New Posts For Thread: Dark horse and no mentions...https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentionsForpadydeplasterer - has an Arkle winner ever run in the GN? won over 3 miles as a qualifying race in Autumn on only 2nd ever attempt at trip and allegedly trained for this since then. I find it bizarre and intriguing and backed at 100 on here and 6forpady actually a very good bet anywhere you can get ew top 6 IMO. He's had 31 runs & been top 6 in 29 of them.Betvictor are 80/1 so 20/1 the place top 6 altho I doubt many here have an account.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=531037239#531037239forpady actually a very good bet anywhere you can get ew top 6 IMO. He's had 31 runs & been top 6 in 29 of them.Betvictor are 80/1 so 20/1 the place top 6 altho I doubt many here have an account.Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:01:07 -0500dont push it was an arkle horse that fell in the arkle when cruising. just because u start over 2miles doesnt mean u wont stay.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=531036373#531036373dont push it was an arkle horse that fell in the arkle when cruising. just because u start over 2miles doesnt mean u wont stay.Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:23:26 -0500Crisp was the horse that got me into racing. I was 8, my Dad drew him in the office sweep, and it was the most exciting and then heart-breaking thing ever. But Classified turned out to be a stayer who'd been running over the wrong trip, and anyway nehttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=531029121#531029121Crisp was the horse that got me into racing. I was 8, my Dad drew him in the office sweep, and it was the most exciting and then heart-breaking thing ever. But Classified turned out to be a stayer who'd been running over the wrong trip, and anyway neFri, 05 Apr 2013 19:56:14 -0500Gay Trip won in 1970 having previously seemed an out and out two and a half miler.The following year Specify won. He had won once over 3m but was considered more of a two and a half miler.Thus the "you need a two and a half miler" theory was born.IT'https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530960105#530960105Gay Trip won in 1970 having previously seemed an out and out two and a half miler.The following year Specify won. He had won once over 3m but was considered more of a two and a half miler.Thus the "you need a two and a half miler" theory was born.IT'Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:42:08 -0500GAY TRIP as a previous poster has pointed out, hadnever won beyond 2 1/2 miles, but not sure it had run over further before it won Grand National very easily, but I don't thinkit was top weight.CRISP had never won over more than 2 1/2 miles and shoulhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530958297#530958297GAY TRIP as a previous poster has pointed out, hadnever won beyond 2 1/2 miles, but not sure it had run over further before it won Grand National very easily, but I don't thinkit was top weight.CRISP had never won over more than 2 1/2 miles and shoulWed, 03 Apr 2013 10:39:59 -0500classified running well and getting placed in nationals was the horse that really got the 2 mile 4 debate going, the horse that makes it a load of shoite is big fella thankshttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530909247#530909247classified running well and getting placed in nationals was the horse that really got the 2 mile 4 debate going, the horse that makes it a load of shoite is big fella thanksMon, 01 Apr 2013 12:23:46 -0500You hear all the pi5h about 2m 4f horses being suited to the national every year.If a 2m 4f horse wins the national its been running at the wrong trip imhohttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530907409#530907409You hear all the pi5h about 2m 4f horses being suited to the national every year.If a 2m 4f horse wins the national its been running at the wrong trip imhoMon, 01 Apr 2013 11:22:27 -0500For paddy has won over 3m this year, and to be fair there was never much evidence he didn't stay when he was younger, he just wasn't asked to try. He'll appreciate some better ground, but I can't really see him in a slog like the National.The fact thhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530907119#530907119For paddy has won over 3m this year, and to be fair there was never much evidence he didn't stay when he was younger, he just wasn't asked to try. He'll appreciate some better ground, but I can't really see him in a slog like the National.The fact thMon, 01 Apr 2013 11:09:05 -0500the orse is mentalhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530869793#530869793the orse is mentalSat, 30 Mar 2013 18:51:39 -05004 of the first 5 home last year all below 11 stonehttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29838091/dark-horse-and-no-mentions?post_id=530866425#5308664254 of the first 5 home last year all below 11 stoneSat, 30 Mar 2013 16:35:30 -0500