Grand National 2009: Cheltenham Festival Entries
The Cheltenham Festival begins in just over a week’s time but the burning question for Grand National fans is how will our ante post fancies fare during the four days at Prestbury Park?
Most of the runners highlighted on our site have entries at some point over the Cheltenham Festival and the performances of horses such as Butlers Cabin, Comply Or Die, Hot Weld and Garde Champetre especially will be particularly interesting.
Below is a full list of all the horses featured on our Grand National site who have entries at Cheltenham. Make a note of your selections and let us know how you invisage it will perform in its chosen race:
Butlers Cabin
Big Fella Thanks
Comply Or Die
Hear The Echo
Notre Pere
My Will
Cloudy Lane
Can’t Buy Time
Snowy Morning
Madison Du Berlais
Character Building
Hot Weld
Star De Mohaison
Garde Champetre
Exotic Dancer
Simon
State Of Play
War Of Attrition
Darkness
Miko De Beauchene
Mon Mome
Battlecry
Golden Flight
LAmi
Nine De Sivola
Opera Mundi
Roll Along
Silver Birch
Ballyfitz
Fleet Street
Imperial Commander
King Harald
Knowhere
LAntartique
Lothian Falcon
Niche market
Patsy Hall
Snoopy Loopy
Hobbs Hill
Ollie Magern
Reveillez
Silverburn
Stan
Always Waining
Obviously we are getting down to the real decision making time for those of us who have still to make up our minds about who we will be backing at Aintree and an eyecatching performance here could make all the difference so watch out for the Grand National market to pick up speed during the four days at Cheltenham.
Do you think there is any value left in the current prices? Should we take a certain price before your pick runs at Cheltenham? Let us know your Cheltenham related thoughts on this page.
Also, why not check out our Cheltenham Betting site where we look at all the individual races and have lots of information and tips on all things Cheltenham related. There are also details of our Cheltenham tipping competition where you could win the first prize of £500! We’d love to see all our great Grand National contributors trying to win this prize!
This post has 25 comments
#1
March 2nd, 2009 17:05
This separate thread is a great idea.
Cheltenham is always a funny one when it comes to the Aintree horses. If you’re on a horse AP, you want to see it run well but at the same time not have too hard a race just a few weeks before the big day. I always liked the Racing Post Plate/Mildmay of Flete as a pre-National prep as it’s over 2m4f, which is over 1/2m shorter than the William Hill. A race over 2m4f is never going to be as much of a test as the William Hill or Gold Cup and a nice staying-on performance to finish just outisde the places catches the eye. I will be watching Golden Flight in that with a lot of interest.
I quite like the look of Always Waining at massive odds for the National so if he’s in the final decs at Cheltenham I may back him before he runs. His form this year isn’t great but he much prefers spring ground so i’m hoping for better if he runs at Cheltenham.
#2
March 4th, 2009 12:46
If you have got money on Butlers Cabin for the national then what type of race do you want it to have at cheltenham?
I have some money on him for the GN and the more i think about cheltenham i just cant work out what type of run i want him to have.
#3
March 4th, 2009 19:01
Hi Guys,Butlers Cabin must get a run in before the national and you will have to hope it gets good ground as the trainer will be relucdant to run it on soft ground.
#4
March 5th, 2009 17:16
This may help when informing Cheltenham bets and gauging how the National entries may fair:
http://maps.turftrax.co.uk/latestgoingreport.asp?course=Cheltenham
#5
March 6th, 2009 11:16
Excellent find Stayer.
Do you know if there is on elike that for Aintree
#6
March 6th, 2009 12:01
Brian,
Click on the link below and scroll down a bit and there are links to the going and met office. It isn’t being updated at the moment but closer to the time i’m sure there will be daily updates.
http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/owners-trainers-and-jockeys/
#7
March 6th, 2009 12:04
Thank you so much stayer.
I think that has to be some of the most valuable info i’ve seen this year.
Again many thanks
#8
March 6th, 2009 12:24
Absolutely Brian. Simon Claisse always seems to claim that the Cheltenham going is “on the easy side of good” no matter what the ACTUAL conditions are! Last year he gave the going description on the first day as good-soft but the times and jockey comments showed the ground was geniunely soft. I don’t trust him so need to get the going info from another source.
It’s also useful for Aintree as the course is very big and normally the ground down by the Canal Turn is sofer than the rest of the course.
#9
March 9th, 2009 16:46
Cheltenham Day 1 Bets
Supreme Novices Hurdle
Kempes (stake returned if Cousin Vinny wins if placed with Paddypower)
Arkle
Forpadydeplaster
William hill trophy
Possol
Champion Hurdle
Katchit E/W
Cross COuntry
Drombeag E/W
David Nicholson Mares Only
Oscar Rebel E/W
#10
March 10th, 2009 10:38
Supreme Novices – Go Native
Arkle – Forpaddydeplasterer AND Imsingingtheblues
WHT – Lothian Falcon
Champion Hurdle – Katchit
For me. All small stakes mind, looking to lay off in running to get some pocket money for tomorrow.
#11
March 10th, 2009 11:22
Supreme Nov – Medermit e/w
WHT – Wichita Lineman
Arkle – Imsingingtheblues
Champion Hdle – Celestial Halo e/w
Cross Country – Drombeag
Mares – United
#12
March 10th, 2009 15:02
Meant to post earlier
Had the first winner (unsurprisingly given that I’ve posted late I hear you cynics say!)
2:05 Tartak
2:40 Possol
3:20 Katchit
Only £2 on each for bit of fun.
#13
March 10th, 2009 18:21
Lothian Falcon a non-runner, so 2/3 aint at all bad!!
I am not betting tomorrow – nothing appeals.
Roll the profits on to Thursday and then Rambling Minster in the GN!
#14
March 12th, 2009 11:25
Thursdays selections (again just for pocket money)
1:30 Pancake E/W
2:05 Kayf Aramis E/W
2:40 Imperial Commander
3:20 Big Bucks
4:00 Oceanos Des Obeaux (E/W)
4:40 Butlers Cabin E/W
#15
March 12th, 2009 13:34
My Thursdays selections are
1:30 Naiad Du Misselot
2:05 Ballydub
2:40 Imperial Commander
3:20 Punchestowns
4:00 Ping Pong Sivola
4:40 Aggie’s Lad
#16
March 12th, 2009 16:32
What a load of tosh is written in the blog,as a winner in the last 6 gns,i can honestly say ive cracked the code,its simple 9/10 yr old having run between 25-50 days finihing well over more than 3.5 miles carrying a big weight in to at least a place,yet carrying 10.10 or less in the national,getting the ground it likes.This year in order of preferance it will be between Rambling minster, Garde champetre, Darkness and Black appalachi.Granted black apalachi does not fit the criterea to win but will run into a place.GAZ.
#17
March 12th, 2009 18:36
Good day for me
3 winners 28/1, and 6-1 twice. Also got BC in 5th with Paddy Power.
I’ve now booked tomorrow off work!!
#18
March 13th, 2009 12:33
Todays lays are Master of arts and Starluck in the 1-30.My tips are JUMBO RIO,SESENTA,CAPE TRIBULATION,EXOTIC DANCER and OH CRICK.Good luck everyone
#19
March 14th, 2009 15:23
STILL PICKING THAT SCAB WACKLESS.
#20
March 14th, 2009 22:18
gaz7753 Says:
March 12th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
What a load of tosh is written in the blog,as a winner in the last 6 gns,i can honestly say ive cracked the code,its simple 9/10 yr old having run between 25-50 days finihing well over more than 3.5 miles carrying a big weight in to at least a place,yet carrying 10.10 or less in the national,getting the ground it likes.This year in order of preferance it will be between Rambling minster, Garde champetre, Darkness and Black appalachi.Granted black apalachi does not fit the criterea to win but will run into a place.GAZ.
Tosh – that would only get you you the last two winners
#21
March 14th, 2009 23:37
STILL EATING ALL THE PIES MINTY!!!!!!!!!Like your shortlist Pablo but throw that french bred out mate.
#22
March 15th, 2009 10:09
firstly has there been a new grand national tips thread started as on my screen the old one is now empty??? secondly BC and CB now with only 23 days between last run and GN?? is this significant ?
#23
March 15th, 2009 11:19
Hi Dragonman,A 23 day break before the race is ok but anything that runs from 2mrw onwards you can put a line thru.Your selection should have a top 7 place on its last run so with that you can knock Preists Leap off your list if you have it.Im still only have 1 winner in my book and thats Rambling Minster and the horses i’ve had savers on have holes in there form i.e Southern Vic and Black Apalachi.
#24
March 15th, 2009 11:47
The GN tips page keeps disappearing since Sat night(only the heading is showing)- can admin look at this.
#25
March 15th, 2009 14:18
EXOTIC DANCER, FOR THE NATIONAL[?} THE DRAWBACK IS A.P. McCOY.....MAD I THINK NOT.. THIS RACE IS A.P.s "JINX" RACE?...THE PLODDING STYLE OF EXOTIC DANCER WILL SUIT THE NATIONAL...[OR AT LEAST THATS HOW HE`S BEEN RIDDEN]..NOW I HAVE POSTED THIS..E/C WON`T RUN OR WON`T WIN, ONE LESS TO WORRY ABOUT…..LOOK FOR THE FAIRY STORY HORSE..????e.g. OWNER BACK FROM REHAB, DOWN TO HIS LAST 50ml…TRAINER, SAYS “IT`S ALL DOWN TO SOUTHERN COMFORT”…..ON A ENDING NOTE…COULD THIS YEARS NATIONAL BE WON BY A “LADY RIDER” [YOU`VE SEEN HER IT`S NEENA]….ADIOS….