New Posts For Thread: Beware the Cheltenham Mythhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-mythAs people mention the Chelt Festival as a reason to NOT back horses, hear is an article from the NTF website by Ben Aitken. VERY INTERESTING.Horses that ran at the Cheltenham Festival struggle to run their race when they come on to Aintree…That isExactly, some people can run marathons every other day whereas most of us struggle to run for the bushttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=544226287#544226287Exactly, some people can run marathons every other day whereas most of us struggle to run for the busTue, 07 Apr 2015 12:48:35 -0500Absolutely Mully, just pointing out that it is unwise to dismiss Cheltenham runners just because they ran for their lives at the Festival. Some will surely disappoint though.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=544222649#544222649Absolutely Mully, just pointing out that it is unwise to dismiss Cheltenham runners just because they ran for their lives at the Festival. Some will surely disappoint though.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:50:20 -0500Ben (NTF) is a good friend of mine and knows his onions. However, I personally think you have to be selective with your Cheltenham runners at Aintree. I would say that over the past 22 years being against a high percentage of them has served me muchhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=544222201#544222201Ben (NTF) is a good friend of mine and knows his onions. However, I personally think you have to be selective with your Cheltenham runners at Aintree. I would say that over the past 22 years being against a high percentage of them has served me muchTue, 07 Apr 2015 06:59:03 -0500Worth remembering the opening post. Good info.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=544221943#544221943Worth remembering the opening post. Good info.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:12:02 -0500I think there's something very important that hasn't been mentioned yet. This year, there are 4 weeks between Cheltenham and Aintree - for most of the past 30 years it has been 2 or 3. That's going to greatly improve horses chances of reproducing thehttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=544002301#544002301I think there's something very important that hasn't been mentioned yet. This year, there are 4 weeks between Cheltenham and Aintree - for most of the past 30 years it has been 2 or 3. That's going to greatly improve horses chances of reproducing theThu, 19 Mar 2015 14:25:18 -0500The first thing to do is comcentrate on horses that finished in the first 6 in respective races at the Cheltenham Festival. That narrows runners down a fair bit. The next thing is to check the Topspeed ratings at the festival. This should narrow yourhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=543986069#543986069The first thing to do is comcentrate on horses that finished in the first 6 in respective races at the Cheltenham Festival. That narrows runners down a fair bit. The next thing is to check the Topspeed ratings at the festival. This should narrow yourWed, 18 Mar 2015 07:24:48 -0500I did n't fancy any of the handicap winners stepping up either - well, I thought Lac Fontana might win but I did n't back him.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=538771685#538771685I did n't fancy any of the handicap winners stepping up either - well, I thought Lac Fontana might win but I did n't back him.Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:49:42 -0500ma feluille was a cert after holywell hacked up off a 12lb higher mark . especially down in triphttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=538771621#538771621ma feluille was a cert after holywell hacked up off a 12lb higher mark . especially down in tripSat, 05 Apr 2014 15:46:26 -0500Yes - Holywell, Whisper & Lac Fontana all stepped up. I didn't fancy any of them.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=538771351#538771351Yes - Holywell, Whisper & Lac Fontana all stepped up. I didn't fancy any of them.Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:33:06 -0500yep, three of which finished in top 3 at Cheltenham (the other finished 4th).Also, three Cheltenham Festival handicap winners stepped up in class to win Grade 1 novice events at Aintree.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/30234891/beware-the-cheltenham-myth?post_id=538767453#538767453yep, three of which finished in top 3 at Cheltenham (the other finished 4th).Also, three Cheltenham Festival handicap winners stepped up in class to win Grade 1 novice events at Aintree.Sat, 05 Apr 2014 12:34:45 -0500