Cheltenham 2012 - Tuesday - Day 1 - Champion Hurdle

[singgooner]

Oh yes, let's have it !

The annual England v Ireland clash over the jumps - BRING IT F'ING ON !

Taken the whole week off as holiday from work - stop your grinning and drop your linen
because over 4 days - we're having it off LARGE !

Will post form cards later - when they are public - Timeform will be posted later for sure.

I think HRTV & TVG may be broadcasting these glorious 4 days of the best steeplechasing on the planet.

Come back later and there will be a form guide for you all !

[singgooner]

Here it is - Equibase Style Form for you boys - so you can watch one of the biggest sports occasions in Europe - 4 days of the best steeplechasing of the highest quality.

Tomorrow it is the best hurdlers - Friday it is The Gold Cup 3miles 2furlongs and the best chaser in UK & Ireland is crowned.

[oddsfellow]

Best week of the whole year Singgooner. At the gold cup on Friday. Thanks a lot for the form not seen this type for English racing before.

[oddsfellow]

Have so far backed Tullamore Dew and Galileo's Choice in tomorrows races. Rest of the night studying to see what other gems we can find.

[thezbar]

Thanks for the post. I'm in California and will check it out via xpressbet.

[singgooner]

Woke up and it's like all my birthdays & Christmas Days all wrapped up in 4 days of pure brilliant action.

Here's the card for you Yanks.

9.30am William Hill Supreme Novices´ Hurdle 4yo&Up £56,950 2m110y Grade 1
10.05am Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase 5yo&Up £74,035 2miles Grade 1
10.40am JLT Specialty Handicap Chase 5yo&Up £42,713 3m110y Grade 3
11.20am The Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy 4yo&Up £210,715 2miles 110yards Grade 1
12.00pm Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase 5yo&Up £25,024 3miles 7furlongs
12.40pm OLBG David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle 4yo&Up £39,389 2m4f Grade 2
1.15pm Pulteney Land Investments Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase 5yo&Up £28,475 2m4f110y Listed

11.20am is the race to crown the best hurdler in England & Ireland
and make sure you watch
12.00pm The Cross-Country Chase - I doubt you have seen anything like this down at Churchill Downs, Beulah Park or even Santa Anita - LOL ! This Cross-Country Chase links the modern day racing back to its original roots, when some gentleman raced to a church steeple over any obstacles that they came up against - hence the variety of fences and the twisty course and hence the name "steeplechase".

If you Yanks want to see 1 race today - for novelty & interest value - you have to see 12.00pm The Cross-Country Chase.

I think all races are live on TVG & HRTV

If you want some deeper form and reading try the 2 English horse racing industry web-sites.

https://www.racingpost.com

https://www.sportinglife.com

both web-sites racing sections are superb for a 1st timer following Cheltenham.

OK, enjoy - now going out to get the UK racing paper - a pallet of 24 cans of beer - Pizza Hut on speed dial.

betfair & betdaq on 2 laptops - get it ready !

Let the wagons roll - see you on the other side !

[singgooner]

If you didn't catch Day 1 of the best 4 days of steeplechasing anywhere in the world - here are day 1 highlights

9.30am William Hill Supreme Novices´ Hurdle 4yo&Up £56,950 2m110y Grade 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyItdznOdZM

10.05am Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase 5yo&Up £74,035 2miles Grade 1
The winner is a machine and champion in waiting !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz3ivr1cn8I

11.20am The Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy 4yo&Up £210,715 2miles 110yards Grade 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UTtqLkKQf0

Enjoy - will be back on a separate thread for Day 2 form

[thezbar]

Thanks for the links. The winner of the Arkle was the most impressive to my eye. That and the big crowd.