The stands have once again fallen silent after four breathless days of racing on Cleeve Hill, and the Cheltenham Festival 2019 is now confined to the memory banks and the history books. It was a captivating, challenging, emotional roller coaster of a week; these are my Festival reflections. Champion Hurdler? In the build up to […]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Day Four Preview, Tips And so to day 4, Friday, Gold Cup Day, the last of the quartet. If you're in front, well done; if you're behind, there's still time. Either way, the last day is traditionally the trickiest so keep that in mind as you peruse the prose below. 1.30 Triumph […]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Day 3 Preview, Tips And so to the second half, historically the trickier segment of the meeting. After two fiendishly trappy days on Tuesday and Wednesday, that does not bode well! Typically the weakest of the four days, though that of course is relative, Thursday brings us the Stayers' Hurdle, Ryanair and […]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Day Two Preview, Tips On to Day 2, Wednesday, and another septet of teasers the highlight of which is the Queen Mother Champion Chase and that lad, Altior. That is but one of four Grade 1 shemozzles, those four tiptop treats supported by two impossible handicaps and the good old Cross Country […]
Cheltenham Festival 2019: Day One Preview, Tips The waiting is over and it's showtime for the 2019 Cheltenham Festival: four days and 28 top class races split evenly from Tuesday to Friday. Day One, Tuesday, is set to be run on soft ground and features a cracking renewal of the Champion Hurdle as well as […]
The below notes have been provided by excellent Cheltenham judge and good friend, "Hammer". Another very enjoyable evening hosted by Lee Mottershead bringing a wealth of knowledge to the table in the form of ex Senior Handicapper Phil Smith, whose betting pot now represents his life force. ("Once it's gone, you're gone" according to Mrs […]
Stayers' Hurdle 2019: Preview, Trends, Tips Thursday's flagship race at the Cheltenham Festival is the Stayers' Hurdle, a Grade 1 run over three miles. It is a strong test of class and stamina, as well as speed quite often, and has an impressive roll of honour which includes the likes of Big Buck's, Inglis Drever […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2019: Preview, Trends, Tips The highlight in a week of highlights at the 2019 Cheltenham Festival is the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. New sponsor, maybe, but it's the same refreshing taste to a race which demands all of class, stamina, a touch of speed and bottomless determination: the Gold Cup truly is […]
This article was originally written ahead of the 2018 Cheltenham Festival, and has been updated prior to the 2019 Cheltenham Festival. The Cheltenham Festival is almost upon us and soon we'll be faced with the unenviable - though highly enjoyable - task of trying to find winners in 28 deeply competitive races. Many sensible players […]
In this episode of Catching Up, geegeez-sponsored jockey David Probert offers a few thoughts on some hot topics in the sport - dealing with losing runs, sectional timing, and the prize money issue - as well as giving us the inside track on riding Wolverhampton. Confidence Either side of the equine flu break I went […]
We're now less than three weeks away from the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, and it is time to start ramping up the Fez-related content here on geegeez.co.uk. To kick things off, allow me to share my ante post portfolio as it stands right now. It's a little sparser than has been the case in recent years, […]
Saturday's Pick was... 3.20 Ascot : Getaway Trump @ 3/1 BOG 4th at 4/1 (Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 2 out, kept on into 4th final 100 yards) Monday's pick runs in the... 3.00 Carlisle : Before I post the daily selection, just a quick reminder of how I operate the service. Generally, I'll identify […]
Saturday's Pick was... 3.20 Ascot : Getaway Trump @ 3/1 BOG 4th at 4/1 (Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 2 out, kept on into 4th final 100 yards) Monday's pick runs in the... 3.00 Carlisle : Before I post the daily selection, just a quick reminder of how I operate the service. Generally, I'll identify […]
Friday's Pick was... 7.15 Newcastle : Ginger Jam @ 11/4 BOG still to run () Saturday's pick runs in the... 3.20 Ascot : Before I post the daily selection, just a quick reminder of how I operate the service. Generally, I'll identify and share the selection in the evening before the following day's race and I then add a […]
As part of our ongoing efforts to make more racing fans aware of geegeez.co.uk, I'm delighted to share that we've agreed a significant new sponsorship for the 2019 season. Alongside the existing arrangements we have to display the geegeez logo on the kit of 100+ winners per season flat rider David Probert, exciting conditional Rex […]
