Monikers still the name of the game for picking your Cheltenham winners

We expected her to have pulled up by now but instead Newstalk's Sorcha Heron is staying well and maintained her lead at the front of our most profitable punters experiment.

Our two outsiders, Sorcha and Luke Benson, are proving more thoroughbreds than nags as they leave noted newspaper tipsters and even our own Ivan Yates blowing hard in their wake.

Against all advice, Sorcha has picked her horses by the names she most liked and Luke by silks he preferred, but they lead at the half-way stage in Cheltenham 2015.

So with day three's opener just 10 minutes away, let's have a quick review of yesterday's results and how they leave our winnings league table after Day 2:

€18.00: The I-like-the-horse's-name-and-that's-good-enough-for-me punter 

€12.00: The oh-I-like-the-colour-of-those-silks aficionado 

€5.48: The Tipster

€5.48: The former bookie-turned-broadcaster

€5.48: The shout-at-the-tele-in-office-during-races-like-I'm-ITK favourite-backer

€0: The loyal, Lotto-playing, long-odds merchant. 

And here are Day 3's selections from our esteemed punters:

The Tipster 
(Richard Forristal, Irish Independent - Winnings so far from selection of newspaper tipsters: €5.48)

1.30 Valseur Lido (9/2)

2.05 Edeymi (9/1)

2.40 Don Cossack (9/2)

3.20 Saphir Du Rheu (13/2)

4.00 Burn And Turn (16/1)

4.40 Gold Bullet (9/1)

5.15 PASS

The I-like-the-horse's-name-and-that's-good-enough-for-me punter
(Newstalk's Sorcha Heron - Winnings so far: €18)

1.30 Irish Saint (16/1)

2.05 Call The Cops (11/1)

2.40 Don Cossack (9/2)

3.20 Whisper (9/1)

4.00 Make A Track (20/1)

4.40 Grand Vision (14/1)

5.15 Monarchs Way (14/1)

The former bookie-turned-broadcaster 
(Newstalk's Ivan Yates - Winnings so far: €5.48)

1.30 Vautour (6/4)

2.05 PASS

2.40 Taquin Du Seuil (10/1 - e/w)

3.20 Monksland (10/1)

4.00 PASS

4.40 PASS

5.15 PASS

The shout-at-the-tele-in-office-during-races-like-I'm-ITK favourite-backer
(Newstalk's Shane Hegarty - Winnings so far: €5.48)

1.30 Vautour (6/4)

2.05 Brother Brian (8/1)

2.40 Don Cossack (9/2)

3.20 Saphir Du Rheu (13/2)

4.00 Un Ace (7/1)

4.40 Gold Bullet (9/1)

5.15 Knights Parade (13/8)

The loyal, Lotto-playing, long-odds merchant
(Newstalk's Richie McCormack - Winnings so far: €0)

1.30 - Colour Squadron (25/1)

2.05 - Aqalim (33/1)

2.40 - Wonderful Charm (25/1)

3.20 - Dedigout (25/1)

4.00 - Bally Legend (28/1)

4.40 - Bless The Wings (28/1)

5.15 - Lexington Bay (33/1)

The oh-I-like-the-colour-of-those-silks aficionado
(Newstalk's Luke Benson - Winnings so far: €12)

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