New Posts For Thread: Festival fancies that have blown their handicap markhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-markJust wondered if anyone had identified any horses that they were keen on for one of the Festival handicaps earlier in the season but which have run well subsequently, been reassessed by the handicapper and possibly blown a favourable handicap mark?ViAdd David Pipe's Shoegazer to the list.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529334733#529334733Add David Pipe's Shoegazer to the list.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:33:39 -0600Kim Bailey seemed keen on a tilt at the Fred Winter with Milord but that ran a cracker of a race to finish 3rd to Chatterbox at Newbury and I'm sure the handicapper will punish him as a result.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529131585#529131585Kim Bailey seemed keen on a tilt at the Fred Winter with Milord but that ran a cracker of a race to finish 3rd to Chatterbox at Newbury and I'm sure the handicapper will punish him as a result.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:01:16 -0600If you look back at the winners of most of the handicaps in past festivals you will see, unless its to get in, or in a novice race, very little winning form in the seasonhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529126087#529126087If you look back at the winners of most of the handicaps in past festivals you will see, unless its to get in, or in a novice race, very little winning form in the seasonSun, 17 Feb 2013 17:53:40 -0600Ifandbutwhynot was my County Hurdle fancy but no bookmakers were quoting him before he won at Mussleburgh which I found surprising seeing what Tanako Emery has done since November130 wouldn't have gotten him into the race last year so needed to win bhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529123083#529123083Ifandbutwhynot was my County Hurdle fancy but no bookmakers were quoting him before he won at Mussleburgh which I found surprising seeing what Tanako Emery has done since November130 wouldn't have gotten him into the race last year so needed to win bSun, 17 Feb 2013 15:43:36 -0600Entries for the 11 handicaps at Cheltenham close at mid-day tomorrow.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529119519#529119519Entries for the 11 handicaps at Cheltenham close at mid-day tomorrow.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:23:07 -0600Gravy - the 2m 5f novice handicap on the first day of the Festival is restricted to novices rated 0-140 so Vino Griego won't be eligible for that off his revised mark. That leaves the 3m Festival Handicap chase & 2m 5f Byrne Group Plate as possible ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529109073#529109073Gravy - the 2m 5f novice handicap on the first day of the Festival is restricted to novices rated 0-140 so Vino Griego won't be eligible for that off his revised mark. That leaves the 3m Festival Handicap chase & 2m 5f Byrne Group Plate as possible aSun, 17 Feb 2013 06:44:19 -0600I'd imagine he'll go above 140 after that, Cash.Can't imagine they'd go for the 3m handicap as the stable have Fruity O'Rooney, so would they run him in the Plate, do you think?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529095659#529095659I'd imagine he'll go above 140 after that, Cash.Can't imagine they'd go for the 3m handicap as the stable have Fruity O'Rooney, so would they run him in the Plate, do you think?Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:14:18 -0600Well Vino Griego's revised mark didn't stop him winning at Ascot earlier today but he'll go up again after that win and that will surely put him out of contention for one of the Cheltenham handicaps?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529091965#529091965Well Vino Griego's revised mark didn't stop him winning at Ascot earlier today but he'll go up again after that win and that will surely put him out of contention for one of the Cheltenham handicaps?Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:04:15 -0600Ifandbutwhynot won a shade too cosily at Musselburgh. I wonder what his revised mark for the County will be?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=529001915#529001915Ifandbutwhynot won a shade too cosily at Musselburgh. I wonder what his revised mark for the County will be?Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:22:57 -0600correct vino-https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29750511/festival-fancies-that-have-blown-their-handicap-mark?post_id=528588629#528588629correct vino-Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:17:47 -0600