NOT 606 Cheltenham Preview Evening

Chaps,

I'll do the Preview again this year. If anyone wants to be a panelist then tell me on here and i'll send my e-mail to everyone who makes the cut and you can send me word doc with your thoughts. It wouldn't be NOT606 at Cheltenham without the preview thread after all.

Put your hands up if you want to contribute.

Format:

DAY 1
SUPREME NOVICES
ARKLE
CHAMPION HURDLE
MARES HURDLE
OTHER RACES

DAY 2
NEPTUNE
RSA
QMCC
OTHER RACES

DAY 3
JLT
RYANAIR
STAYERS
OTHER RACES

DAY 4
TRIUMPH
ALBERT BARTLETT
GOLD CUP
OTHER RACES


The handicaps will be getting a decent amount of coverage this year so feel free to write as much or as little as you wish.

Deadline for all contributions is Sunday, 12th March at 7pm.

 

Count me in .

 

Well done Bob. I doubt I will get time (my contribution would be pretty worthless anyway ) but if I do find time I'll let you know, just in case there aren't enough contributors this year. Hopefully there will be.

 

I wouldn't mind either Bob

 

Added to the 2017 Cheltenham Festival Mega Thread

 

If it helps here are the links to the Festival races ("other races" dimmed):

14 Mar 17
Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m87y
Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Cl1 (5yo+) 1m7f199y
Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Cl1 3m1f
Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m87y
OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m3f200y
JT McNamara National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Cl1 (5yo+) 3m7f170y
Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed Race) Cl1 2m4f78y

15 Mar 17
Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m5f26y
RSA Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Cl1 (5yo+) 3m80y
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Cl1 2m5f26y
Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Cl1 (5yo+) 1m7f199y
Glenfarclas Chase (A Cross Country Chase) Cl2 (5yo+) 3m6f37y
Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Cl1 (4yo) 2m87y
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Grade 1) Cl1 (4-6yo) 2m87y

16 Mar 17
JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) Cl1 (5yo+) 2m3f198y
Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) Cl1 2m7f213y
Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy) Cl1 (5yo+) 2m4f166y
Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m7f213y
Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Cl1 2m4f166y
Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run) Cl1 2m179y
Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Cl2 (5yo+) 3m2f

17 Mar 17
JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) Cl1 (4yo) 2m179y
Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Cl1 2m179y
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m7f213y
Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Cl1 (5yo+) 3m2f70y
St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Cl2 3m2f70y
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Cl2 2m4f56y
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Cl1 2m62y

 

And a link to all the odds

 

I'll chuck mine in too lads.

 

If there aren't enough contributors, I'll be more than happy to share

 

Count me in- look forward to writing these each year

 

So Bob, 8 days until the festival and we now have the antepost squeaky bum time

When do you want us to send across this years drivel?

 

Anytime before Sunday at 7pm TC. I'll send my email to everyone who puts their hand up by Friday.

 

I’ll give a little write-up. Don’t want the dear old regular readers to miss out.

 

Hurrah!!!

 

I'll have a go if I'm not too late?

 

And so it begins

 

Bob, I won't be around much (if at all) this weekend so have sent my preview piece over to you now.

I'm sure the dear old regular readers will be waiting with baited breath for my views but, pilgrims, 'patience is a virtue and a little won't hurt you'!