New Posts For Thread: Walkonhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkonWalkon faces a Haydock clash with Peddlers Cross and Soldatino in the StanJames.com Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock.Could be another one to throw in the mix?A very very good horse. Great he is back and has kept his form. A battler too!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482821841#482821841A very very good horse. Great he is back and has kept his form. A battler too!Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:33:34 -0600Thing is trainer has Bensalem in the World hurdle as well, so either way would be probably be running two in a race. I think the Champion is the way myself,( especially as I'm on!) and King obviously happy enough for Bensalem to fly the flag in the ohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482634593#482634593Thing is trainer has Bensalem in the World hurdle as well, so either way would be probably be running two in a race. I think the Champion is the way myself,( especially as I'm on!) and King obviously happy enough for Bensalem to fly the flag in the oSun, 23 Jan 2011 17:29:32 -0600Defo sounds CH bound, S & C. I don't think they should miss Cheltenham with him, he's too good to do that and operates there so no reason to. Target needs a rethink, though!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482628869#482628869Defo sounds CH bound, S & C. I don't think they should miss Cheltenham with him, he's too good to do that and operates there so no reason to. Target needs a rethink, though!Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:41:23 -0600there = Aintreehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482606121#482606121there = AintreeSun, 23 Jan 2011 13:29:59 -0600...but will they run both MC and Walkon in CH?Might be worth chancing a step up in trip for Stayers..or more likely missing Cheltenham altogether, and going for 2 1/2 mile race there instead.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482605361#482605361...but will they run both MC and Walkon in CH?Might be worth chancing a step up in trip for Stayers..or more likely missing Cheltenham altogether, and going for 2 1/2 mile race there instead.Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:22:30 -0600Looked to be running a great World Hurdle trial until he blew-up. Shame he's being aimed at the Champion imo, much more room at the top of the 3m Hurdle tree.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482604421#482604421Looked to be running a great World Hurdle trial until he blew-up. Shame he's being aimed at the Champion imo, much more room at the top of the 3m Hurdle tree.Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:13:41 -0600What a great run from him, superb to have him back!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=482603513#482603513What a great run from him, superb to have him back!Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:04:26 -0600so he'd get three chase runs into it (assume Aintree or Puch afterwards) rather than four, maybe. wow, loss of one novice run, hardly a big deal.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=481361133#481361133so he'd get three chase runs into it (assume Aintree or Puch afterwards) rather than four, maybe. wow, loss of one novice run, hardly a big deal.Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:01:01 -0600but trainer said he wanted a full season novice chasing with it, so why would he throw it in on back of one run?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=481358641#481358641but trainer said he wanted a full season novice chasing with it, so why would he throw it in on back of one run?Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:41:22 -0600why not?let's say he gets stuffed at haydock, they then think, oh sh1t, what shall we do with a 153-rated horse that's too high to win a handicap and isn't good enough to do anything in a champion?common sense to take a chance at a weak arkle imohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26598385/walkon?post_id=481357297#481357297why not?let's say he gets stuffed at haydock, they then think, oh sh1t, what shall we do with a 153-rated horse that's too high to win a handicap and isn't good enough to do anything in a champion?common sense to take a chance at a weak arkle imoWed, 12 Jan 2011 16:32:15 -0600