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@thespieler Norwegians now suggesting it will rain all day Thursday into Friday morning ?

Looking like a sound surface for the Festival. If the times on Day 1 are quick don’t be fooled into thinking soft ground horses won’t be winning Water table is so high that even if dry on top the vast majority of horses will let themselves down on it #trampolineeffect

@FOBRacing Well done Chris on his first winner! Has he found his passport yet ?

Edith Pelham and Chris #TeamFOB

@_JIBBER_JABBER_ Thanks, good read..

Yes, in practical terms Jingko Blue is very likely to run off what he’s on now. 👍 The only way that changes is if the handicapper adjusts him before weights are published — either because of a recent run or because they reassess the level of his existing form. That kind of late collateral tweak is possible, but as you say, not common.

The Coral Cup currently has 85 entries. Most punters will wait for the weights and guess. I’ve already reduced it to 4 genuine fits — using structure, not hype. If you want to see how to cut a Festival handicap down properly read it FREE here👇 ►patreon.com/posts/151262908◄

@_JIBBER_JABBER_ My point is Jingko Blue will run off his current mark unless he is raised on Tuesday for collateral form from the last 7 days, Sun-Sat which seems highly unlikely.

You’ve nailed the key part. 👍 There’s a set “Weights Day” when the BHA publish the Cheltenham handicap weights — this year that’s Tuesday 24th February. The important bit is the cut-off. The handicappers are working off the ratings in place up to midnight on Sunday 22nd February. So any run up to and including that Sunday can be taken into account when they frame the weights. After that point, the mark for Cheltenham is effectively locked in. The only exception is if a horse wins after the weights are published — they don’t get a new rating for the race, but they usually have to carry a fixed 5lb penalty at the Festival. So it’s not really about “last week” — it’s about whether they ran before or after that Sunday night cut-off.

About 1 mile from Leopardstown and it’s absolutely cats and dogs..Dublin city centre odds on for me tomorrow 😢

@LydiaHislop @TheRacingJosh Thank you!

@Paul_Fay @TheRacingJosh Done!

Darragh O'Keeffe is joining @LydiaHislop & Ruby Walsh on Road To Cheltenham this Thursday! If you have a question for Darragh, maybe a horse he’s ridden/ridden against, get it down below 👇 #RoadToCheltenham

Please send pics of your #SnowyBrum

@thespieler Their first run that season was on heavy ground?

Another clue: It's in the Gold Cup and is a trend I suspect Willie Mullins would have no truck with but Nicky Henderson might well do

Ex Coral champions club mare Innocent Girl, has her first runner tomorrow in the last at Cheltenham. How time flies !

@dermonolan91 Welsh national please

Thats a peach from Richie McLernon on Dom Of Mary. Every inch an Eider horse

This is class. 💙🤝 At the start of the season, @Coral committed to donating £500 to the @BCFC_Foundation for every home goal scored at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. That total now stands at over £15,000. @Coral, 'Here For The Blues'.

@JakePriceRacing @TheJumpsShow Well done and best of luck jake

🤯 I am buzzing to have been nominated for the 2025 HWPA Content Award! It means a lot to be recognised for the work put in with both this account and @TheJumpsShow Thanks for all of your support 🙌

And #OTD in 2002, this happened... 😬

Ascot prices tomorrow 👇

@GeeGeeBanker @RatingTheRaces Off to Clairefontaine tomorrow, any fancies ?

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@richthorndike What you doing on a motorbike, you Sold the Bentley ?

Drove past a young lad on a motorbike this morning on New Road Rubery. He dropped £20 on the road. He was only a teenager so if anyone knows him I’ll happily give it back. I would recognise him!

Wednesday: Promoted 🆙 Saturday: Champions 🏆 Birmingham are so good, they have been crowned champions without even playing yet 😉 #BCFC | #EFL