New Posts For Thread: Could Simonsig be better than Sprinter Sacrehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacreadd your message hereNext season could be interestingBarring an injury/fall/other mishap Simon is already over the line imoabsolute toolhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527556641#527556641Barring an injury/fall/other mishap Simon is already over the line imoabsolute toolFri, 28 Dec 2012 14:44:57 -0600Scaring what opposition FF??To me that can only mean Overturn,cos the others are either trained by his trainer or running in Ireland.Overturn's trainer has been quoted as waiting for better ground for his next run.Nowt wrong with that,although the whttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527542179#527542179Scaring what opposition FF??To me that can only mean Overturn,cos the others are either trained by his trainer or running in Ireland.Overturn's trainer has been quoted as waiting for better ground for his next run.Nowt wrong with that,although the wFri, 28 Dec 2012 06:11:41 -0600I am not sure how we will be able to answer the question definitively because i fully expect Simonsig to be stepped up next yr if all goes well this yr. Personally not sure he needs to be stepped up, but suspect all connections will think it pointleshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527541153#527541153I am not sure how we will be able to answer the question definitively because i fully expect Simonsig to be stepped up next yr if all goes well this yr. Personally not sure he needs to be stepped up, but suspect all connections will think it pointlesFri, 28 Dec 2012 04:55:54 -0600Schooling session or not budd, it was a very fast time - only 1.70 seconds slower than Sanctuaire though he did carry 2lbs more. Not his fault that he frightens the opposition off. FWIW, I'd say that Simonsig has some way to go before he is anythinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527540799#527540799Schooling session or not budd, it was a very fast time - only 1.70 seconds slower than Sanctuaire though he did carry 2lbs more. Not his fault that he frightens the opposition off. FWIW, I'd say that Simonsig has some way to go before he is anythingFri, 28 Dec 2012 04:17:01 -0600oh yeh,it was a great performance at the weights,but it werent a race.Thats cos hes a lot better than what hes faced so far.The race in Ireland yesterday was a race.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527539851#527539851oh yeh,it was a great performance at the weights,but it werent a race.Thats cos hes a lot better than what hes faced so far.The race in Ireland yesterday was a race.Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:01:23 -0600^^^^ Hinterland a good marker though Buddeliea and he gave it 11 pounds (I think) and a 35 l beating some going that ...performance of the season so far??https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527539821#527539821^^^^ Hinterland a good marker though Buddeliea and he gave it 11 pounds (I think) and a 35 l beating some going that ...performance of the season so far??Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:56:26 -0600God knows,could be anything.What i do know is that so far hes won 2 schooling sessions dressed up as races.We should find out more as the season progresses,but as to which one will end up the better is anyones guess.FWIW i think the same as others onhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527539793#527539793God knows,could be anything.What i do know is that so far hes won 2 schooling sessions dressed up as races.We should find out more as the season progresses,but as to which one will end up the better is anyones guess.FWIW i think the same as others onFri, 28 Dec 2012 01:51:46 -0600I think Simonsig will have to prove he gets 3m in the KG for them to go for the GC, I can't imagine they would be satisfied with the Ryanair for Simonsig, so if he didn't get 3m I would expect to see him in next seasons Champion Chasehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527536741#527536741I think Simonsig will have to prove he gets 3m in the KG for them to go for the GC, I can't imagine they would be satisfied with the Ryanair for Simonsig, so if he didn't get 3m I would expect to see him in next seasons Champion ChaseThu, 27 Dec 2012 20:43:14 -0600handicapper going to have to rate todays performance at least 166 methinkshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527533469#527533469handicapper going to have to rate todays performance at least 166 methinksThu, 27 Dec 2012 16:45:24 -0600As they are unlikely to ever race against each other, I presume the official handicapper will have the final word. I wouldn't care to speculate......Hendo must be having kittens with this pair!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29603087/could-simonsig-be-better-than-sprinter-sacre?post_id=527532793#527532793As they are unlikely to ever race against each other, I presume the official handicapper will have the final word. I wouldn't care to speculate......Hendo must be having kittens with this pair!Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:21:56 -0600