New Posts For Thread: Grand Cru's-One Man?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-manWith so many question marks over this one, why not just try the One Man route, admit you are wrong trying to make a speed horse into a stayer, and go for the Queen Mum.Even in his bad races GC has travelled well to this point, and positively tanks alI can give you a further update on Grands Crus (pictured right) who is back cantering now following his disappointing effort in the Argento Chase at Cheltenham. He was given an easy time of things after his race while we tried to get to the bottomhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528947227#528947227I can give you a further update on Grands Crus (pictured right) who is back cantering now following his disappointing effort in the Argento Chase at Cheltenham. He was given an easy time of things after his race while we tried to get to the bottomMon, 11 Feb 2013 12:47:31 -0600buddeliea Joined: 19 Mar 04Replies: 8022 04 Feb 13 13:01 True Roger,but this horse has racked up a right old following,surely that aint just cos he won that Feltham? and he chased home Big Bucks?? True - sometimes you just have to let go.It's likhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528776189#528776189buddeliea Joined: 19 Mar 04Replies: 8022 04 Feb 13 13:01 True Roger,but this horse has racked up a right old following,surely that aint just cos he won that Feltham? and he chased home Big Bucks?? True - sometimes you just have to let go.It's likTue, 05 Feb 2013 04:56:19 -0600yeh got destroyed and beat some two and a half milers.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528765065#528765065yeh got destroyed and beat some two and a half milers.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:40:35 -0600In the interest of balance, his next run was then to run third in the King George over 3 miles on unsuitable ground.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528762857#528762857In the interest of balance, his next run was then to run third in the King George over 3 miles on unsuitable ground.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:34:06 -0600No budd it isn't. Until the wheels came off in the RSA you couldn't knock the horse over several performances. Don't forget he beat Commanche hollow over 2 and a half at Cheltenham giving him 10lbs and that one would probably have finished second inhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528751851#528751851No budd it isn't. Until the wheels came off in the RSA you couldn't knock the horse over several performances. Don't forget he beat Commanche hollow over 2 and a half at Cheltenham giving him 10lbs and that one would probably have finished second inMon, 04 Feb 2013 08:12:11 -0600have been thinking since his failure at Chelt last season that he should be tried over 2m. the way he is so keen and they try to anchor him at the back. let him go and get on with it over the shorter trip. they have nothing to loose.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528750701#528750701have been thinking since his failure at Chelt last season that he should be tried over 2m. the way he is so keen and they try to anchor him at the back. let him go and get on with it over the shorter trip. they have nothing to loose.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:06:08 -0600True Roger,but this horse has racked up a right old following,surely that aint just cos he won that Feltham? and he chased home Big Bucks??https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528750621#528750621True Roger,but this horse has racked up a right old following,surely that aint just cos he won that Feltham? and he chased home Big Bucks??Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:01:57 -0600To be fair bud, anyone backing a horse of the Pipe's on the strength of what the trainer (and his father before him) says about it, want's their bumps feeling.Ask either of them for a straight yes or no answer and theyd say 'it depends what you meanhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528750555#528750555To be fair bud, anyone backing a horse of the Pipe's on the strength of what the trainer (and his father before him) says about it, want's their bumps feeling.Ask either of them for a straight yes or no answer and theyd say 'it depends what you meanMon, 04 Feb 2013 06:58:47 -0600Yes but they did not know that at the time,and he won a novice chase at the end of the day.they started talking Gold Cup next!!!its been one think after another since he started chasing,even when the horse was not backing them up with his performancehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528750481#528750481Yes but they did not know that at the time,and he won a novice chase at the end of the day.they started talking Gold Cup next!!!its been one think after another since he started chasing,even when the horse was not backing them up with his performanceMon, 04 Feb 2013 06:54:55 -0600to be fair to pipe the horse did beat the current fav and the current third fav for this years gold cup at kemptonhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29756685/grand-crus-one-man?post_id=528750335#528750335to be fair to pipe the horse did beat the current fav and the current third fav for this years gold cup at kemptonMon, 04 Feb 2013 06:46:03 -0600