New Posts For Thread: Sizing Europehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europeis now going to run for place money at best in the Champion Chase instead of taking the sensible route and going for the Ryanair.No but they trained him for it.Magic, yes i'd agree with what you say there and his last run, given it was his first run back over 2 miles have been previously raced over 3 miles twice previouslt, can only have been a prep race. It was a sighter imohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486201001#486201001No but they trained him for it.Magic, yes i'd agree with what you say there and his last run, given it was his first run back over 2 miles have been previously raced over 3 miles twice previouslt, can only have been a prep race. It was a sighter imoThu, 17 Feb 2011 03:52:11 -0600Sizing Europe didnt run in the King George did he?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486197085#486197085Sizing Europe didnt run in the King George did he?Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:14:26 -0600It could be that connections made a mistake in trying to turn Sizing into a 3 miler and that he has been a genuine two miler all along.The rating ran to on his latest and only start this year over two miles this season was better than either of the ohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486133329#486133329It could be that connections made a mistake in trying to turn Sizing into a 3 miler and that he has been a genuine two miler all along.The rating ran to on his latest and only start this year over two miles this season was better than either of the oWed, 16 Feb 2011 14:10:35 -0600I'm so pissed off what they have done with this chap. His round of jumping and high cruising speed in the Arkle last year made him a Champion Chase contender straight away. He needed to improve a bit but that comes with experience. The trouble is nowhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486128761#486128761I'm so pissed off what they have done with this chap. His round of jumping and high cruising speed in the Arkle last year made him a Champion Chase contender straight away. He needed to improve a bit but that comes with experience. The trouble is nowWed, 16 Feb 2011 13:30:45 -0600You have to go back to Marthas Son in 1997 to find the last Champion Chase winner who had failed to win a race in that season and who went on to win the champion chase in the that season.This has to be seen as a negative to the chances of both Sizinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486127977#486127977You have to go back to Marthas Son in 1997 to find the last Champion Chase winner who had failed to win a race in that season and who went on to win the champion chase in the that season.This has to be seen as a negative to the chances of both SizingWed, 16 Feb 2011 13:23:27 -0600Mordin reckons he won last years Arkle as the leaders went off too quick and there was a pace collapse. At this stage I tend to agree with him as Captain Cee Bee would have beaten him at Leopardstown if he'd stood up in Dec 09, and he led to second lhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486081425#486081425Mordin reckons he won last years Arkle as the leaders went off too quick and there was a pace collapse. At this stage I tend to agree with him as Captain Cee Bee would have beaten him at Leopardstown if he'd stood up in Dec 09, and he led to second lWed, 16 Feb 2011 05:34:21 -0600if your not up to beating golden silver you may forget about winning a champion chase imo Not sure I agree with this comment! Golden Silver is a class act, and given his ideal conditions in Ireland, is a very tough horse to beat. Dont think he'd everhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486078889#486078889if your not up to beating golden silver you may forget about winning a champion chase imo Not sure I agree with this comment! Golden Silver is a class act, and given his ideal conditions in Ireland, is a very tough horse to beat. Dont think he'd everWed, 16 Feb 2011 04:57:44 -0600I'll be having a bet on SE, Arkle winners usually do well herehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486078601#486078601I'll be having a bet on SE, Arkle winners usually do well hereWed, 16 Feb 2011 04:52:42 -0600totally agree with above post..given the record of prev arkle winners ,and in light of somersbys performances ,surely he should have been given the chance to be trained for qmum?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486075673#486075673totally agree with above post..given the record of prev arkle winners ,and in light of somersbys performances ,surely he should have been given the chance to be trained for qmum?Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:49:05 -0600*diminshedhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/26999125/sizing-europe?post_id=486075173#486075173*diminshedWed, 16 Feb 2011 03:35:30 -0600