My shots for Thurs (all e/w, as per )

1:30 Copper Bleu
2:05 Kayf Aramis
2:40 Deep Purple
3:20 Sentry Duty
4:00 In Compliance
4:40 Faasel

Only if they ever run it away from Cheltenham. Prior to today, three visits two falls. Been out since just after 10am wish I'd have seen this earlier - it was a definite no-no!

A couple of good winners there - Weapons Amnesty certainly wasn't easy to pick.

Katie Walsh 4 days, Nina Carberry 5 days.

Ditto on both counts.

Ah well, always tomorrow.

Think Alfie Sherrin will probs win the Pertemps tomorrow will be some serious money on it 7/2 reckon it will be alot lower after Findlay steams in.

Ballyfitz for me 28/1 E/W with 5 places with Bet365 loves Cheltenham and also enjoys hurdles trainer said to had a spring in its step last time over hurdles when it saw no fences defo E/W claims if running to its rating going to watch the betfair place market might get something stupid like 12/1 just to place.

E/Ws on these too

13.30 Seven Is My Number 33/1 @ 4 places
16.00 The Sawyer 18/1 @ 5 places
16.40 Khachaturian 16/1 @ 5 places

Done Alfie Sherrin 7/2 will kick myself if it won and I didn't back it, its just that with favs taking a beating this year puts you off abit.

Not done that well so far but im fairly confident thursday is my day during the week

I've got 3 fairly confident selections for tomorrow

Including Hey Big Spender in the first, the jewson; the Colin Tizzard trained 7yr old has contested two novice chases at cheltenham over the past few months jumping perfectly in each coming 2nd to the more than able Inchidaly Rock, then went onto win the win next time out over C/D staying on strongly up the hill winning by 10lengths, there's further improvement to come and imo can handle the rise in weights and the 10/1 on offer in a few places HAS to be snapped up imo.

A lesser confident selection runs in the pertempts final handicap hurdle over 3miles. On first glance the horse Frebo has no chance with Alfie Sherrin based on there run against each other in a handicap hurdle at newbury in February where the selection received 11lbs for a 11l defeat, they re-oppose on similar terms here though on that day Frebo was well at the back where there was no pace throughout the race and as the trainer Ian Williams has said he stays all day, so with a strong gallop likely i think this race will suit him, since the newbury run he improved a lot when winning a qualifier for this race by 9l, at 16/1 id rather take a chance on this horse placing than simply having a win bet on the worthy Nicholls favorite due to whats happened this week.

Last and not least in the last, Gallant Nuit, I take note of a fair few people on here selecting him and its fairly obvious why, in a amateurs race a good and experienced jockey is almost as important as the horse and with nina carberry riding for Ferdy Murphy in this type of race is a match made in heaven (note katie walsh's victory with Poker De Sivola for Ferdy today). The horse in the past has come back well from a break, last time out he got the better off Don't Push it over a distance of 3m3 so he'll obviously stay the trip under a strong gallop or not, the only slight concern is the ground although today we'll be racing on the new course which has been watered and will be easier ground. The 9/1 on offer with a handy handicap mark whilst plotted for the race with the booking of nina makes alot of appeal.

Have gone e/w singles on the three as well as doubles and treble's.

My other selections FWIW
- Tranquil Sea
- Big Bucks / Katchit e/w
- SunnyHillBoy / Mister McGoldrick e/w

Good luck.

In the process of running a big race when coming down two out.

Better luck today hopefully.

Nicholls / Walsh not having the best of festivals so far but ought to collect with at least a couple from Alfie Sherrin, Poquelin and Big Bucks.

Mind, I expected Master Minded to win yesterday.