New Posts For Thread: This dreadful ground is why all the novice races are so openhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-openNot sure I can remember a year when most of the novice races have been so wide open.I put this down to the fact that most of the qualifying races have been run on very deep ground and most of us believe that come the Festival the ground will be quiteIt seems to be a universally accepted truism that the Festival will be run on good ground.This despite the weather we are having and Mr Claisses tap fetish.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-open?post_id=537681923#537681923It seems to be a universally accepted truism that the Festival will be run on good ground.This despite the weather we are having and Mr Claisses tap fetish.Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:17:17 -0600Must be getting twitchy bum time for trainers waiting for decent ground for their final prep run. Looking at the forecast up till the weekend, there is no chance of any going with the word 'good' in it appearing for some time to come.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-open?post_id=537681153#537681153Must be getting twitchy bum time for trainers waiting for decent ground for their final prep run. Looking at the forecast up till the weekend, there is no chance of any going with the word 'good' in it appearing for some time to come.Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:16:56 -0600There's too many novice races and Willie has too many good horses he needs to keep apart. He tells you nothing until a few days before the festival.The fact the markets are so open and there's no stand out favourites suggest there's been no significahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-open?post_id=537658567#537658567There's too many novice races and Willie has too many good horses he needs to keep apart. He tells you nothing until a few days before the festival.The fact the markets are so open and there's no stand out favourites suggest there's been no significaSun, 26 Jan 2014 15:54:19 -0600I'm not sure the grounds to blame. Most races until mid December were run on decent ground.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-open?post_id=537657765#537657765I'm not sure the grounds to blame. Most races until mid December were run on decent ground.Sun, 26 Jan 2014 15:26:16 -0600I think it is more a case that based on performance there just haven't been any outstanding novices over the three divisions. Champagne Fever heads a couple of markets based for the most part on what he achieved in last year's Supreme. Huge questionhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-open?post_id=537653229#537653229I think it is more a case that based on performance there just haven't been any outstanding novices over the three divisions. Champagne Fever heads a couple of markets based for the most part on what he achieved in last year's Supreme. Huge questionSun, 26 Jan 2014 12:05:15 -0600Not sure I can remember a year when most of the novice races have been so wide open.I put this down to the fact that most of the qualifying races have been run on very deep ground and most of us believe that come the Festival the ground will be quitehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30186801/this-dreadful-ground-is-why-all-the-novice-races-are-so-open?post_id=537651199#537651199Not sure I can remember a year when most of the novice races have been so wide open.I put this down to the fact that most of the qualifying races have been run on very deep ground and most of us believe that come the Festival the ground will be quiteSun, 26 Jan 2014 10:29:53 -0600