New Posts For Thread: Riverside Theatre – A Beast of a Horsehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horseNot a penny do I have on this horse, nor do I intend to invest any. I want to watch this fella at Cheltenham without any financial obligations on him. Alas though it looks as though he will be taking on my money. The perceived competitive nature of tI recall NJH and BJG both expressing doubts about the trip for RT before the Arkle, fwiw. Not sure there is enough evidence to suggest he is best on flat tracks but do except it is a possibilty.My negative for him would be just having one run this sehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516637809#516637809I recall NJH and BJG both expressing doubts about the trip for RT before the Arkle, fwiw. Not sure there is enough evidence to suggest he is best on flat tracks but do except it is a possibilty.My negative for him would be just having one run this seTue, 21 Feb 2012 08:36:55 -0600Not yet Roobuck, I want to see the final declarations first with quite a few who may run elsewhere or not at all. It looks the most competetive race of the week to me at this stage with almost 20 good horses of similar ability engaged. That said, ifhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516636545#516636545Not yet Roobuck, I want to see the final declarations first with quite a few who may run elsewhere or not at all. It looks the most competetive race of the week to me at this stage with almost 20 good horses of similar ability engaged. That said, ifTue, 21 Feb 2012 08:09:28 -0600Very good last post strontium. Do you have a pick for the race out of interest?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516636141#516636141Very good last post strontium. Do you have a pick for the race out of interest?Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:59:49 -0600Absolutely Strong, I agree. Virtually every race has a similar, legit argument.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516635613#516635613Absolutely Strong, I agree. Virtually every race has a similar, legit argument.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:46:06 -0600But that's how this works isn't it RC? We all pick the variables we think are most important when assessing a horse's chances and its price. I'm certainly not saying it can't win at Cheltenham. I'm not even saying it won't win. I'm saying 6-7/1 is tohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516635561#516635561But that's how this works isn't it RC? We all pick the variables we think are most important when assessing a horse's chances and its price. I'm certainly not saying it can't win at Cheltenham. I'm not even saying it won't win. I'm saying 6-7/1 is toTue, 21 Feb 2012 07:44:39 -0600Can see where your coming from. My point is that it's more to do with distance than the track for me a horse who can split long run and kauto has got to be good. If he was fitter enough for king George this year and managed to split long run and kauhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516635469#516635469Can see where your coming from. My point is that it's more to do with distance than the track for me a horse who can split long run and kauto has got to be good. If he was fitter enough for king George this year and managed to split long run and kauTue, 21 Feb 2012 07:42:38 -0600My theory is that (and I may be making excuses here) his runs on undulating tracks have been over too short a trip. He got at Liverpool (flat as a pancake) over 2 and at Newbury over 2 and both times looked like a step up would help. As I say above,https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516635393#516635393My theory is that (and I may be making excuses here) his runs on undulating tracks have been over too short a trip. He got at Liverpool (flat as a pancake) over 2 and at Newbury over 2 and both times looked like a step up would help. As I say above,Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:40:32 -0600I mention Punchestown because it's a lot like Cheltenham.You can look at that as good form if you like, but it was novice hurdle form. In that race has also got beaten by Kempes. In his other race at Punchestown (a chase) he was struggling against sohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516634587#516634587I mention Punchestown because it's a lot like Cheltenham.You can look at that as good form if you like, but it was novice hurdle form. In that race has also got beaten by Kempes. In his other race at Punchestown (a chase) he was struggling against soTue, 21 Feb 2012 07:17:56 -0600How people can be so sure he don't like Cheltenham baffles me, he has run there once and actually ran a creditable 5th to sizing Europe (a 2 mile and Cheltenham specialist). Ok he was never travelling that day and was last 2 out but he ran on like ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516634231#516634231How people can be so sure he don't like Cheltenham baffles me, he has run there once and actually ran a creditable 5th to sizing Europe (a 2 mile and Cheltenham specialist). Ok he was never travelling that day and was last 2 out but he ran on like aTue, 21 Feb 2012 07:07:39 -0600agree he is a gold cup horse, shame he isn't running in it. the ryanair is boring.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28931727/riverside-theatre-a-beast-of-a-horse?post_id=516628817#516628817agree he is a gold cup horse, shame he isn't running in it. the ryanair is boring.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:51:27 -0600