New Posts For Thread: Good/ Good to soft groundhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-groundNearly every preview I see or read or after any racewhere the winner will be aimed at the festival we get the sameold line banded about..'it will be ok on the quicker/better groundat Cheltenham'...With this weather showing no signs of stopping I woulThe opening day last year was good ground or just slightly slower than good ground. As stated above, it only needs a week or two to dry out on this track.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537855495#537855495The opening day last year was good ground or just slightly slower than good ground. As stated above, it only needs a week or two to dry out on this track.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:48:56 -0600The problem last year was it hadn't stopped raining since the previous May and ground never had a chance to dry out thoroughly. We saw how it went to sh1te after a heavy shower on the Friday.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537855441#537855441The problem last year was it hadn't stopped raining since the previous May and ground never had a chance to dry out thoroughly. We saw how it went to sh1te after a heavy shower on the Friday.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:44:38 -0600Last year was the wettest winter we'd had in a long while, but it dried up in time. We've had an awful January, but it's certainly no worse than last year.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537855059#537855059Last year was the wettest winter we'd had in a long while, but it dried up in time. We've had an awful January, but it's certainly no worse than last year.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:29:13 -0600and the year before thatand the year before thathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537854327#537854327and the year before thatand the year before thatFri, 07 Feb 2014 10:57:07 -0600The same things were said last year... When water tables were bursting and the clerk of the course spent the preceding weeks windsurfing down the hill. Still ended up close to good to soft.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537853535#537853535The same things were said last year... When water tables were bursting and the clerk of the course spent the preceding weeks windsurfing down the hill. Still ended up close to good to soft.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:25:50 -0600It doesn't matter if there is an Ark on Prestbury Park two weeks before the event. The only time that matters is those last couple of weeks. If they have a dry two weeks with rising temperatures it will dry our quickly. If it rains to any significanthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537853315#537853315It doesn't matter if there is an Ark on Prestbury Park two weeks before the event. The only time that matters is those last couple of weeks. If they have a dry two weeks with rising temperatures it will dry our quickly. If it rains to any significantFri, 07 Feb 2014 10:14:17 -0600Nearly every preview I see or read or after any racewhere the winner will be aimed at the festival we get the sameold line banded about..'it will be ok on the quicker/better groundat Cheltenham'...With this weather showing no signs of stopping I woulhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30195899/good-good-to-soft-ground?post_id=537851323#537851323Nearly every preview I see or read or after any racewhere the winner will be aimed at the festival we get the sameold line banded about..'it will be ok on the quicker/better groundat Cheltenham'...With this weather showing no signs of stopping I woulFri, 07 Feb 2014 08:12:43 -0600