New Posts For Thread: The Don Cossack fan clubhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-clubOf all the horses I saw last season, the one I would want to take home with me is Don Cossack. I haven't seen a more impressive bumper horse, and, according to his trainer, this is just a shell of a horse who was marking time in bumpers.First time ou3Lhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=551455215#5514552153LSun, 19 Mar 2017 14:46:03 -0500How far would Super Don have won byhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=551439121#551439121How far would Super Don have won byFri, 17 Mar 2017 10:58:05 -0500As this year's Festival approaches, I thought I'd bring this thread up again in the light of the Bryan Cooper interview in today's RP.Would he still have won had Cue Card stood up? “Definitely," comes the instant answer. "My fella did not do a strohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=551317957#551317957As this year's Festival approaches, I thought I'd bring this thread up again in the light of the Bryan Cooper interview in today's RP.Would he still have won had Cue Card stood up? “Definitely," comes the instant answer. "My fella did not do a stroThu, 02 Mar 2017 05:51:59 -0600Was never a fan of the horse myself (not knocking him, he was just never one of my horses) but had him as the clear pick for last year's Gold Cup and in combination with On The Fringe won me a massive double that smashed my previous best, so I will ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=550867557#550867557Was never a fan of the horse myself (not knocking him, he was just never one of my horses) but had him as the clear pick for last year's Gold Cup and in combination with On The Fringe won me a massive double that smashed my previous best, so I will aWed, 11 Jan 2017 14:15:37 -0600Fair play cyclops, you identified this fella early doors. As you say, nothing better than one catching your eye and see them go all the way.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=550864023#550864023Fair play cyclops, you identified this fella early doors. As you say, nothing better than one catching your eye and see them go all the way.Wed, 11 Jan 2017 07:49:24 -0600And so we draw to a close.We never got to relish the build up to a clash between Don Cossack and Thistlecrack and his greatest moment will remain his last moment.Those of us who get great pleasure from latching onto a horse, following him through goohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=550863751#550863751And so we draw to a close.We never got to relish the build up to a clash between Don Cossack and Thistlecrack and his greatest moment will remain his last moment.Those of us who get great pleasure from latching onto a horse, following him through gooWed, 11 Jan 2017 07:24:07 -0600Any further news on The Don's tendon injury, anyone? I hope The Don is recuperating well and not in any major discomfort; I also hope the correct decision will be made in due course.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=549368007#549368007Any further news on The Don's tendon injury, anyone? I hope The Don is recuperating well and not in any major discomfort; I also hope the correct decision will be made in due course.Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:50:07 -0500I think O'Leary is very much a pessimist when it comes to his horses. I hope Elliott's comments are more relevant to this particular injury than O'Leary's about tendon injuries in general. As ever, the way the market twitches as the summer proceeds whttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=548913289#548913289I think O'Leary is very much a pessimist when it comes to his horses. I hope Elliott's comments are more relevant to this particular injury than O'Leary's about tendon injuries in general. As ever, the way the market twitches as the summer proceeds wSat, 04 Jun 2016 12:08:52 -0500Michael O'Leary was not very positive on Newstalk Breakfast radio this morning with Ivan Yates saying "tendon injury usually takes 2 years to fully recover - he's 9yo - so unlikely to come back as good as he was at 11yo". Great interview, worth a lishttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=548892887#548892887Michael O'Leary was not very positive on Newstalk Breakfast radio this morning with Ivan Yates saying "tendon injury usually takes 2 years to fully recover - he's 9yo - so unlikely to come back as good as he was at 11yo". Great interview, worth a lisThu, 02 Jun 2016 17:01:24 -0500thanks for the update.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29095049/the-don-cossack-fan-club?post_id=548743945#548743945thanks for the update.Thu, 19 May 2016 09:19:44 -0500