at last!

I had hoped to be back writing much sooner than this but unfortunately during my Winter absence the site suffered a severe cyber attack.

I had to call in the experts who look to have done a good job of clearing the nasties up and sorting the site out. Nag3 has now been given me a clean bill of health meaning I can get down to business.

It’s been a while since I last wrote on the blog and, as you can imagine, quite a bit has happened to me since then. I finished the calendars in the middle of last month and, thanks mainly to Mamlook finally winning a big handicap at very generous odds, I nipped off to Vegas for a week with my dad and the missus.

We had one of our best Vegas holidays ever and actually came back with some dollars (a real rarity for all of us!). Any one lucky enough to get to Sin City should try out the Bellagio Cafe to the side of the ornamental indoor garden. Without doubt the best Creme Brulee ever! I managed to stay away from the roulette wheel for the majority of the holiday and concentrated on the poker which looks like being the blueprint for all future visits there. One thing that was really apparent was just how much America has been affected by the recession. I have never seen Vegas as quiet in all of the 10 years I’ve been visiting. I only added to the cities and the Treasury’s misery by bringing my dollars back with me! 

Since returning home my luck has reverted to being the same as ever i.e. more seconds than winners, with last Saturday being a perfect example. I was down in Paignton to catch up with family and friends and spent the afternoon in my old betting shop in Goodrington along with my brother Gary. I’ll give you a blow by blow account of those betting activties in Monday’s post when I’ll do another recap similar to those I did before Christmas. Again I was saved by the poker having made the money in a tournament at the local casino and on Pokerstars the following night.

But the big news and the project that has taken up the majority of my time since finishing work has been this years Festival Trends Cheltenham Guide. I’ve nearly completed the 26 race, 180 page look at the big meeting and once the final trials take place at the Kempton meeting on 27th February it will be ready for download.

I have however done a FREE look at the Triumph Hurdle and you can get a copy by simply clicking below. (No signups just straight to the Guide)…………

2010 Triumph Hurdle Trends Guide

We’ve gone with a 20/1 shot who I’m very confident of a big run from.

I’ve also done an Ante-Post guide for the 6 feature races of the meeting (Triumph, Champion, World Hurdle, Gold Cup, Queen Mother and Ryanair Chases) and this is also ready for download now. It is available to all subscribers and features a 100/1 shot running in one of the races. Next week we’ll be adding an exclusive members only Trends Guide for the Racing Post Chase at Kempton.

You can pre-order your copy of the 2010 Cheltenham Guide and receive the Ante-Post guide from the link below….

Cheltenham 2010 Festival Trends

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I’ll be back on Saturday for a look at the racing and news of my plans for the blog this year.

Good luck,
Gavin.