New Posts For Thread: Rabobank Irish Champion Hurdle Previewhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-previewhttp://i54.tinypic.com/334hlzs.jpgCV best ever slow down abit - see 1970s hurdling scene.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495848557#495848557CV best ever slow down abit - see 1970s hurdling scene.Sun, 15 May 2011 15:10:41 -0500yeh yer probably right mate,but i still would like to see the 2 race against each other at their best.Thats just me though and i agree it all points to HF being the best we have seen since Istabraq.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495787201#495787201yeh yer probably right mate,but i still would like to see the 2 race against each other at their best.Thats just me though and i agree it all points to HF being the best we have seen since Istabraq.Sun, 15 May 2011 02:50:45 -0500Would Fly have beaten Khyber Kim further than 3 1/2l in that Champion Hurdle? Khyber Kim won the greatwood from Medermit and beat Celestial Halo in the Bula. Menorah imo had done more than that and he was beaten out of sight twice by Hurricane Fly. Khttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495676613#495676613Would Fly have beaten Khyber Kim further than 3 1/2l in that Champion Hurdle? Khyber Kim won the greatwood from Medermit and beat Celestial Halo in the Bula. Menorah imo had done more than that and he was beaten out of sight twice by Hurricane Fly. KSat, 14 May 2011 06:17:49 -0500CV,Not sure Binocular will give you a decent price next March mate.Think people have got a bit fed up with him now.He just has not really repeated his CH victory,and that can be questioned given how his opposition that day have fared since.Personallyhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495538729#495538729CV,Not sure Binocular will give you a decent price next March mate.Think people have got a bit fed up with him now.He just has not really repeated his CH victory,and that can be questioned given how his opposition that day have fared since.PersonallyFri, 13 May 2011 02:03:02 -0500potential that still has to be fulfilled.He does seem to have everything needed though i agree,but he has to keep that going for another 2 or 3 years.One could of course argue that had it not been for injury he would have been top of the tree for 2 yhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495537949#495537949potential that still has to be fulfilled.He does seem to have everything needed though i agree,but he has to keep that going for another 2 or 3 years.One could of course argue that had it not been for injury he would have been top of the tree for 2 yFri, 13 May 2011 01:50:31 -0500the only negative that could be levelled against him was his fragility which seems to be behind him now...quick ground, soft ground, 2 miles, 2.5 miles, fast pace, slow pace, on the bridle or getting down and dirty....and doing it all in a supposed shttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495482521#495482521the only negative that could be levelled against him was his fragility which seems to be behind him now...quick ground, soft ground, 2 miles, 2.5 miles, fast pace, slow pace, on the bridle or getting down and dirty....and doing it all in a supposed sThu, 12 May 2011 19:59:22 -0500yeh...he has to beat more horses of the likes of theatreworld to be compared with istabraqhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495480925#495480925yeh...he has to beat more horses of the likes of theatreworld to be compared with istabraqThu, 12 May 2011 19:50:58 -0500Oh he has to go do it alright, bit those are the heights he has to aim for now.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495299677#495299677Oh he has to go do it alright, bit those are the heights he has to aim for now.Wed, 11 May 2011 11:25:26 -0500getting carried away mate,needs to win more to compare with Istabraq and the 70,s horses.Could happen but not yet comparable.At the moment he has won 1 CH,and beaten the best of Ireland,which imo are nowhere near horses like Night Nurse etc etcLets whttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495263861#495263861getting carried away mate,needs to win more to compare with Istabraq and the 70,s horses.Could happen but not yet comparable.At the moment he has won 1 CH,and beaten the best of Ireland,which imo are nowhere near horses like Night Nurse etc etcLets wWed, 11 May 2011 01:50:48 -0500Hopefully they will meet next march and I hope binocuhype has extra hype going in, any way to get a price on hurricane fly is good for me. Fly is on a different planet to his contemporaries, he is racing against the legends of the 70s and Istabraq hihttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27453909/rabobank-irish-champion-hurdle-preview?post_id=495178133#495178133Hopefully they will meet next march and I hope binocuhype has extra hype going in, any way to get a price on hurricane fly is good for me. Fly is on a different planet to his contemporaries, he is racing against the legends of the 70s and Istabraq hiTue, 10 May 2011 07:53:39 -0500