New Posts For Thread: Captain Readbeard.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeardhearing good whispers about this horse, but will it stay the distance. thoughts please!!Continued to be backed and 16's-20 now and while it's got a shout I'm not sure I'd be backing it at those odds! Assuming he jumps better I can see him either looking like the winner for a fair way and dropping out or plodding on at his own pace and ihttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=554122825#554122825Continued to be backed and 16's-20 now and while it's got a shout I'm not sure I'd be backing it at those odds! Assuming he jumps better I can see him either looking like the winner for a fair way and dropping out or plodding on at his own pace and iSat, 14 Apr 2018 03:59:24 -0500He’s not going to stay (nap)https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=554033997#554033997He’s not going to stay (nap)Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:03:43 -0500two more for the stats people. he does run well on left handed tracks and like many national winners has ran over hurdles this season. won at ayr last time out. all in all questions to answer but an improver for sure and a genuine dark horse . no punhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=554033583#554033583two more for the stats people. he does run well on left handed tracks and like many national winners has ran over hurdles this season. won at ayr last time out. all in all questions to answer but an improver for sure and a genuine dark horse . no punWed, 11 Apr 2018 14:51:30 -0500he's also 5lb wrong on saturday (jockey)https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553991141#553991141he's also 5lb wrong on saturday (jockey)Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:13:31 -0500That's fair enough and good luck. It's easy after the race but this is a forum to discuss the possibilities before the event. Some are going to be correct and plenty are going to be wrong.In truth I'm finding it easier to find reasons for horses nothttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553990539#553990539That's fair enough and good luck. It's easy after the race but this is a forum to discuss the possibilities before the event. Some are going to be correct and plenty are going to be wrong.In truth I'm finding it easier to find reasons for horses notTue, 10 Apr 2018 09:42:33 -0500That's a fair defence of your thoughts Bindaree and can see why you think like that. Bexley's 4 points are also valid but I actually do think he'll stay. Whether he is good enough is open to debate but his 2nd to The Dutchman in a bog at Haydock givhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553990371#553990371That's a fair defence of your thoughts Bindaree and can see why you think like that. Bexley's 4 points are also valid but I actually do think he'll stay. Whether he is good enough is open to debate but his 2nd to The Dutchman in a bog at Haydock givTue, 10 Apr 2018 09:35:08 -0500I dont want to rain on other peoples parades but he has1) never won over further than 2 miles 72) never won in a field bigger than 9 runners3) never won a chase more valuable than 16K4) gone from rated 124 to 144 in a year beating smallish fields inhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553989841#553989841I dont want to rain on other peoples parades but he has1) never won over further than 2 miles 72) never won in a field bigger than 9 runners3) never won a chase more valuable than 16K4) gone from rated 124 to 144 in a year beating smallish fields inTue, 10 Apr 2018 09:08:53 -0500He was beat such a long way and didn't appear to be making up any ground at the finish to my eyes. Also Gas Line Boy may not have quite got home last year as some others but he still must have stayed reasonably well when you consider it was 10 lengthhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553989695#553989695He was beat such a long way and didn't appear to be making up any ground at the finish to my eyes. Also Gas Line Boy may not have quite got home last year as some others but he still must have stayed reasonably well when you consider it was 10 lengthTue, 10 Apr 2018 09:01:01 -0500You may well be right Bindaree but until he tries the distance we don't know for sure. Basically another full circuit to run this time. If he stays who knows what will happen. Didn't look like Gas Line Boy quite got home last year. Don't think youhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553989539#553989539You may well be right Bindaree but until he tries the distance we don't know for sure. Basically another full circuit to run this time. If he stays who knows what will happen. Didn't look like Gas Line Boy quite got home last year. Don't think youTue, 10 Apr 2018 08:52:23 -0500Difficult to see how it can possibly beat Gas Line Boy on Grand Sefton running. They were both hampered but Gas Line Boy came off worse and it's 4 lbs better off as well.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/31092305/captain-readbeard?post_id=553989175#553989175Difficult to see how it can possibly beat Gas Line Boy on Grand Sefton running. They were both hampered but Gas Line Boy came off worse and it's 4 lbs better off as well.Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:33:41 -0500