New Posts For Thread: Hardest Festival in ages.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-agesDue to all the Postponed meeting over winter. Any one else think this year so hard to pick horses for Cheltenham due to lack of runs.Totally agree, everyone should bet how they want and what works for each individual is the way forward! I only asked the question out of interest really, I find each persons betting patterns and ideas facinating; the one thing I would say is do not uhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482230601#482230601Totally agree, everyone should bet how they want and what works for each individual is the way forward! I only asked the question out of interest really, I find each persons betting patterns and ideas facinating; the one thing I would say is do not uThu, 20 Jan 2011 05:23:31 -0600An even money winner is always better than a 16/1 loser in my book! Why complicate things!? Firstly, if something works for you don't change. Also punting is one of the few times in life when you have total freedom. You can make Goliaths work? Great!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482224989#482224989An even money winner is always better than a 16/1 loser in my book! Why complicate things!? Firstly, if something works for you don't change. Also punting is one of the few times in life when you have total freedom. You can make Goliaths work? Great!Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:50:48 -0600gutfeeling, will certainly try your method , i t ry to only bet at the higher grade meetings , mainly at weekends or if there is a midweek high profile meeetings i think i have more chance of success in the better grade races ,good luckhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482222737#482222737gutfeeling, will certainly try your method , i t ry to only bet at the higher grade meetings , mainly at weekends or if there is a midweek high profile meeetings i think i have more chance of success in the better grade races ,good luckThu, 20 Jan 2011 03:01:15 -0600zilzal with you on the champion hurdle binocular was impressive last year but imo he may have just outspeeded a bunch of staying types ,zaynar,khyber kim ,celestial halo ,solwhit ect,i may be wrong he may be a world beater but at 5/2 id want to lhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482222329#482222329zilzal with you on the champion hurdle binocular was impressive last year but imo he may have just outspeeded a bunch of staying types ,zaynar,khyber kim ,celestial halo ,solwhit ect,i may be wrong he may be a world beater but at 5/2 id want to lThu, 20 Jan 2011 02:51:52 -0600If i think the market is right at the top i would not have a bet in the racehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482191613#482191613If i think the market is right at the top i would not have a bet in the raceWed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:33 -0600with that reasoning foyles have you considered reversing your way of working through the card as in you start at the bottom of the market and work your way up finding a horse that can win the race rather than start at the top as this works for me ashttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482191165#482191165with that reasoning foyles have you considered reversing your way of working through the card as in you start at the bottom of the market and work your way up finding a horse that can win the race rather than start at the top as this works for me asWed, 19 Jan 2011 19:08:28 -0600Take the Champion Hurdle, if they lined up tomorrow as they were imo there would be no angle for a f/c and a bet would be totally dependent on ground conditions.I would like to take on Binocular because imo he ran on from what i consider a below averhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482189341#482189341Take the Champion Hurdle, if they lined up tomorrow as they were imo there would be no angle for a f/c and a bet would be totally dependent on ground conditions.I would like to take on Binocular because imo he ran on from what i consider a below averWed, 19 Jan 2011 18:50:31 -0600dwm67 each to his own every one has there own ways of doing things the way i look at a race is to look at the fav first and try and assess the reason for its price ie form ,maybee with a high profile stable, top jockey ect, and then try and find ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482186257#482186257dwm67 each to his own every one has there own ways of doing things the way i look at a race is to look at the fav first and try and assess the reason for its price ie form ,maybee with a high profile stable, top jockey ect, and then try and find aWed, 19 Jan 2011 18:19:16 -0600Well for me I decide on what I believe is the most likely winner and bet on it accordingly! If it's a short price I look for something to double it up with; I definitly don't look elsewhere because the price is too short! I don't back each way becaushttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482177937#482177937Well for me I decide on what I believe is the most likely winner and bet on it accordingly! If it's a short price I look for something to double it up with; I definitly don't look elsewhere because the price is too short! I don't back each way becausWed, 19 Jan 2011 17:02:27 -0600the festival is always tough for punting as finally every horse is fit/ready and connections arent looking for another day to get the win..for myself i do my ante-posts during the summer(the ones i like and think could go for race x,y or z)then a fewhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26651669/hardest-festival-in-ages?post_id=482176761#482176761the festival is always tough for punting as finally every horse is fit/ready and connections arent looking for another day to get the win..for myself i do my ante-posts during the summer(the ones i like and think could go for race x,y or z)then a fewWed, 19 Jan 2011 16:52:55 -0600