New Posts For Thread: The Champion Chasehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chaseOk given the game spirit will be contested by two novices I'll give my Champ Chase preview now and do a revised piece closer to the festival.The Champion Chase Sizing Europe - Very strong fav now having beaten Zeb in this last year and demolishing thPlotA lovable rogue named Finian McLonergan absconds from his native Ireland with a pot of gold secreted in a carpetbag, plus his daughter Sharon in tow. His destination is Rainbow Valley in the mythical state of Missitucky, where he plans to bury hihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=517545651#517545651PlotA lovable rogue named Finian McLonergan absconds from his native Ireland with a pot of gold secreted in a carpetbag, plus his daughter Sharon in tow. His destination is Rainbow Valley in the mythical state of Missitucky, where he plans to bury hiWed, 14 Mar 2012 21:06:57 -0500Sizing Europe (10/11) , Big Zeb (9/2) , Finians Rainbow (5) , Somersby (8) , Kauto Stone (16) , Wishfull Thinking (16) , Realt Dubh (25) , Blazing Tempo (28) , Gauvain (33) , Im So Lucky (66)https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=517421397#517421397Sizing Europe (10/11) , Big Zeb (9/2) , Finians Rainbow (5) , Somersby (8) , Kauto Stone (16) , Wishfull Thinking (16) , Realt Dubh (25) , Blazing Tempo (28) , Gauvain (33) , Im So Lucky (66)Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:37:15 -05003:20 QUEEN MOTHER CSE 2m ONLY 10 runners enteredhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=517298825#5172988253:20 QUEEN MOTHER CSE 2m ONLY 10 runners enteredThu, 08 Mar 2012 09:45:24 -0600Sizing Europe (1) , Finians Rainbow (5) , Big Zeb (11/2) , Somersby (10) , Hold Fast (14) , Peddlers Cross (16) , Wishfull Thinking (16) , Kauto Stone (20) , Realt Dubh (25) , Blazing Tempo (33) , Gauvain (40) , Im So Lucky (66) , Imsingingtheblues (https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=517222521#517222521Sizing Europe (1) , Finians Rainbow (5) , Big Zeb (11/2) , Somersby (10) , Hold Fast (14) , Peddlers Cross (16) , Wishfull Thinking (16) , Kauto Stone (20) , Realt Dubh (25) , Blazing Tempo (33) , Gauvain (40) , Im So Lucky (66) , Imsingingtheblues (Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:12:51 -0600Apologies, I've just reread my last post on here, and obviously meant I think Finians was the best 2 mile novice chaser, not the best 2 mile chaser, that would be ridiculous!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=516675581#516675581Apologies, I've just reread my last post on here, and obviously meant I think Finians was the best 2 mile novice chaser, not the best 2 mile chaser, that would be ridiculous!Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:52:09 -0600Finnians is a great e/w bet, surely won't be out of the first 3 if he stays on his feethttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=516675395#516675395Finnians is a great e/w bet, surely won't be out of the first 3 if he stays on his feetWed, 22 Feb 2012 03:42:33 -0600yep,best ive seen since.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=516609097#516609097yep,best ive seen since.Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:27:42 -0600Sizing Europe is the best since Moscow imo, a proper class actWill take the world of beatinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=516609031#516609031Sizing Europe is the best since Moscow imo, a proper class actWill take the world of beatingMon, 20 Feb 2012 14:26:38 -0600Another interesting little marker to the relative merits of the two big guns as I see them is the consistent I'm So Lucky.That one was 18l behind Finian's at Ascot last time whereas he was 25l behind Sizing in the Queen Mother last year (both times ohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=516608519#516608519Another interesting little marker to the relative merits of the two big guns as I see them is the consistent I'm So Lucky.That one was 18l behind Finian's at Ascot last time whereas he was 25l behind Sizing in the Queen Mother last year (both times oMon, 20 Feb 2012 14:12:07 -0600Good write up Tom, you definitely make a good point re Finians getting placed.I think that he was the best 2 mile chaser last season and he does have a bit of class about him. I remember Geraghty saying last year (even before he jumped a fence in puhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28902005/the-champion-chase?post_id=516605381#516605381Good write up Tom, you definitely make a good point re Finians getting placed.I think that he was the best 2 mile chaser last season and he does have a bit of class about him. I remember Geraghty saying last year (even before he jumped a fence in puMon, 20 Feb 2012 12:45:37 -0600