New Posts For Thread: Saphir River - 25/1 NRNB Pertempshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertempsI can't take credit for this selection given he was a horse I hadn't really paid much attention to until he was pointed out to by Fivebagken on my Coral Cup Thread. However, connections have since come out and said that the Pertemps Final is the aimForm looks good and they paid a fair amount so they wouldn't do that for a complete donkey. Trainer does worry me too and soft ground form. However, who is to say it won't improve for better ground? Plenty of decent horses come from france where theyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertemps?post_id=517290295#517290295Form looks good and they paid a fair amount so they wouldn't do that for a complete donkey. Trainer does worry me too and soft ground form. However, who is to say it won't improve for better ground? Plenty of decent horses come from france where theyThu, 08 Mar 2012 04:09:01 -0600Another negative for me would be the trainer. How many Cheltenham winners has he trained, let alone Festival winners?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertemps?post_id=517290195#517290195Another negative for me would be the trainer. How many Cheltenham winners has he trained, let alone Festival winners?Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:59:46 -0600Wont the ground (probably) be against him being a heavy or at Auteil very soft horse?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertemps?post_id=517290011#517290011Wont the ground (probably) be against him being a heavy or at Auteil very soft horse?Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:41:29 -0600A very shrewd operation! Timeform have him on 149 I believe, and although they usually have the French form rated higher than the official handicapper, there's usually not that much of a discrepency (or so I'm told!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertemps?post_id=517289779#517289779A very shrewd operation! Timeform have him on 149 I believe, and although they usually have the French form rated higher than the official handicapper, there's usually not that much of a discrepency (or so I'm told!Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:17:27 -0600Good stuff EC, let's hope he lives up to his price tag. Just noticed Bodog have trimmed him to 16s. They knowhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertemps?post_id=517279111#517279111Good stuff EC, let's hope he lives up to his price tag. Just noticed Bodog have trimmed him to 16s. They knowWed, 07 Mar 2012 17:34:07 -0600I can't take credit for this selection given he was a horse I hadn't really paid much attention to until he was pointed out to by Fivebagken on my Coral Cup Thread. However, connections have since come out and said that the Pertemps Final is the aimhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/28976179/saphir-river---251-nrnb-pertemps?post_id=517255097#517255097I can't take credit for this selection given he was a horse I hadn't really paid much attention to until he was pointed out to by Fivebagken on my Coral Cup Thread. However, connections have since come out and said that the Pertemps Final is the aimWed, 07 Mar 2012 06:04:00 -0600