New Posts For Thread: Punjabihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabiIsnt it about time he went novice chasing?My view on Punjabi, for what it's worth, is that he really wants decent ground - when he gets that he usually puts up top class performances.What happened in this year's Champion I don't know, but you didn't get the feeling that the trainer felt he hhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468149393#468149393My view on Punjabi, for what it's worth, is that he really wants decent ground - when he gets that he usually puts up top class performances.What happened in this year's Champion I don't know, but you didn't get the feeling that the trainer felt he hWed, 29 Sep 2010 13:20:55 -0500Same here! its been truly awful!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468144293#468144293Same here! its been truly awful!Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:43:08 -0500No mate, was away for a couple of weeks last month, but been around recently! Just looking forward to the jumps now the flat (yawn) is coming to the endhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468143605#468143605No mate, was away for a couple of weeks last month, but been around recently! Just looking forward to the jumps now the flat (yawn) is coming to the endWed, 29 Sep 2010 12:36:55 -0500Defo TD!! - a lot of excuses!i'm not making them tho, and i'm not saying he'd have won any of those races without them (thats even if they are legit) i'm just saying Wayward was wrong to say he had no excuses last season. Not being fit once or possibhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468142461#468142461Defo TD!! - a lot of excuses!i'm not making them tho, and i'm not saying he'd have won any of those races without them (thats even if they are legit) i'm just saying Wayward was wrong to say he had no excuses last season. Not being fit once or possibWed, 29 Sep 2010 12:27:24 -0500Punjabi gone at the game imohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468141553#468141553Punjabi gone at the game imoWed, 29 Sep 2010 12:19:50 -0500A lot of excuses in there R C.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468141149#468141149A lot of excuses in there R C.Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:16:37 -0500Wayward - In the 4 races which he did not win last season, he had no excuses (and I'm not aware of Henderson offering any either); he had the going, trip, fitness and jockey all in his favour.This is not my understanding -Henderson did say the horsehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468140273#468140273Wayward - In the 4 races which he did not win last season, he had no excuses (and I'm not aware of Henderson offering any either); he had the going, trip, fitness and jockey all in his favour.This is not my understanding -Henderson did say the horseWed, 29 Sep 2010 12:09:30 -0500I did win a fortune on him that race ;) so my view might be slightly clouded but that was the reason that he was sent to the flat as watched an interview with Nicky.Im not sure what to think about the coming season but what I would say is last seasonhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468131425#468131425I did win a fortune on him that race ;) so my view might be slightly clouded but that was the reason that he was sent to the flat as watched an interview with Nicky.Im not sure what to think about the coming season but what I would say is last seasonWed, 29 Sep 2010 10:56:40 -0500I've been a supporter of Punjabi since he did me proud when winning at Punchestown in April 2008, so I'm not poking him with a stick for the fun of it. If you take away his facile win at Kempton last Feb, then all his runs were not a patch on his perhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468129385#468129385I've been a supporter of Punjabi since he did me proud when winning at Punchestown in April 2008, so I'm not poking him with a stick for the fun of it. If you take away his facile win at Kempton last Feb, then all his runs were not a patch on his perWed, 29 Sep 2010 10:42:32 -0500' Henderson sent the horse flat racing presumably as he considered him unsuitable for chasing. 'This was not the case. Punjabi was sent to the flat to help him settle in his races. This worked well and it didnt take a genuis to see that horse that mahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/25931649/punjabi?post_id=468115925#468115925' Henderson sent the horse flat racing presumably as he considered him unsuitable for chasing. 'This was not the case. Punjabi was sent to the flat to help him settle in his races. This worked well and it didnt take a genuis to see that horse that maWed, 29 Sep 2010 08:47:43 -0500