New Posts For Thread: Did Kauto or Ruby mess up the last?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-lastCame to a virtual standstill the other side of it. I'm not saying he would have won if he'd jumped it as well as the other fences, but he travelled the best, was last off the bit and looked very threatening.If Kauto comes to Punchestown it'd make my year. I think on his Gold Cup running he'd win easily.It's nonsense for people to want the 2nd and 3rd best chasers in the land to be retired. Only one horse is better than Kauto and Denman and that's the suhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489818605#489818605If Kauto comes to Punchestown it'd make my year. I think on his Gold Cup running he'd win easily.It's nonsense for people to want the 2nd and 3rd best chasers in the land to be retired. Only one horse is better than Kauto and Denman and that's the suSun, 20 Mar 2011 09:19:48 -0500denman back next year and wherever he ruins ill be there to say goodbye to a legend.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489752245#489752245denman back next year and wherever he ruins ill be there to say goodbye to a legend.Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:58:26 -0500Sounds stupid after winning 2 Gold Cups but the distance of the race at a fast pace was always a downfall, making his efforts over the years all the more meritorious. Dont see a reason to retire him, a lot on here were saying the same after the Kinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489750577#489750577Sounds stupid after winning 2 Gold Cups but the distance of the race at a fast pace was always a downfall, making his efforts over the years all the more meritorious. Dont see a reason to retire him, a lot on here were saying the same after the KingSat, 19 Mar 2011 14:40:50 -0500If the race was 3 miles he'd of bolted up :)https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489746561#489746561If the race was 3 miles he'd of bolted up :)Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:57:54 -0500Got v. emotional watching Kauto, what a gutsy give-everything performance as usual. He was clearly exhausted when he reached that last fence.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489738733#489738733Got v. emotional watching Kauto, what a gutsy give-everything performance as usual. He was clearly exhausted when he reached that last fence.Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:42:41 -0500I agree. Not so much a jumping error, more down to fatigue. I didn't think Kauto had that sort of performance left in him at his age. Thought I'd done my money laying him - seemed like he was trading odds on for most of the 2nd circuit. What a star.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489730981#489730981I agree. Not so much a jumping error, more down to fatigue. I didn't think Kauto had that sort of performance left in him at his age. Thought I'd done my money laying him - seemed like he was trading odds on for most of the 2nd circuit. What a star.Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:21:22 -0500Yep, he almost came to a stop before the last while Denman and Long Run winged it. Still no chance with the winner would have been a few lengths closer is all.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489728233#489728233Yep, he almost came to a stop before the last while Denman and Long Run winged it. Still no chance with the winner would have been a few lengths closer is all.Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:52:50 -0500he came to a virtual standstill because he was absolutely knackered ... going up and down on the same spot at the end...massive,massive effort.WAF almost caught him - that shows you how much he'd given.Horses make mistakes, fall, don't jump as well ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489726541#489726541he came to a virtual standstill because he was absolutely knackered ... going up and down on the same spot at the end...massive,massive effort.WAF almost caught him - that shows you how much he'd given.Horses make mistakes, fall, don't jump as well aSat, 19 Mar 2011 10:35:30 -0500Came to a virtual standstill the other side of it. I'm not saying he would have won if he'd jumped it as well as the other fences, but he travelled the best, was last off the bit and looked very threatening.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27277701/did-kauto-or-ruby-mess-up-the-last?post_id=489723925#489723925Came to a virtual standstill the other side of it. I'm not saying he would have won if he'd jumped it as well as the other fences, but he travelled the best, was last off the bit and looked very threatening.Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:04:04 -0500