New Posts For Thread: *** GRAND ANNUAL CHASE ***https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chaseOnly 49 entries for the LAST RACE of the Featival Anquetta (IRE) Nicky Henderson 8 Astracad (FR) Nigel Twiston-Davies 6Bellvano (GER) Nicky Henderson 8Charingworth (IRE) Ferdy Murphy 9Cornas (NZ) Nick Williams 10Dan BSorry I'm sure this has already been said but I haven't read every post. Surely Henderson has given Kid Cassidy an amazing chance here. French Opera is there to allow it co carry a much lower weight and squeeze the bottom of the field a little. For mhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517586395#517586395Sorry I'm sure this has already been said but I haven't read every post. Surely Henderson has given Kid Cassidy an amazing chance here. French Opera is there to allow it co carry a much lower weight and squeeze the bottom of the field a little. For mThu, 15 Mar 2012 20:02:20 -0500Cornas could be the one to turn the stats upside down. He has definate quality and will act on the ground. There are question marks over a lot of the principles in the betting on decent ground. This will be run at a good clip and with him being a holhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517582469#517582469Cornas could be the one to turn the stats upside down. He has definate quality and will act on the ground. There are question marks over a lot of the principles in the betting on decent ground. This will be run at a good clip and with him being a holThu, 15 Mar 2012 18:19:55 -0500Delighted to see Slieveardagh is running, very sweet on his chances with 10st 5. His close 2nd to First Lieutenant giving 3lbs looks pretty decent after the RSA and ran well enough behind Bog warrior before beating Donnas Palm on much more suitablehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517577467#517577467Delighted to see Slieveardagh is running, very sweet on his chances with 10st 5. His close 2nd to First Lieutenant giving 3lbs looks pretty decent after the RSA and ran well enough behind Bog warrior before beating Donnas Palm on much more suitableThu, 15 Mar 2012 16:32:57 -0500Just asked in another thread if any update on Slieveardagh? Since those comments he has left him in the race so must be considering it?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517418865#517418865Just asked in another thread if any update on Slieveardagh? Since those comments he has left him in the race so must be considering it?Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:36:44 -0500ORISH have won the race 4 times in the last 12 years.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517418723#517418723ORISH have won the race 4 times in the last 12 years.Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:34:22 -0500O'Grady said “Slieveardagh shouldn't really have been running against Donnas Palm (the Noel Meade trained runner-up) handicap-wise but I thought Donnas Palm had a very hard race at Navan and he is probably better at Navan than he is here. “My horhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517418675#517418675O'Grady said “Slieveardagh shouldn't really have been running against Donnas Palm (the Noel Meade trained runner-up) handicap-wise but I thought Donnas Palm had a very hard race at Navan and he is probably better at Navan than he is here. “My horSun, 11 Mar 2012 16:33:38 -0500The Paul Cashman trained Idarah, under Nina Carberry, overcame a four months absence to win a fiercely fought Paddy Power Last Man Standing Handicap Hurdle at Naas today.The almost white gelding, and Carberry, showed great determination to fend off thttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517418299#517418299The Paul Cashman trained Idarah, under Nina Carberry, overcame a four months absence to win a fiercely fought Paddy Power Last Man Standing Handicap Hurdle at Naas today.The almost white gelding, and Carberry, showed great determination to fend off tSun, 11 Mar 2012 16:25:11 -050018 of the last 19 winners were OR between 123 & 145.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517417773#51741777318 of the last 19 winners were OR between 123 & 145.Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:13:02 -0500French Opera should be top weight as Nicky intends to run with Jerry McGrath taking off 5lbhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517222279#517222279French Opera should be top weight as Nicky intends to run with Jerry McGrath taking off 5lbTue, 06 Mar 2012 09:02:56 -0600GRAND ANNUAL comments from the preview nights.........Joe Tizzard - Falcon Island & Oiseau De Nuit 2 runners. S Clements to ride ODN to get weight down again.Paul Nicholls - Toubab not fully tuned up last time and will run well on better ground.Ted Whttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28942307/grand-annual-chase?post_id=517221445#517221445GRAND ANNUAL comments from the preview nights.........Joe Tizzard - Falcon Island & Oiseau De Nuit 2 runners. S Clements to ride ODN to get weight down again.Paul Nicholls - Toubab not fully tuned up last time and will run well on better ground.Ted WTue, 06 Mar 2012 08:34:25 -0600