New Posts For Thread: Air Chief Marshalhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshalAfter the win of Air Chief Marshal today I wondered about his stud credentials. Where do you think he would be likely to stand? And for how much?The early sons to go to stud by DD have been largely disappointing. But taken in context of their modestPrima Donna 18 Jul 10 21:45 Pot M, My memories of Blakeney are that he was a really good looking horse. He was a good racehorse but not a great and his stock were generally good looking too. I always maintain that the best looking horse I have ehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=463407169#463407169Prima Donna 18 Jul 10 21:45 Pot M, My memories of Blakeney are that he was a really good looking horse. He was a good racehorse but not a great and his stock were generally good looking too. I always maintain that the best looking horse I have eWed, 25 Aug 2010 11:01:18 -0500Looked to me like his is GR3 horse BUT needs more cut than yesterday!Unlike his full bro' Misu Bond who liked it firm,super looking colt though,perhaps I will have to think again as I don't like soft ground horses.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=459264797#459264797Looked to me like his is GR3 horse BUT needs more cut than yesterday!Unlike his full bro' Misu Bond who liked it firm,super looking colt though,perhaps I will have to think again as I don't like soft ground horses.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:34:01 -0500You have a good memory, Prima Donna. That's right - Sheikh Mohammed and Oh So Sharp. I suppose it was a very basic type of programme as it was aimed at the general public...it was part of the BBC "arts" output.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=458218045#458218045You have a good memory, Prima Donna. That's right - Sheikh Mohammed and Oh So Sharp. I suppose it was a very basic type of programme as it was aimed at the general public...it was part of the BBC "arts" output.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:26:51 -0500I can imagine Guy Harwood sounding like some 19th century legendary trainer,he imo has ALWAYS been one of the most arrogant people I've ever met,but he did handle Dancing Brave to perfection.I think I saw the program you are talking about a fewhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=458064081#458064081I can imagine Guy Harwood sounding like some 19th century legendary trainer,he imo has ALWAYS been one of the most arrogant people I've ever met,but he did handle Dancing Brave to perfection.I think I saw the program you are talking about a fewTue, 20 Jul 2010 06:33:48 -0500There's a BBC documentary from 1987 ; Arena - "The English Thoroughbred", and it features Guy Harwood walking Dancing Brave back and forth...Dancing Brave is exhibited as the ideal, the perfect horse, and it's sort of strange - a bit stiltehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=458005717#458005717There's a BBC documentary from 1987 ; Arena - "The English Thoroughbred", and it features Guy Harwood walking Dancing Brave back and forth...Dancing Brave is exhibited as the ideal, the perfect horse, and it's sort of strange - a bit stilteMon, 19 Jul 2010 18:32:42 -0500I love to hear your sales anecdotes and ofcourse appreciate that you were attending Julio Mariner's sale in the comfort of your pram . Pot'M, I have lots of sales anecdotes, but unfortunately the majority of them couldn't be repeated hhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=457973389#457973389I love to hear your sales anecdotes and ofcourse appreciate that you were attending Julio Mariner's sale in the comfort of your pram . Pot'M, I have lots of sales anecdotes, but unfortunately the majority of them couldn't be repeated hMon, 19 Jul 2010 15:08:12 -0500I'm always looking for that PD !I think it's perhaps a national thing and ofcourse it's perfectly reasonable for you to have more of a handle on what's going on with the Irish form than I do.I think that I perhaps need more of anhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=457964509#457964509I'm always looking for that PD !I think it's perhaps a national thing and ofcourse it's perfectly reasonable for you to have more of a handle on what's going on with the Irish form than I do.I think that I perhaps need more of anMon, 19 Jul 2010 14:13:50 -0500Pot M, My memories of Blakeney are that he was a really good looking horse. He was a good racehorse but not a great and his stock were generally good looking too. I always maintain that the best looking horse I have ever seen was Julio Mariner, a sonhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=457824281#457824281Pot M, My memories of Blakeney are that he was a really good looking horse. He was a good racehorse but not a great and his stock were generally good looking too. I always maintain that the best looking horse I have ever seen was Julio Mariner, a sonSun, 18 Jul 2010 15:45:06 -0500I am afraid that I have just had to look A.C.M up.It is greatly to Danehill Dancers credit that he is able to spit these horses out in his sleep (particularly with a bit of cut) but to be honest another Aiden Gp3/2er just merges into the last one! Ihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=457813193#457813193I am afraid that I have just had to look A.C.M up.It is greatly to Danehill Dancers credit that he is able to spit these horses out in his sleep (particularly with a bit of cut) but to be honest another Aiden Gp3/2er just merges into the last one! ISun, 18 Jul 2010 14:33:10 -0500Dancing Brave is one of those charismatic horses that we remember and will never forget.I don't know if I have a favourite I too have seen plenty of them a few stick in my mind,always liked Blakeney,Grundy and Kahyasi,you can see the type I likehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25398705/air-chief-marshal?post_id=457731485#457731485Dancing Brave is one of those charismatic horses that we remember and will never forget.I don't know if I have a favourite I too have seen plenty of them a few stick in my mind,always liked Blakeney,Grundy and Kahyasi,you can see the type I likeSat, 17 Jul 2010 23:07:23 -0500