New Posts For Thread: That Champion Hurdle was a bit of a jokehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-jokeThe Hurricane Fly camp knew there was an opportunity to put their horse on a false pedastal. Darlan never made it, Rock on Ruby was wearing a balaclava for the first time, Grandouet fell and the ground was dead. As for Zarkandar, well he finished theI want to know what handicap on the flat they're lining our conor up for this year...85!!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532963059#532963059I want to know what handicap on the flat they're lining our conor up for this year...85!!Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:05:06 -0500i know it beat trees thats not the horse's fault.Its the way it beat the trees in a grade 1 race.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532758757#532758757i know it beat trees thats not the horse's fault.Its the way it beat the trees in a grade 1 race.Sun, 02 Jun 2013 10:38:23 -0500for once next season we will get a feel for how good the irish lot are before Cheltenham as The Fly will surely have to meet Jezki and Our Connor earlier in season.For my money Our Connor loos the businesshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532689061#532689061for once next season we will get a feel for how good the irish lot are before Cheltenham as The Fly will surely have to meet Jezki and Our Connor earlier in season.For my money Our Connor loos the businessThu, 30 May 2013 16:29:03 -0500Sky Our Connor beat a bunch of trees. A big step up to win a champion next March.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532590869#532590869Sky Our Connor beat a bunch of trees. A big step up to win a champion next March.Mon, 27 May 2013 05:48:55 -0500Our connor wins the race no problem it might not have been a great triumph but look how he won it.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532503823#532503823Our connor wins the race no problem it might not have been a great triumph but look how he won it.Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:35 -0500I'd be inclined to think the opposite. The early pace was slow in the Supreme and they finished quickly. Ideal for MTOY in my view, but he was outbattled. I suspect the Champion, where the mid race pace was ferocious, would have softened him up muchhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532465863#532465863I'd be inclined to think the opposite. The early pace was slow in the Supreme and they finished quickly. Ideal for MTOY in my view, but he was outbattled. I suspect the Champion, where the mid race pace was ferocious, would have softened him up muchWed, 22 May 2013 03:49:01 -0500walsh didn't set a suicide pace, he kept something back because he fancied his horse would out battle certainly MTOY'S and he was right, that's mtoy's flaw, but off a suicidal pace Walsh would have no horse left whereas mtoy's would still be swinginghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532323953#532323953walsh didn't set a suicide pace, he kept something back because he fancied his horse would out battle certainly MTOY'S and he was right, that's mtoy's flaw, but off a suicidal pace Walsh would have no horse left whereas mtoy's would still be swingingThu, 16 May 2013 14:45:04 -0500I know what you're saying but it was all about the pace set and the type of horse he is.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532323543#532323543I know what you're saying but it was all about the pace set and the type of horse he is.Thu, 16 May 2013 14:35:42 -0500....but he did get done by Champagne Fever.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532308323#532308323....but he did get done by Champagne Fever.Thu, 16 May 2013 04:25:53 -0500The difference between him and harchi is that for me he could travel off of a far stronger pace than harchi without coming off the bridal, that's what I'm saying, a suicidal pace to which we never ever see so as to destroy everything else before thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29823935/that-champion-hurdle-was-a-bit-of-a-joke?post_id=532269447#532269447The difference between him and harchi is that for me he could travel off of a far stronger pace than harchi without coming off the bridal, that's what I'm saying, a suicidal pace to which we never ever see so as to destroy everything else before theTue, 14 May 2013 16:37:29 -0500