New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham Festival anyone feelinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feelingA bit flat with all these trainers swapping targets for horsesThe dilution of competiton is becoming more prevalent each year, the whole event for me is and was the pinnacle of the punting year.With Peddlers being the latest to swerve his target, aloThe problem is that not many people can handle going racing 4 or 5 days on the spin, which means that they have to be selective about which days they attend, and therefore end up not seeing races like say The Gold Cup.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517233753#517233753The problem is that not many people can handle going racing 4 or 5 days on the spin, which means that they have to be selective about which days they attend, and therefore end up not seeing races like say The Gold Cup.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:23:35 -0600stake - were else can u get 11 grade 1's in the same meeting, u mention aintree- only 5 grade 1's over the course of the meeting therehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517233533#517233533stake - were else can u get 11 grade 1's in the same meeting, u mention aintree- only 5 grade 1's over the course of the meeting thereTue, 06 Mar 2012 14:19:11 -0600Ming_the_Merciless Talking of heaven days racing, I remember the Thur and Fri after the abandoned Wed card 3/4 years ago, there will never be a better two days racing anywhere in the world...https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517233257#517233257Ming_the_Merciless Talking of heaven days racing, I remember the Thur and Fri after the abandoned Wed card 3/4 years ago, there will never be a better two days racing anywhere in the world...Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:13:15 -06003 days was absolute perfection - 4 days is already too diluted, when they add the 5th day the Festival will lose its lustre completely and just be a a run of the mill event akin to Aintree, Punchestown and Galway All in the name of GREEDhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517233249#5172332493 days was absolute perfection - 4 days is already too diluted, when they add the 5th day the Festival will lose its lustre completely and just be a a run of the mill event akin to Aintree, Punchestown and Galway All in the name of GREEDTue, 06 Mar 2012 14:13:08 -0600Grade 1's are fine as they are.Dont need horses running in thbe QM or GC if they aint running at their distance,they just become virtual no hopers as Albertas Run was the only time he tried the GC.Ryanair has been a success,and the race looks good aghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517232187#517232187Grade 1's are fine as they are.Dont need horses running in thbe QM or GC if they aint running at their distance,they just become virtual no hopers as Albertas Run was the only time he tried the GC.Ryanair has been a success,and the race looks good agTue, 06 Mar 2012 13:51:16 -0600For me I start looking forward to Cheltenham on Midlands National Dayhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517230695#517230695For me I start looking forward to Cheltenham on Midlands National DayTue, 06 Mar 2012 13:16:35 -0600when the 5 day decs appear is when it really kicks in.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517230629#517230629when the 5 day decs appear is when it really kicks in.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:14:50 -0600The Ryanair was there though but as The Cathcart, look at the winners and you would see that horses could have run in CC and GC. They re established the race, whereas it looked old and tired. The World Hurdle has improved massiveley since it has it'shttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517230617#517230617The Ryanair was there though but as The Cathcart, look at the winners and you would see that horses could have run in CC and GC. They re established the race, whereas it looked old and tired. The World Hurdle has improved massiveley since it has it'sTue, 06 Mar 2012 13:14:33 -0600Not feeling flat at all. Absolutely buzzing for it to all start. You can feel the anticipation building up in the town just by walking around. Not one race that I'm not looking forward to.COME ON!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517230577#517230577Not feeling flat at all. Absolutely buzzing for it to all start. You can feel the anticipation building up in the town just by walking around. Not one race that I'm not looking forward to.COME ON!Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:13:44 -0600Dont get me wrong the Ryanair is a good race and very well contested, but i dont think you can disagree with the fact that if the race didnt exist then the champion chase and the gold cup would be stronger as a result. Thats just what i pesonally wouhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28970899/cheltenham-festival-anyone-feeling?post_id=517230049#517230049Dont get me wrong the Ryanair is a good race and very well contested, but i dont think you can disagree with the fact that if the race didnt exist then the champion chase and the gold cup would be stronger as a result. Thats just what i pesonally wouTue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:50 -0600