Updated 4.10pm
IT’S WAS A dream start to Cheltenham for Ireland’s Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins as they won three races on the opening day of the 2015 festival.
The pair combined when Faugheen won the feature Champion Hurdle, Douvan took the opening Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and Un De Sceaux claimed the Arkle Chase.
But there was a big shock in the Mares’ Hurdle when huge favourite Annie Power fell at the last fence under Walsh and it was another Willie Mullins-trained horse Glens Melody that came home first.
Douvan went off the 2/1 favourite in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and finished strongly to see off Shaneshill (9/1) in second place while Siziing John finished third at 25/1. Barry Geraghty’s L’Ami Serge was back in fourth place at 7/2.
Then Un De Sceaux held off late pressure from God’s Own after leading all the way to come in as the 4/6 favourite. God’s Own was in second at 33/1 while Josses Hill finished third at 12/1.
Faugheen was magnificent in winning the Champion Hurdle as the 4/5 favourite saw off Arctic Fire (20/1) into second place with the great Hurricane Fly, a two-time winner of this race, back in third at 8/1.
An Irish jockey also won the third race with Barry Geraghty aboard The Druids Nephew in the Festival Handicap Chase.
The punters were pretty happy with Ruby Tuesday.
In contrast to the bookies.
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RESULTS
1.30pm – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
1st – Douvan (2/1)
2nd – Shaneshill (9/1)
3rd – Sizing John (25/1).
2.05pm – Arkle Chase
1st – Un De Sceaux (4/6)
2nd – God’s Own (33/1)
3rd – Josses Hill (12/1)
2.40pm – Festival Handicap Chase
1st – The Druids Nephew (8/1)
2nd – Grand Jesture (25/1)
3rd – Gallant Oscar (9/1)
3.20pm – Champion Hurdle
1st – Faugheen (4/5)
2nd – Arctic Fire (20/1)
3rd – Hurricane Fly (8/1)
4pm – Mares’ Hurdle
1st – Glens Melody (6/1)
2nd – Polly Peachum (9/1)
3rd – Bitofapuzzle (16/1)
4.40pm – National Hunt Chase
1st – Cause Of Causes (8/1)
2nd – Broadway Buffalo (12/1)
3rd – The Job Is Right (10/1)
5.15pm – Novices Handicap Chase
1st – Irish Cavalier (11/1)
2nd – Thomas Crapper (6/1)
3rd – Generous Ransom (8/1)
Breaking news / Pep Guardiola is having a medical at Manchester City today after paying £50 million for John Stones
Pot . . . . . Kettle . . . . . Black . . . . Im done!
If Pep is having one then when is Jose’s?
Breaking news, Man Utd Accountants having medicals, Crazy money for an player in his twilight, again, crazy money for a player who had one year left on contract, and world record fee for a player let go for next to month a few years ago….. You see, when you point a finger, three pointing back….
Keep up the good work Man Utd, I like seeing the non Utd fans taking the bait ;)
Breaking news ….. Wolves is a bigger club then Liverpool
Oh, so, you believe it, but not when you see every player linked to Man Utd???? With your logic, Liverpool are a bigger club than Man Utd, seeing as Sadio Mane said no fcking way when that lot came in for him…. Typical of some of you Man U fans, move the goalposts non stop……
Was there an offer for Sadio ? Did the clubs talk no ! So do one
U should not drank much coffee hoff
Oooh Jose, mmm, that’s right, ooooh yeah, Pogba, hrmmph, Mkhitaryan, yeah yeah oooooooh!!
Ah Johnny cried…. seriously man, cannot take it?
I see so presumably you have seen me carrying out this apparent act which would make your a ‘peeper’ …. sick or what !
Are you guys related?
We were kind of this morning till I drop him down a big white bowl
A big white bowl with WiFi
How do you know their wasn’t, have you inside info. Supposedly there was an offer last season
Williams and kone in with 18m left over is some business for Everton
Why was Johnny Evans and Arsenal in the same sentence.
Why did they not announce the signing of Stones immediately, what had they to gain by not announcing it? Seems like a lot of embarrassment could’ve been avoided.
City get pants pulled down again in signing another English player
If stones is valued at £47.5m then Pogba for £100m+ doesn’t look too bad after all
The whole transfer market circus makes for some very repetitive commenting.
See United fans are saying stones is too expensive, this is a club who bought eric bailly and Unknown defender for £30 million and martial for even more who at the time was unknown. Not saying if they are right or wrong just its a bit funny the situation
Eric Bailly was known to many in La Liga in a team that came 4th last season so that’s good enough for me. He’s just not English or played in the premier league to be well “known”.
From what I’ve been reading is that he is good but massively overrated and relies to much on his physicality. And still. £30 million for a relatively unknown player is a lot. United can’t take the piss out of anyone else’s signings financially wise
Have a look a cost of transfers v the money earned (not handed over by sugar daddy owner) and Uniteds books are in far better shape than most if not all the Premier League clubs!
Trying to justify the prices is hilarious. It’s being the league who cares
“Good but overrated”…whatever that means. Probably best to give him a chance, no?
Good but overrated, example martial good player but the way people were getting on last season you would think it was ronaldo or Henry in their prime.
I never said he wouldn’t be good, just saying United fans in particular can take the piss out of other teams transfers especially stones when their own manager wanted him
Actually they probably can. They’ll make all the money back in Pogba shirt sales, merchandize etc before the end of the year. As much as I hate to say it, their corporate and marketing partnerships could ensure they boss the financial side of things for years to come. As for Stones, €50m they can have him. We’ll use that money to strengthen the squad with decent players. Koeman seems to have an eye for promising talent.
They will never make the pogba money back on shirt sales clubs get like Max 10 to 15% of revenue on shirt sales sure Real Madrid didn’t even make the beckham money back in shirts
Do you honestly believe that any club that’s spends money on players whether it be 500,000 or 100,000,000 do so without having a plan in place to try and recoup as much of the money as possible . He will be Mr Manchester Utd by the time the season is over if not before , nothing will happen without his picture or name being involved in some shape if form
Oh they will recoup some money back but no where near the amount of the transfer this happens with all the big clubs they never regain the money unless they sell, that’s why all the big clubs except Munich I think are in debt
And liverpool fans talking about Utd and other clubs transfers cause they have nothing to talk about regarding their own club
Think United fans had a lot to say about Liverpool transfers so what does that mean then?
Lads it’s embarrassing, give it a rest. It used to be good banter on here but that’s starting to fade. Ye are starting to sound like school kids.
Spot on Nollaig. You’re right, it’s not banter, it’s the same repetitive comments about the fee for Pogba and now Stones today. It’s not going to drastically effect the lives of anybody on the 42 so get over yourselves for Christ sake.
Meanwhile Flopp demands to know what’s happening with players at Southampton
Booya Carino! you won marketing! That’ll make the pain go away for winning nothing.
He’s not even back a day and the promotion wheels are turning already
https://www.facebook.com/adidasfootball/videos/10153739567103531/
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That’s exactly what I’m talking about Mark .. PogBoom !
Mark, all that is fine, good business, but at end of the day, you will take the medals over that.