New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham Antepost Portfolio Threadhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-threadHi all,Thought it would be good to have a thread for all our festival bets, we can see how we all get on and come march hopefully some of us will have some good ones! Mine are as follows, I've been a lot more active then normal at this stage of the ySomeone tipped me China Rock at the festival. Was probably expected to do a bit better although he did run well.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=471011273#471011273Someone tipped me China Rock at the festival. Was probably expected to do a bit better although he did run well.Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:49:25 -0500Well il happily be proved wrong after all I have backed him at 20/1 but I'm not optimistichttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470993625#470993625Well il happily be proved wrong after all I have backed him at 20/1 but I'm not optimisticWed, 20 Oct 2010 17:08:32 -0500Fair enough points LB I suppose, but I still feel you're being a little too gung-ho about it, and as Brooksielad said, China Rock is better than a 140 horse.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470958749#470958749Fair enough points LB I suppose, but I still feel you're being a little too gung-ho about it, and as Brooksielad said, China Rock is better than a 140 horse.Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:45:51 -0500you might be surprised he was always going to be a better chaser over longer distances and took part in good novice hurdle races, 4th behind MKD in the ballymore novice hurdle, taken a while to progress over fences but i think he's one that can improhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470951353#470951353you might be surprised he was always going to be a better chaser over longer distances and took part in good novice hurdle races, 4th behind MKD in the ballymore novice hurdle, taken a while to progress over fences but i think he's one that can improWed, 20 Oct 2010 11:42:47 -0500Maybe, but he isn't gold cup standard is hehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470939517#470939517Maybe, but he isn't gold cup standard is heWed, 20 Oct 2010 10:01:23 -0500Just to point out china rock is a much better horse than 140.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470935033#470935033Just to point out china rock is a much better horse than 140.Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:23:58 -0500That was my point joist I feel sizing is 20lb inferior over 3 miles at least. if he ran within 10lb of his rating accounting for a below par run for his first performance of the season he should have still beat China rock. if sizing is going to be ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470925897#470925897That was my point joist I feel sizing is 20lb inferior over 3 miles at least. if he ran within 10lb of his rating accounting for a below par run for his first performance of the season he should have still beat China rock. if sizing is going to be aWed, 20 Oct 2010 08:07:20 -0500Personally though, I've no idea why they're stepping Sizing up in trip given how he was always cantering in the Arkle and they couldn't go fast enough for him. Would be a huge Champion Chase force imo.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470913625#470913625Personally though, I've no idea why they're stepping Sizing up in trip given how he was always cantering in the Arkle and they couldn't go fast enough for him. Would be a huge Champion Chase force imo.Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:51:29 -0500So the summer after hacking up in an Arkle, making him a 160ish+ animal, in the process of one summer, has declined 20+lbs? All on the basis of one run, his first of the season, at a new trip, in a race he is hardly going to be plum ripe for- I shoulhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470913425#470913425So the summer after hacking up in an Arkle, making him a 160ish+ animal, in the process of one summer, has declined 20+lbs? All on the basis of one run, his first of the season, at a new trip, in a race he is hardly going to be plum ripe for- I shoulWed, 20 Oct 2010 05:48:50 -0500Afraid of my life on ante post punting for Cheltenham given the balls Gillespie is making of the races there but............ I am taking a punt that Arvika goes for the Arkle, and as such anything above 20's at this stage I perceive to be valuehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26066149/cheltenham-antepost-portfolio-thread?post_id=470828121#470828121Afraid of my life on ante post punting for Cheltenham given the balls Gillespie is making of the races there but............ I am taking a punt that Arvika goes for the Arkle, and as such anything above 20's at this stage I perceive to be valueTue, 19 Oct 2010 13:40:29 -0500