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dagraham

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Just a heads up, but I've noticed that Stan James is the only bookie to give 1/4 odds on their E/W Cheltenham bets ( everyone else is 1/5).

Luckily for me Stan James is one of the few bookmakers that I haven't got an account with, so I think I shall be joining and taking advantage of not only their better E/W odds, but their new customer free bet offer.

Anyone got any experience with Stan James? Or should I stay well clear?
 

LSUY

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Decided to get some practice in for Cheltenham

3.00 Sandown - William H Bonney
3.15 Wolverhampton - Keystroke
6.15 Chelmsford - Fleckerl
4.30 Ayr - Lochnell

Fiver e/w = £2183

There goes a tenner I'll never see again

Edit: Cheers for the heads up A&C. Originally had Aintree My Dream on my acca but switched for Fleckerl.
 
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Archibald&Crooks

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Decided to get some practice in for Cheltenham

3.00 Sandown - William H Bonney
3.15 Wolverhampton - Keystroke
3.25 Hereford - Fleckerl
4.30 Ayr - Lochnell

Fiver e/w = £2183

There goes a tenner I'll never see again
Fleckerl is running on the AW at Chelmsford tonight. I've been following that one.
 

felmani26

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Moon Racer in the CH now

So with that in mind, (and FO out) the likelihood is;
Melon - Supreme
Neon Wolf - Neptune
 

tototoner

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Don't understand why Mullins / Ricci running VVM and Limini in the Mares and no one in the Champion, doesn't make sense
 

dagraham

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Disaster of a day

Yeah me too. The only thing I got was Altior as the first part of an Acca ( which is hardly surprising) and a poxy £4 back from an E/W Yankee I did.

Still, I have a £10 free bet to use from Skybet, so I have to decide where I can piss that up the wall :D.
 

felmani26

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I did have Apple's Jade coming in for me but didn't net me much - definitely Bookies 1 Punters 0 after the first day.
 

dagraham

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I did have Apple's Jade coming in for me but didn't net me much - definitely Bookies 1 Punters 0 after the first day.

I'm actually kicking myself I didn't try to claw back some money on the tricast for that race. It was obvious it was going to be those three, but I didn't want to chase my losses. Gamblers hindsight is a wonderful thing.
 

tototoner

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Won £200 on Special Tiara today so even for the 2 days now, backed it W/O Douvan
 

gushayes11

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Who's everyone done in the National?

I've done, Shantou Flyer and One for Arthur, both e/w.
 

raiden

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I think Regal Encore is worth a little e/w just because R. Power is riding like a man possessed at the moment
 

Archibald&Crooks

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On Skybet Tawaaflq is (currently) 7/2 to win the 2.30 at Lingfield today but for some strange reason he's a massive 5/1 in the insured bet market, so not only do you get a bigger price if he wins but also if he finishes second you get your stake returned.

Fair enough it's not a nailed on winner but it must be a decent value gamble.
 
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