New Posts For Thread: The Going?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-goingA shade over three weeks away, I understand the area has had plenty of rainfall over the last few weeks, forecast snow around the UK, more rain, cold temperatures...are we going to get Good to Soft on the opening day!?GI Mac - thanks.Must have been 2007 that a deluge hit the track an hour before racing turning it soft.As Willie says, the quickest it will be is good to soft.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486612377#486612377GI Mac - thanks.Must have been 2007 that a deluge hit the track an hour before racing turning it soft.As Willie says, the quickest it will be is good to soft.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:06:24 -0600Good, G/F & Firm is throwing your money away. End ofhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486607929#486607929Good, G/F & Firm is throwing your money away. End ofSun, 20 Feb 2011 13:27:20 -0600* On the first day that is.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486604229#486604229* On the first day that is.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:53:02 -0600Below is the 6 years, with official ground description, followed by how it actually rode, according to jockeys.2010 g/s (good in places) rode like good2009 g/s (soft in places) rode as described2008 g/s rode softer2007 soft (g/s in places) rode deadhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486603893#486603893Below is the 6 years, with official ground description, followed by how it actually rode, according to jockeys.2010 g/s (good in places) rode like good2009 g/s (soft in places) rode as described2008 g/s rode softer2007 soft (g/s in places) rode deadSun, 20 Feb 2011 12:49:18 -0600Cheers,horse9.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486599897#486599897Cheers,horse9.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:11:56 -0600Flying - I think the going description was changed during Tuesdays racing last year.I was fortunate enough to walk the course before racing and you couldn't dig a heal in anywhere, I made it good ground at 10.30 and it was a warm sunny day.The officihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486596373#486596373Flying - I think the going description was changed during Tuesdays racing last year.I was fortunate enough to walk the course before racing and you couldn't dig a heal in anywhere, I made it good ground at 10.30 and it was a warm sunny day.The officiSun, 20 Feb 2011 11:35:28 -0600Absolutely,Reve.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486583541#486583541Absolutely,Reve.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:42:19 -0600official description will be good to soft regardless of whether its firm or heavy or anything in betweenhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486583313#486583313official description will be good to soft regardless of whether its firm or heavy or anything in betweenSun, 20 Feb 2011 09:41:13 -0600Times suggest it was Good last year on the first day.Hence he watered on Tuesday evening.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486571709#486571709Times suggest it was Good last year on the first day.Hence he watered on Tuesday evening.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:35:23 -0600True - but if it rains heavily on the weekend and Monday beforehand, it may actually be soft. It won't be anything better than gd-soft as that's the stated aim of the Clerk of the Course.There will be lots of outraged comments here about Claisse leavhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27047085/the-going?post_id=486570477#486570477True - but if it rains heavily on the weekend and Monday beforehand, it may actually be soft. It won't be anything better than gd-soft as that's the stated aim of the Clerk of the Course.There will be lots of outraged comments here about Claisse leavSun, 20 Feb 2011 07:22:11 -0600