The highlight of the (my) year starts Tuesday, when Mrs D and I will be in attendance for Champion Day - a good choice as it features the highest quality race of the meeting when Buveur d'Air takes on (and beats, I hope) Apples Jade (and Laurina) in the Champion Hurdle.
Otherwise, as the title suggests, it's a middling vintage, not that I'm complaining, it's Cheltenham so it's all fantastic.
My obsession deepens every year so I've indulged in every preview going, but I'm still not especially confident in any of my picks.
I think Paisley Park (blind owner) in the Stayers is more likely to provide ITV's "story for non-sports fans" than Lalor (trainer taken over yard after husband's suicide) in the Arkle.
Last year's Gold Cup was a poor spectacle, and not just because I didn't back the winner, hopefully this year will be a bit better, Presenting Percy deserves to be favourite, but not at those odds, so I'll be on Road to Respect or Kemboy.
We're staying in Bath, arriving Sunday and going back Thursday so a bit of a mini-break as well, although I'm never at my most relaxed this time of year so we'll see how that pans out.
Otherwise, as the title suggests, it's a middling vintage, not that I'm complaining, it's Cheltenham so it's all fantastic.
My obsession deepens every year so I've indulged in every preview going, but I'm still not especially confident in any of my picks.
I think Paisley Park (blind owner) in the Stayers is more likely to provide ITV's "story for non-sports fans" than Lalor (trainer taken over yard after husband's suicide) in the Arkle.
Last year's Gold Cup was a poor spectacle, and not just because I didn't back the winner, hopefully this year will be a bit better, Presenting Percy deserves to be favourite, but not at those odds, so I'll be on Road to Respect or Kemboy.
We're staying in Bath, arriving Sunday and going back Thursday so a bit of a mini-break as well, although I'm never at my most relaxed this time of year so we'll see how that pans out.
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