was for him to get trampled on when falling off tatanen and the game would be over

Possible but unlikely.

Kauto Star is 3/1 to win next years gold cup, which is stealing money, im desperately ringing bookies to get a price for him to break the record and win 4 gold cup's, however no bookie is willing to give me a price.

not a dead cert as the horse has to stay fit. also if it comes up soft again like last year then denman or even neptune could be the 1. was mightily impressive this year though and for some reason people still knock him

Can not see why if he's say 3/1 for next year and if he did that happened he would be say 2/1 for a repeat the following year making a 11/1 double...Bookies are a cautious breed so would offer you perhaps 10/1, can not see why they will not lay prices as you can not expect massive odds and things are in their favour keeping him sound for 2 years plus repelling all raiders twice.

Paul Barbers been on At The Races saying Denman may well run again this term.

Yeah just reading that now - still has to be odds-against him running again this year.

Couple of decent prices in the Champion Hurdle IMO are Hurricane Fly @ 8/1 (Ladbrokes price) and Quevega @ 20/1 (Hills price). Just looking over the three races at 2-2 1/2m on the Tuesday and the form all points to Hurricane Fly but the clock points to Quevega.

The finale of the Supreme was run quicker than that of the Champion but the Champion was run flat out from the off, on the other hand the Mares Hurdle was run bang on RP standard (compared to roughly 10 seconds slower over 2m for both the Supreme and the Champion) whilst the last 3f of the Mares Hurdle (leader taking off 3 out to Quevega crossing the line) was half a second quicker than the Supreme and 3 seconds quicker than the Champion (with the ground having softened between the Champion and the Mares race) and allowing for Quevega not being at full stretch to win.

What

Back Quevega @ 20/1 for next years Champion Hurdle is the jist of it

i presume they have but not in recent years, so who was the last mare to win the champion hurdle

Flakey Dove won it in the early 90's. Bilboa placed in it a few years ago for Francois Doumen.

United has come back in good a form as ever this year - at Fontwell in early 07 she smashed Refinement by 14 lengths who then went on to run Whiteoak to a short-head in last years Mares Hurdle.

The jist of it being that if you're good enough it doesn't matter if you're male or female.

so if it was up to mcririck the horse can not win although im sure he said that about 5yo katchit last year

More 5yos try and win the Champion than fillies/mares too so that's another stat. Celestial Halo went close as a 5yo this year too mind and so did Binocular.

Ok not Chelenham 2009 (or even 2010) but any thoughts on The Lincoln????

Fireside for me if they can get him back to his best - regarded well enough to run in the Guineas last year and although well beaten he remains on a handy mark.

blythe knight if it runs