New Posts For Thread: Ryanair Chase Grade 1 21fhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21fStarted to look at this race in more depth now as the contenders for the race are sorting themselves out. l like to use stats to help guide me towards my selection (not everyones cup of tea l accept) and if have listed positive and negatives below alVery classy comments wellchief, and fact-based too.I see no evidence that Rubi Light needs to have soft ground to perform and his Cheltenham record must, at worst, be as good as Medermit's. Nobody has been saying the former is already home and hosed,https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516534147#516534147Very classy comments wellchief, and fact-based too.I see no evidence that Rubi Light needs to have soft ground to perform and his Cheltenham record must, at worst, be as good as Medermit's. Nobody has been saying the former is already home and hosed,Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:32:21 -0600Well I for one haven't said that he's past the post.When I said earlier in this thread he should be fav, that was before Riverside ran today, and I now acknowledge Riverside should be up there at the top with him. I've said before that Riverside ishttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516527833#516527833Well I for one haven't said that he's past the post.When I said earlier in this thread he should be fav, that was before Riverside ran today, and I now acknowledge Riverside should be up there at the top with him. I've said before that Riverside isSat, 18 Feb 2012 14:00:38 -0600Before today there were 17 horses within 10 lbs of top rated on RPR and the 18th has won an Arkle and come second in a Champion Chase. Riverside Theatre is now bound to make it 18. Make no mistake, this is a hellishly competetive race.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516527721#516527721Before today there were 17 horses within 10 lbs of top rated on RPR and the 18th has won an Arkle and come second in a Champion Chase. Riverside Theatre is now bound to make it 18. Make no mistake, this is a hellishly competetive race.Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:58:27 -0600judo he wud have won last years race if he hadnt made awful mistake 3 out, on fast ground,(that doesnt suit) u really need to do ur research if ur gonna spout sh it, he was travelling all over everything in the race, the bad jump cost him was beatenhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516527633#516527633judo he wud have won last years race if he hadnt made awful mistake 3 out, on fast ground,(that doesnt suit) u really need to do ur research if ur gonna spout sh it, he was travelling all over everything in the race, the bad jump cost him was beatenSat, 18 Feb 2012 13:56:08 -0600I have heard so many people say "he is past the post" and "look how much he has improved" that I am frankly sick of it and I deffo don't think he should be at the head of the market for running round Irish tracks on horrible soft going that he ain'thttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516527369#516527369I have heard so many people say "he is past the post" and "look how much he has improved" that I am frankly sick of it and I deffo don't think he should be at the head of the market for running round Irish tracks on horrible soft going that he ain'tSat, 18 Feb 2012 13:50:09 -06000/1 reads a lot better than 0/7.I only backed him for the first time today - I took the 7's before his Gowran run. Not like I'm on at massive prices and ready to win a fortune. Also, he was only clipped in by about a point today - its not like hishttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516526781#5165267810/1 reads a lot better than 0/7.I only backed him for the first time today - I took the 7's before his Gowran run. Not like I'm on at massive prices and ready to win a fortune. Also, he was only clipped in by about a point today - its not like hisSat, 18 Feb 2012 13:37:02 -0600Has Rubi Light won round Cheltenham? In fact, has he won outside Ireland? Has he won on any going with the word "good" in it? He has lots and lots to prove and he faces a whole bunch of horses who are at least as good if not better than him on good ghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516526137#516526137Has Rubi Light won round Cheltenham? In fact, has he won outside Ireland? Has he won on any going with the word "good" in it? He has lots and lots to prove and he faces a whole bunch of horses who are at least as good if not better than him on good gSat, 18 Feb 2012 13:23:37 -0600HahaRubi Light has proven that he has improvd stones in the last 18 months and is still a young horse.He won the Red Mills last year and then ran third in the ryanair, where he travelled like the best horse in the race. Only a bad blunder halted himhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516525769#516525769HahaRubi Light has proven that he has improvd stones in the last 18 months and is still a young horse.He won the Red Mills last year and then ran third in the ryanair, where he travelled like the best horse in the race. Only a bad blunder halted himSat, 18 Feb 2012 13:16:52 -0600PS - great horsemanship from Choc today to stay on Medermit down the back!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516525679#516525679PS - great horsemanship from Choc today to stay on Medermit down the back!Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:15:28 -0600all this Rubi Light deserves to be fav stuff is pocket talkbeating Chicago Grey who is a staying handicapper on does not make you any more likely than you were before the raceadd in the fact that you now have two potential challengers in Riverside anhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28920441/ryanair-chase-grade-1-21f?post_id=516524501#516524501all this Rubi Light deserves to be fav stuff is pocket talkbeating Chicago Grey who is a staying handicapper on does not make you any more likely than you were before the raceadd in the fact that you now have two potential challengers in Riverside anSat, 18 Feb 2012 12:50:36 -0600