New Posts For Thread: Spirit Sonhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-sonHello this is my first post chaps so go easy now, my background is 20years of following horses and losing and winning along the way.Purple patches come along every now and again but rare. I have been following your forum for last year andSorry I fail to see your argument that Oscar Whisky is definitely better over further than 2 miles? Yes he won over extended 2 and a half at Chelt, but that does not make him exclusively better over further than 2. If Binocular went and won over 3 mhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486683821#486683821Sorry I fail to see your argument that Oscar Whisky is definitely better over further than 2 miles? Yes he won over extended 2 and a half at Chelt, but that does not make him exclusively better over further than 2. If Binocular went and won over 3 mMon, 21 Feb 2011 07:11:19 -0600rhinestone Joined: 01 Apr 03Replies: 568 19 Feb 11 12:56 Oscar Whisky is top class Sucked into what may I ask? My point was sucked into backing another NH novice in the SN, which I believe he last won with Flown??? OW is a good horse, albeit at ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486502169#486502169rhinestone Joined: 01 Apr 03Replies: 568 19 Feb 11 12:56 Oscar Whisky is top class Sucked into what may I ask? My point was sucked into backing another NH novice in the SN, which I believe he last won with Flown??? OW is a good horse, albeit at aSat, 19 Feb 2011 13:47:46 -0600Oscar Whisky is top class Sucked into what may I ask?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486462449#486462449Oscar Whisky is top class Sucked into what may I ask?Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:56:32 -0600I got sucked into Oscar Whisky in SN last year and swore never again. The funny thing is the clamour of people backing OW this year for CH - surely he cannot beat Menorah in a 2m championship event at the festival on goodish ground let alone some ofhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486457589#486457589I got sucked into Oscar Whisky in SN last year and swore never again. The funny thing is the clamour of people backing OW this year for CH - surely he cannot beat Menorah in a 2m championship event at the festival on goodish ground let alone some ofSat, 19 Feb 2011 05:50:36 -0600u cantdismiss the prospects of hendersons novices just cos hes got a poor record in the races hes the best trainer to get one rady for chelt if the horse is good enough it will winhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486457205#486457205u cantdismiss the prospects of hendersons novices just cos hes got a poor record in the races hes the best trainer to get one rady for chelt if the horse is good enough it will winSat, 19 Feb 2011 05:44:59 -0600Bullwinkle i agree and disagree with what you saying.Yes it has been littered down years with bridle merchants who didn't act on better ground or faster run race (won there races in slower run ones leading up to festival) and ill own up Ive backed onhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486449741#486449741Bullwinkle i agree and disagree with what you saying.Yes it has been littered down years with bridle merchants who didn't act on better ground or faster run race (won there races in slower run ones leading up to festival) and ill own up Ive backed onSat, 19 Feb 2011 03:24:50 -0600The way to the poorhouse is littered with guys who have went in strong on NH's representatives in the SN over the last number of years. Soft ground bridle horse who will face a whole new challenge in a championship race round Cheltenham on goodish grhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486426749#486426749The way to the poorhouse is littered with guys who have went in strong on NH's representatives in the SN over the last number of years. Soft ground bridle horse who will face a whole new challenge in a championship race round Cheltenham on goodish grFri, 18 Feb 2011 19:38:58 -0600cue cards defeat by menorah cannot be used as a reason to criticise the horse...on the contrary....as a novice he was running all over a strongly fancied horse for the champion itself!!!! yes he then had to race for the first time and menorah went byhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486424189#486424189cue cards defeat by menorah cannot be used as a reason to criticise the horse...on the contrary....as a novice he was running all over a strongly fancied horse for the champion itself!!!! yes he then had to race for the first time and menorah went byFri, 18 Feb 2011 19:13:58 -0600hi Joist Just my opinion, like how SS finished of a strong run race and no telling how much more to come and connections thought a lot of the second.just hope the hype around the race lives up to all our expectations and gets many of to a flier.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486408977#486408977hi Joist Just my opinion, like how SS finished of a strong run race and no telling how much more to come and connections thought a lot of the second.just hope the hype around the race lives up to all our expectations and gets many of to a flier.Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:50:10 -0600just read barrys blog i cant see him getting off spirit son for anything elseIt was well worth my while to stay over for Exeter on Sunday because I was very impressed with SPIRIT SON in the 2m novice hurdle. He just gets better and better and my jobhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27019933/spirit-son?post_id=486382301#486382301just read barrys blog i cant see him getting off spirit son for anything elseIt was well worth my while to stay over for Exeter on Sunday because I was very impressed with SPIRIT SON in the 2m novice hurdle. He just gets better and better and my jobFri, 18 Feb 2011 13:05:44 -0600