New Posts For Thread: somewhere over the rainbow ...........https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbowthe 2 mile queen mother champion chase at chelters, the ultimate test for the crack speedsters . has been won by some great horses and the defending champion sizing europe is favourite to win it again after a very good win in the tingle creek at sanNot a chance, SZ had is head yanked off him in order to swerve the last fence. Cost him valuable momentum and energy and clearly cost him the race too imo. No question Geraghty had it much easier on FR allowing him to steal the race.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518261763#518261763Not a chance, SZ had is head yanked off him in order to swerve the last fence. Cost him valuable momentum and energy and clearly cost him the race too imo. No question Geraghty had it much easier on FR allowing him to steal the race.Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:33:18 -0500IMO Theres little doubt in my mind that if they'd jumped the last then Finians Rainbow would have won by abigger distance and would have been an unlucky loser had he lost. He's a worthy Champion Chaser and on the day a better 2m chaser than Sizing ehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518192705#518192705IMO Theres little doubt in my mind that if they'd jumped the last then Finians Rainbow would have won by abigger distance and would have been an unlucky loser had he lost. He's a worthy Champion Chaser and on the day a better 2m chaser than Sizing eMon, 02 Apr 2012 12:17:35 -0500^ That was definitely a key moment but I still think the winner was a good winner in the end and thoroughly deserves to be hailed as the top two-miler.I freely admit that I have been trumpeting Finian's all winter and may have a biased view but feelhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518134053#518134053^ That was definitely a key moment but I still think the winner was a good winner in the end and thoroughly deserves to be hailed as the top two-miler.I freely admit that I have been trumpeting Finian's all winter and may have a biased view but feelSat, 31 Mar 2012 14:44:30 -0500What has been completely overlooked in all this is the mistake that sizing made at what would have been the 3rd last, that is where he lost the race, de bromhead admits himself that sizing gallops and jumps his way to victory needing to get into thathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518104669#518104669What has been completely overlooked in all this is the mistake that sizing made at what would have been the 3rd last, that is where he lost the race, de bromhead admits himself that sizing gallops and jumps his way to victory needing to get into thatFri, 30 Mar 2012 16:59:17 -0500Thought he won the race fair and square to be honest,both horses were affected by the last fence fiasco,and one not worse than the other imo.No reason to think FR would not have jumped the last as well as the others he jumped.Good winner imo.Just wishttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518093953#518093953Thought he won the race fair and square to be honest,both horses were affected by the last fence fiasco,and one not worse than the other imo.No reason to think FR would not have jumped the last as well as the others he jumped.Good winner imo.Just wisFri, 30 Mar 2012 11:58:50 -0500lucky maybee! but you cant say for sure which of the 2 would have won if they both jumped the fence, anything could have happened. and the history books will say, champion chase 2012 winner. finians rainbow , i belive luck evens itself out over thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518089899#518089899lucky maybee! but you cant say for sure which of the 2 would have won if they both jumped the fence, anything could have happened. and the history books will say, champion chase 2012 winner. finians rainbow , i belive luck evens itself out over theFri, 30 Mar 2012 09:49:00 -0500Lucky winner. An illegitimate champion if ever there was onehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518089723#518089723Lucky winner. An illegitimate champion if ever there was oneFri, 30 Mar 2012 09:42:56 -0500hope you won plenty well done mate.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518088261#518088261hope you won plenty well done mate.Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:53:56 -0500duffy i get plenty of abuse if i tip up a loser ,so its nice to get 1 or 2 right ,and i dont get much chance to blow my own trumpet nowadayshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518086339#518086339duffy i get plenty of abuse if i tip up a loser ,so its nice to get 1 or 2 right ,and i dont get much chance to blow my own trumpet nowadaysFri, 30 Mar 2012 07:48:12 -0500"is it going to aintree or punchestown"...any bloody excuse to bump it up!!!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28890785/somewhere-over-the-rainbow?post_id=518086043#518086043"is it going to aintree or punchestown"...any bloody excuse to bump it up!!!Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:34:31 -0500