Local punters descended on the Europa Hotel on Monday night for the annual Sean Graham Cheltenham preview night.
They listened to the experts from the saddle with Northern jockey Denis O’Regan giving his views alongside Attheraces anchor man Matt Chapman and 909’s racing expert Cornelius Lysaght.
Trainer Tony Mullins and local layers Brian and Ronan Graham made up the panel.
If you didn’t make it on Monday below is their tips for the festival next week.
Denis O’Regan’s Tips: Red Maloney – Supreme Novices. Free World – Arkle. Muirhead – Champion Hurdle. Cape Tribulation – Ballymore Prop Hurdle. Gone for Lunch – Sun Alliance Chase. Master Minded – Queen Mother. Bellvano – Weatherbys Bumper. Kasbah Bliss – World Hurdle. Starluck – Triumph Hurdle. Exotic Dancer – Gold Cup. Kasbah Bliss – Nap at Meeting. Diamond Harry – Bismarck
Matt Chapman’s Tips: Copper Beau – Supreme Novices. Tatenen – Arkle. Binocular – Champion Hurdle. Cape Tribulation – Ballymore Prop Hurdle. Lodge Lane – Sun Alliance Chase. Master Minded – Queen Mother. Rite of Passage – Weatherbys Bumper. Kasbah Bliss – World Hurdle. Zaynar – Triumph Hurdle. Denman – Gold Cup. Kasbah Bliss – Nap at Meeting. Sicilian Secret – Bismarck.
Cornelius Lysaght’s Tips: Ainama – Supreme Novices. Planet of Sound – Arkle. Sublimity – Champion Hurdle. Diamond Harry – Ballymore Prop Hurdle. Gone for Lunch – Sun Alliance Chase. Master Minded – Queen Mother. Gagewell Flyer – Weatherbys Bumper. Kasbah Bliss – World Hurdle. Walkon – Triumph Hurdle. Barber Shop – Gold Cup. Quevaga Mares Hurdle – Nap at Meeting. Calgary Bay – Bismark.
Tony Mullins’ Tips: Cousin Vinny – Supreme Novices. Maid in Taipan – Arkle. One in the Dark – Champion Hurdle. Cousin Vinny – Ballymore Prop Hurdle. Cooldine – Sun Alliance Chase. Master Minded – Queen Mother. Sicilian Secret – Weatherbys Bumper. Punchestown – World Hurdle. Zaynar – Triumph Hurdle. Kauto Star – Gold Cup. Cousin Vinny – Nap at Meeting. Tidal Bay – Bismark.
38 comments:
Great so see the Cheltenham Blog back - looking forward to the craic
Kev
What about this pratt Ronaldo last night?? The guy should be working in Holywood rather than at Old Trafford. Don't get me wrong, Steven Taylor should have been sent off last night as the rules clearly state that if you raise your arms you're off but Ronaldo made an absolute meal of what was a 'tap' and he should be ashamed of himself. The guy is without doubt the best player in the world but this nonsense just takes the shine of his skill and it's no surprise that many fans and players dislike the guy.
£500 richer lads,but it was squeaky bum time for a while last night but it was easy money.
Utd had an extra few gears if needed.
Raffo
fair play to you raffo
Micky Ginge
That sniper that follows him from Crossmaglen was on target again last day he is a disgrace nearly as bad as D Drogba
what a goal from S McDonald - best this season for me
Bhoyant
That sniper from Crossmaglen is lucky!! First he gets tickets for the Carling Cup Final then he gets to travel up to St. James for a game!!!
Some people get all the luck!!
Bhoyant this is a sports blog.
No celtic comments until they actually start playing half decent football and play in a halF decent league
JIMMYMATTAATA
watching M Utd is not lucky my friend
Bhoyant
James must be a Utd fan
for your info mr matatatatatatatata I'm a Chelsea fan.
don't let the Bhoyant put you off
I'm Buoyant because I won over two grand last night
because S McDonald did me a favour with my 1st goal bet 2,120 - drogba, beattie, mcdonald and bendtner best yankee ever
don't get the blues James
S McDonald = IRISH LEAGUE STANDARS
p.s..Audere Est Facere(c)--would you take the boy ronaldo at spurs?
i rest my case....what a player!
mackers
Plenty of changes to Tuesday prices with the 5 day entry stage in . No real notable defections but cousin vinny(sup nov 3/1 -11/4) and binocular (champ hdle 6/4) are the two for consistence support..
Sean Graham now bet:
TOP JOCKEY AT THE FESTIVAL
6/5 R.Walsh 20/1 T.Murphy
7/2 Ap.McCoy 25/1 D.Russell
7/1 B.Gerraghty 25/1 S.Thomas
7/1 R.Thornton 33/1 P.Brennan
20/1 Paul.Carberry 33/1 A.McNamara
20/1 R.Johnson 33/1 D.O’Regan
TOP TRAINER AT THE FESTIVAL
10/11 P.Nicholls 20/1 Jonjo O’Neill
4/1 W.Mullins 33/1 P.Hobbs
9/2 N.Henderson 50/1 Howard Johnson
7/1 A.King 50/1 N.Meade
9/1 D.Pipe 50/1 Twiston-Davies
NUMBER OF IRISH TRAINED WINNERS
9/2 O – 3 Winners 4/1 Exactly 6 Winners
9/2 Exactly 4 Winners 5/1 Exactly 7 Winners
4/1 Exactly 5 Winners 3/1 8 + Winners
All The Above Markets Cannot Be Coupled
Win Only – Singles Only ; Others On Request
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL SPECIAL TREBLES
a. b. c.
Binocular Binocular Binocular
Kasbah Bliss Kasbah Bliss Kauto Star
Kauto Star Master Minded Master Minded
14/1 13/2 17/2
d. e. f.
Binocular Binocular Binocular
Kauto Star Master Minded Master Minded
Sicilian Secret Sicilian Secret Cousin Vinny
34/1 17/1 13/1
Special trebles are not guaranteed
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2009
DAILY NEWS LETTER
Betting Available Upto Close Of Business Tonight Thursday 5th March
2.00 Tuesday - SUPREME NOVICES HURDLE 2m\f
11/4 COUSIN VINNY 20/1 AACHEN
6/1 TORPHICHEN 20/1 KANGAROO COURT
10/1 GO NATIVE 20/1 MR THRILLER
10/1 KEMPES 25/1 GOLAN WAY
10/1 MICHAEL FLIPS 25/1 TRENCHANT
10/1 RED MALONEY 33/1 SHAMARI
12/1 AINAMA 40/1 COCKNEY TRUCKER
14/1 MIKAEL D’HAGUENT 40/1 SOMERSBY
16/1 COPPER BLEU 50/1 AMERICAN TRILOGY
16/1 MEDERMIT 50/1 LEOS LUCKY STAR
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
2.35 Tuesday – IRISH INDEPENDENT CHASE 2m
9/2 TATENEN 20/1 BRINGBACKTHEBIFF
5/1 CALGARY BAY 20/1 MADE IN TAIPAN
8/1 IMSINGINGTHEBL’ 25/1 CORNAS
9/1 PLANET OF SOUND 25/1 GAUVAIN
10/1 FORPADDYDEPLAS’ 33/1 PANJO BERE
10/1 KALAHARI KING 40/1 I’M SO LUCKY
14/1 ORIGINAL 40/1 NORTHERN ALLIAN’
16/1 GOLDEN SILVER 66/1 COOL OPERATOR
16/1 FOLLOW THE PLAN 100/1 CHEATING CHANCE
16/1 TARTAK
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
3.20 Tuesday – SMURFIT CHAMPION HURDLE 2m\f
6/4 BINOCULAR 25/1 PUNJABI
7/1 CELESTIAL HALO 25/1 WHITEOAK
10/1 OSANA 33/1 BRAVE INCA
12/1 CRACKAWAYJACK 33/1 HARCHIBALD
14/1 KATCHIT 33/1 SENTRY DUTY
14/1 SUBLIMITY 33/1 SNAP TIE
16/1 JERED 33/1 WON IN THE DARK
20/1 ASHKAZAR 50/1 EBAZIYAN
20/1 SIZING EUROPE 66/1 BLUE BAJAN
25/1 MUIRHEAD 66/1 RIVER LIANE
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2009
DAILY NEWS LETTER
Betting Available Upto Close Of Business Tonight Thursday 5th March
2.05 Wednesday – BALLYMORE PROP’ NOV HURDLE 2m5f
4/1 DIAMOND HARRY 20/1 CHINA ROCK
4/1 KARABAK 20/1 KEMPES
5/1 COUSIN VINNY 20/1 KNOCKERA BEAU
6/1 MIKAEL D’HAGUENET 20/1 MICHAEL FLIPS
7/1 MAD MAX 20/1 QUWETWO
10/1 THE NIGHTINGALE 20/1 TORPHICHEN
12/1 BENSALEM 25/1 ACCORDING TO DICK
12/1 CAPE TRIBULATION 25/1 MR THRILLER
12/1 ZAYNAR 25/1 PAUSE AND CLAUSE
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
2.40 Wednesday – ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE CHASE 2m
5/1 COOLDINE 25/1 LODGE LANE
5/1 WHAT A FRIEND 25/1 RARE BOB
7/1 GONE TO LUNCH 33/1` TRANQUIL SEA
8/1 CARRUTHERS 33/1 SKIPPERS BRIG
12/1 MASSINIS MAGUIRE 33/1 WICHITA LINEMAN
16/1 CASEY JONES 33/1 WILL BE DONE
16/1 KILLYGLEN 40/1 CLARIFIED
16/1 THE MARKET MAN 40/1 BRINGBACKTHEBIFF
20/1 BALLYFITZ 40/1 KORNATI KID
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
3.20 Wednesday – QUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION CHASE 2m
4/11 MASTER MINDED 20/1 BRIAREUS
9/2 VOY POR ESTEDS 40/1 TAMERINBLEU
10/1 BIG ZEB 50/1 MAHOGANY BLAZE
12/1 WELL CHIEF 50/1 SANTAS SON
14/1 PETIT ROBIN 66/1 ASHLEY BROOK
14/1 TIDAL BAY 66/1 SCOTSIRISH
16/1 TWIST MAGIC 100/1 LORD HENRY
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
5.15 Wednesday – WETHERBYS CHAMPION BUMPER 2m\f
4/1 SICILIAN SECRET 14/1 UNIVERSAL TRUTH
7/1 DUNGUIB 16/1 GLENLO ABBEY
8/1 QUINOLA DES OBEAUX 16/1 MEATH ALL STAR
8/1 RITE OF PASSAGE 20/1 CRANKYCORNER
12/1 GAGEWELL FLYER 20/1 LIDAR
12/1 SHINROCK PADDY 20/1 MORNING SUPREME
14/1 CADSPEED 20/1 QUEL ESPIRIT
14/1 LIOS A CHAIL 25/1 HENRY KING
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2009
DAILY NEWS LETTER
Betting Available Upto Close Of Business Tonight Thursday 5th March
3.20 Thursday – LADBROKES WORLD HURDLE 3m
11/10 KASBAH BLISS 50/1 DUC DE REGNIERE
7/2 PUNCHESTOWNS 50/1 HARDY EUSTACE
11/2 BIG BUCKS 50/1 NENUPHAR COLLONG
10/1 FAIR ALONG 50/1 PETTIFOUR
20/1 BLAZING BAILEY 50/1 P’TIT FUTE
25/1 MIGHTY MAN 50/1 SHAKERVILZ
25/1 MOBASHER 66/1 AFSOUN
25/1 POWERSTATION 66/1 AITMATOV
33/1 TAZBAR 66/1 NO REFUGE
40/1 LOUGH DERG 66/1 POUVOIR
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
1.30 Friday – JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE 2m 1f
4/1 ZAYNAR 16/1 TRENCHANT
9/2 WALKON 20/1 ALEXANDER SEVERU
11/2 MASTER OF ARTS 25/1 MOURAD
7/1 STARLUCK 33/1 PEPITE DE SOLEIL
8/1 EBADIYAN 33/1 RONALDO DES MOTT
8/1 TORPHICEN 33/1 SILK AFFAIR
10/1 MR THRILLER 33/1 SIMARIAN
12/1 JUMBO RIO 33/1 THARAWAAT
16/1 LETHAL WEAPON 33/1 TYRRELLS WOOD
16/1 REVE DE SIVOLA 40/1 ART SLEUTH
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3-4 ; Others On Request
3.20 Friday – TOTESPORT GOLD CUP 3m 2\f
15/8 KAUTO STAR 33/1 IMPERIALCOMMANDR
5/1 NEPTUNE COLLONGES 33/1 WAR OF ATTRITION
7/1 DENMAN 40/1 HALCON GENERAL’
9/1 MADISON DE BERLAIS 66/1 KNOWHERE
10/1 EXOTIC DANCER 66/1 MIKO DE BEAUC’
14/1 BARBERS SHOP 100/1 MY WILL
16/1 ALBERTAS RUN 100/1 NOZIC
20/1 AIR FORCE ONE 100/1 OUR VIC
20/1 STAR DE MOHAISON 100/1 SNOOPY LOOPY
33/1 BIG BUCKS 100/1 STATE OF PLAY
Each Way ¼ Odds 1-2-3 ; Others On Request
does anyone else think Liam or Audere Est Facere(c)(same person) has a wee eye for ronaldo????
something to tell us liam :-)
Micky Ginge
Of course I would take him at Spurs and I've already said he's the best in the world but his cheating takes the shine off his skill and ability. He went down last night as if a peak Mike Tyson had just landed one on his vhin.
Vidic got accidently elbowed by Martins which resulted in a nasty cut below his eye but you didn't hear a peep out of him!!
he's the most kicked and fouled footballer on the planet but i agree he does go down a lot but he also needs more protection from referees
barso
Which trainer will win the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham??
I'm sure 99% of people who are asked this will automatically say 'Willie Mullins'. Well according to Nina Carberry and Philip Fenton it will be Mr B T O'Connell who trains DUNGUIB.
Apparently Nina Carberry (who is not the jockey on this one) thinks the world of this horse and see's it as her banker of the meeting. Philip Fenton (who usually rides the horse) thinks the horse is "very, very good".
Looking at it's form the softer the ground the better for him so any rain at Cheltenham would suit him.
Barso
That's exactly why he's the most kicked/fouled player. He goes down if you brush past him so you may as well empty him and make sure of it!!
Audere Est Facere(c) i disagree!
i think he is the most kicked footballer because he is the best player on the planet.If you cannot handle a player foul him.Thats what happened to pele and maradonna.
barso
Barso
It's part and parcel of the game. That's how teams like Bolton and Blackbrn play against the bigger teams. They know if they try and out play them they will get tanked so they play their own tactics and rough them up.
Sometimes it doesn't work but a lot of the time it does. It's just part of the game.
The majority of defenders cannot defend against Aaron Lennon because of his height, speed and skill (Evra learned that on Sunday) so the other option is to rough him up but 9 times out of 10 it ends up as a Spurs free kick. Lennon knows it's part of the game and he accepts that.
Audere Est Facere(c) Lennon is the most inconsistant player i have seen in years,his final ball and finishing are nothing short of a disaster but saying that he is blessed with lightening speed.He produces it maybe 2 out of 10 games where as ronaldo produces it 9 out of 10 games.
If Lennon was more consistant i could see him playing for one of the big teams in England in the future.
Barso
Barso
I wasn't comapring Lennon's ability to Ronaldo's.
Plus, you obviously haven't been watching Lennon for the past few months. His final ball is improving dramatically, he's scoring a few goals and to be honest he ran Man Utd ragged on Sunday!!
Audere Est Facere(c)
WHO WON THE GAME
You were obviously not watching,get over it mate.Lennon had a good game..so what???
Micky Ginge
liverpool should sign Lennon,he's better than the dirt they have there
on the wing now and is wasted at bottom half of the table team like Spurs
tony the scouser
Tony the scouser
You's had one of the best all round footballers in the league in your team before Jan but you sold him back to us!!!!
BIG MISTAKE!!!!
Audere Est Facere(c) Donald has pulled out of the Golf today,you were right,wrist injury.
Only have Cink running now each way
Fred The Red
Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly.
Mr Cole was held after swearing at police officers outside a central London nightclub, BBC crime reporter Ben Ando said.
Police said a 28-year-old man was held in Brompton Road, South Kensington, at about 0215 GMT.
He was taken to a police station and given an £80 fixed penalty notice and released at about 0530 GMT on Thursday.
Mr Ando said: "Cole was held after swearing repeatedly at police and refusing to calm down after emerging from Collections Nightclub in South Kensington at around 2am."
Cole's wife Cheryl, singer with pop group Girls Aloud, is currently climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa for Comic Relief.
The prize money for this year's Irish Open has been increased by 450,000 euros to 2.6 million euros.
The tournament will be played at County Louth, Baltray, from 14 to 17 May and will be sponsored by mobile network 3 for the next three years.
"We plan to bring new and innovative ideas to the event whilst respecting the tradition of the tournament." said Robert Finnegan, chief executive of 3.
The Irish Open was staged at Adare Manor for the last two years.
Mr Finnegan added: "The Irish Open is a real sleeping giant and we're looking forward to bringing it back to its rightful place as one of the strongest tournaments in Europe."
Fred The Red
mad prize money to hit a ball round a field
gerard .n.
Yeah Gerard N, but it's o.k for footballers to get £100k + to kick a ball round a field!!
Sean Graham regular punters are in for a Cheltenham treat this week as the local layers Sean Grahams prepare to give their punters the chance to win a £100 bet every day.
All punters are asked to do is to right their name on the back off a losing docket and put it in the draw box.
Every day during Cheltenham in every Sean Graham shop at around 3.00pm the draw will be made - the only condition is that you need to be in the shop at that time to claim your prize.
If the winning punter is not present, then another losing slip will be drawn.
We are giving away £500 worth of free Sean Graham bets next week - they will consist of £25 bets - win single only.
We are looking the First Four winners for the opening day - so here we go!
Answer this easy question:
who won last years Champion Hurdle?
answers to puntersguide@irelandclick.com before Monday 2.30pm
UTD away to fulham on sunday in f.a cup 10/11.
mmmmmmm.. now shall i invest some of last nights winnings on this game.
What a price!!!
Raffo
its on sat mate 5.15 kick off....
double them up with chelsea!!!
i've a grand and a half to play with.
Won £998 at weekend for £30 5 timer,invested it on utd last night at 1/2 so am quids up.
i'm considering about £650 odd on utd..No doubles.Singles are the way to go when punting big.
10/11 great price with your 10% bbonus as well
Raffo
You're a bookies dream Raffo! Betting with the heart on many occassions. Again, I do expect Man Utd to overcome Fulham but Fulham are very tough to beat at home (unlucky last night against Hull) and they will provide a sterner test than Newcastle. In saying that, Im not sure how much Roy Hodgson wants the FA Cup as Fulham are right in the relegation mix at present.
The bookies have Man Utd at 10/11 to tempt punters like yourself. I expect them to win the tie but I wouldn't be lumping on!!
Now one bet I would be lumping on to is Everton at around 8/11 - 4/6 at home to Boro.
Weekend Soccer Selections
It’s FA Cup weekend with three quarter-final games and a fifth round game taking place, so hopefully a few winners to set us up for next week’s Cheltenham festival.
PG FA CUP QUAD
To the surprise of many a Man Utd fan, the PG are tipping Fergie’s worldbeaters to progress at the expense of Fulham, so MAN UTD (4/5) are the first team down in our FA CUP quad at the weekend.
CHELSEA (1/2) look another solid choice away to giant-killing Coventry, while ARSENAL (1/2) should progress to the quarter-final with a win over Burnley.
Making the weekend quad up are EVERTON (8/11) who should get the better of rejuvenated Middlesboro at Goodison Park
PG XXX
On to the weekend draws and we start with the only Premiership game of the weekend at the Stadium of Light where Spurs tackle hosts Sunderland – it’s a very difficult game to call, so difficult that we have opted for the 12/5 draw.
CHARLTON are in dire straits and the best they can hope for is a point at home to WATFORD.
Making the draw treble up is the the visit of Peterboro to Hartlepool – both teams need the points for different reasons and we can’t split them.
PG QUAD
We finish with the PG Quad and we have taken yet another chance with the selections.
We have opted for a WOLVES (13/8) win at Sheffield Wednesday and have gone for LEEDS (5/4) at Bristol Rovers.
READING (5/4) got back to winning form midweek and can follow up away at Plymouth.
Making the Quad up are HUDDERSFIELD (our 11/8) who are our weekend banker as we go for the eight naps in a row.
They take on Millwall who have hit a brick wall in the last week and I expect three points for Lee Clark’s team come Saturday.
The rest, as usual, is up to you.
Punter fury at Bookmakers
Dear PG
Has anybody out there seen the marked decline of bookmakers since the big boys Ladbrokes, Hills and Powers have taken over?
I wrote a letter to the Punters Guide last year about Tote Direct.
I was trying to get the word to punters who do placepots at Irish meetings that you get paid on the fourth horse in bumper races, novice hurdles, novice steeplechases on the placepot as long as there are 16 runners or more at any of the Irish meetings.
How many punters are throwing their dockets away, thinking they are beaten because they don’t know this rule?
Why don’t bookmakers put up a notice in their offices advising the punters of this? In other words, stop hiding the rules.
I have listed a few points below that are not only irritating me, but which are also irritating my fellow punters.
1. How many punters have placed a bet only to be told if their horse wins, “ I’m sorry sir, you were five seconds too late.” Your bet is void. Why don’t they tell you as soon as they’re off that your bet is void?
2. A friend of mine, not a very big punter, would would punt between £50 and £100, got a bit of luck a couple of days in a trot. The third day he got a football bet up for £900 and was told by the bookmaker that his custom was no longer required. Mind-blowing.
3. All of the bookmakers have a first past the post rule, but you have to wait 15 or 20 minutes until it comes up on the settler’s screen before you get paid. Why so long?
4. You can no longer can bet on greyhound placers in Ladbrokes, but you can in England.
5. This is best of the lot. Once upon a time if you did horse match and the two horses fail to finish the course, the bet was void. Not in Paddy Powers today, no, no. If your horse falls at the first jump and the other horse falls at the second, the horse that goes the furthest is the winner. What an absololute joke.
Disgruntled Punter
Imperial Cup on Saturday with bonus offered for winning this race and a race at Cheltenham...
The Pipe team love this race and have Mr Thriller and Seven is the Number in the race and big fancies...
like the look of the ex-Gordon Elliott trained HARPER VALLEY who has top weight - He is now in the care of Lucy Wadham and gets a 25/1 quote - good each-way bet I hope!
bookies dream Audere Est Facere(c).
too wise for that mate but wise enough to know a good thing when i see one.
5 figures i am up this year on football bets alone.
mostly single bets mate
Raffo
disgruntled punter
i know the feeling but lads have to be the worst on the road. done a bet a while back where there was an offer on screens for money back on something. anyway, i was due my dough back - wnet in to collect the next day only to be told, by the ignorant staff that the offer only applied in england!! powers are a hell of a lot better than most just don't go into the one in a'town - the girls on the counter are wild & the 'manager' is a joke
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