New Posts For Thread: Prick-wise Champion Chase selection?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selectionHaven't brought a post today, what has he put up?He did ok on his last trip to England.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482174121#482174121He did ok on his last trip to England.Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:31:16 -0600Wayward, I wasn't so much asking a question as stating my agreement with you regarding Big Zeb Tomdeane, Big Zeb's "poor" record away from Ireland is pretty non-existent to me. He picked up an injury when running in the Tingle Creek and on his only ohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482173125#482173125Wayward, I wasn't so much asking a question as stating my agreement with you regarding Big Zeb Tomdeane, Big Zeb's "poor" record away from Ireland is pretty non-existent to me. He picked up an injury when running in the Tingle Creek and on his only oWed, 19 Jan 2011 16:23:39 -0600With regards to the Big Zeb vs Master Minded debate, for this year's form, it is very difficult to seperate them.Big Zeb continues to beat the same horses in Ireland over the past 18 months (Golden Silver, Mansony, Watson Lake, Made in Taipan etc), ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482172845#482172845With regards to the Big Zeb vs Master Minded debate, for this year's form, it is very difficult to seperate them.Big Zeb continues to beat the same horses in Ireland over the past 18 months (Golden Silver, Mansony, Watson Lake, Made in Taipan etc), aWed, 19 Jan 2011 16:21:39 -0600CCB's run at Leopardstown can be ignored, he is a good ground horse. He also burst a blood vessel in the Arkle, was about to beat Sizing Europe at Leop before falling, other than that 4 wins over fences. He has a shout, he's the only one who I believhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482168537#482168537CCB's run at Leopardstown can be ignored, he is a good ground horse. He also burst a blood vessel in the Arkle, was about to beat Sizing Europe at Leop before falling, other than that 4 wins over fences. He has a shout, he's the only one who I believWed, 19 Jan 2011 15:49:41 -0600Fascinating thread as it develops.Wayward Lad - I agree completely with Slabster regarding last year's fall behind Sizing Europe. However you interpret that race, to my eye Captain Cee Bee was cantering all over Sizing Europe and that is what I basehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482165637#482165637Fascinating thread as it develops.Wayward Lad - I agree completely with Slabster regarding last year's fall behind Sizing Europe. However you interpret that race, to my eye Captain Cee Bee was cantering all over Sizing Europe and that is what I baseWed, 19 Jan 2011 15:26:10 -0600You've answered your own question there Slabster. Big Zeb never runs a bad race, consistency is his middle name. He won't beat an "on-song" Master Minded, but that horse did not turn up last March. But he will beat anything else in the QMCC. Watch lahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482163825#482163825You've answered your own question there Slabster. Big Zeb never runs a bad race, consistency is his middle name. He won't beat an "on-song" Master Minded, but that horse did not turn up last March. But he will beat anything else in the QMCC. Watch laWed, 19 Jan 2011 15:11:04 -0600great threadhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482158333#482158333great threadWed, 19 Jan 2011 14:24:10 -0600To be honest I don't have any ratings Wayward, but I appreciate their value and the work you put into ratings can pay off in the long run if you are good at evaluating form. On what Captain Cee Bee has achieved over fences, he probably doesn't deservhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482149517#482149517To be honest I don't have any ratings Wayward, but I appreciate their value and the work you put into ratings can pay off in the long run if you are good at evaluating form. On what Captain Cee Bee has achieved over fences, he probably doesn't deservWed, 19 Jan 2011 13:20:06 -0600You don't have to answer that Slabster, if you don't want to. I've just noticed that you said your QMCC selection is Big Zeb, same as me.With a rating of 155, CCB would have come 6th in last years QMCC.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482147853#482147853You don't have to answer that Slabster, if you don't want to. I've just noticed that you said your QMCC selection is Big Zeb, same as me.With a rating of 155, CCB would have come 6th in last years QMCC.Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:09:09 -0600Anyway Slabster, I've given you my ratings with CCB on 155 and Big Zeb (the likely winner as MM may run like he did last March), on 170.That's a 15lb difference, a lot to make up.What are your ratings and how did you establish them?CCB does not justhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26653457/prick-wise-champion-chase-selection?post_id=482146441#482146441Anyway Slabster, I've given you my ratings with CCB on 155 and Big Zeb (the likely winner as MM may run like he did last March), on 170.That's a 15lb difference, a lot to make up.What are your ratings and how did you establish them?CCB does not justWed, 19 Jan 2011 12:59:29 -0600