New Posts For Thread: Possible trainer errors ?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errorsShould Oscar Whisky have run in the Champion Hurdle based on his running with Overturn ?Should Somersby have run in the Champion Chase based on his beating of Finians Rainbow?Should Zaidpour have run in the Wolrd Hurdle based on his beating of VolerI have some sympathy for Tom George plotting Sivola de Sivola up for the Pertemps. However under the rules there is no guarantee that winners of qualifying races get automatic entry and he probably should have taken in another race, I am guessing thahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517637295#517637295I have some sympathy for Tom George plotting Sivola de Sivola up for the Pertemps. However under the rules there is no guarantee that winners of qualifying races get automatic entry and he probably should have taken in another race, I am guessing thaSat, 17 Mar 2012 08:15:44 -0500I think the mistake they made with OW was not trying to find out earlier in the season. Could have taken BB on in any of his previous races then had a very good chance of re-assessing his target and running a big one in the Champion.Agree about all thttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517636825#517636825I think the mistake they made with OW was not trying to find out earlier in the season. Could have taken BB on in any of his previous races then had a very good chance of re-assessing his target and running a big one in the Champion.Agree about all tSat, 17 Mar 2012 08:01:17 -0500You can argue OW would have won given he was conceding 8lb to Overturn as Ascot and may well have beaten him that day.I suspect the next port of call will be Aintree for the race he won last year ..https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517633253#517633253You can argue OW would have won given he was conceding 8lb to Overturn as Ascot and may well have beaten him that day.I suspect the next port of call will be Aintree for the race he won last year ..Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:04:53 -0500You can't be scared by one horse at Cheltenham. Was the Fly ever going to be harder to beat than Big Bucks? No. Oscar Whisky would have gone very close in Champ Hurdlehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517632491#517632491You can't be scared by one horse at Cheltenham. Was the Fly ever going to be harder to beat than Big Bucks? No. Oscar Whisky would have gone very close in Champ HurdleSat, 17 Mar 2012 04:01:05 -0500OW - should have tried to find out about 3M prior to Cheltenham. Problem is owner wants to run in Welsh CH each year.Zaidpour - agreed. Again I believe influenced by owner having MDH in WH.Somersby - simply a frustrating horse. QMCC was actually a wehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517631593#517631593OW - should have tried to find out about 3M prior to Cheltenham. Problem is owner wants to run in Welsh CH each year.Zaidpour - agreed. Again I believe influenced by owner having MDH in WH.Somersby - simply a frustrating horse. QMCC was actually a weSat, 17 Mar 2012 02:37:11 -0500I bought a pair of Adidas stan smiths which squeak in the heel slightly after only 3/4 uses.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517631339#517631339I bought a pair of Adidas stan smiths which squeak in the heel slightly after only 3/4 uses.Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:11:10 -0500Before the race no one in their right mind thought that OS could beat HF so it wasn't a mistake...being a top stable they aren't bothered about placing in a champion hurdle so they were correct to take on the world hurdle in the hope that he'd stay ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517628721#517628721Before the race no one in their right mind thought that OS could beat HF so it wasn't a mistake...being a top stable they aren't bothered about placing in a champion hurdle so they were correct to take on the world hurdle in the hope that he'd stay aFri, 16 Mar 2012 22:56:51 -0500Running Peddlers Cross at the meeting.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517625625#517625625Running Peddlers Cross at the meeting.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:32:33 -0500Sint have to say all three ran in the wrong race and I believed this before the fest. Somersby is a 2 miler. Said our is a 3 miler & Oscar Whisky is all speed. He would have finished at worst 2nd in the CH IMO. Huge mistakes all 3!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517624735#517624735Sint have to say all three ran in the wrong race and I believed this before the fest. Somersby is a 2 miler. Said our is a 3 miler & Oscar Whisky is all speed. He would have finished at worst 2nd in the CH IMO. Huge mistakes all 3!Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:02:07 -0500Sint also had good bet on Oscar Whisky, didnt stay but also didnt jump as fleunt as normal.Zaidpour just soft ground horse in Ireland.Another topic, Riverside Theatre didnt appear to like undulations either, but under brillant ride by Barry got him hhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002549/possible-trainer-errors?post_id=517623243#517623243Sint also had good bet on Oscar Whisky, didnt stay but also didnt jump as fleunt as normal.Zaidpour just soft ground horse in Ireland.Another topic, Riverside Theatre didnt appear to like undulations either, but under brillant ride by Barry got him hFri, 16 Mar 2012 19:13:55 -0500