New Posts For Thread: Does Willie Mullins have any love for the sport?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sportIt's a genuine question not designed to impugn his reputation but I ask sincerely. Of course he is a very talented trainer who makes a wonderful living from the game and he's a leader in the field but for me something seems to be missing. Call it lovCompare Mullins to Nicholls who's happy to take on Big Bucks with Zarkandar and Celestial Halo. Salubrious and Saphir Du Rheu both possibles too. The first two very credible challengers to the favourite. I agree Mullins does not endear himself to thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538114711#538114711Compare Mullins to Nicholls who's happy to take on Big Bucks with Zarkandar and Celestial Halo. Salubrious and Saphir Du Rheu both possibles too. The first two very credible challengers to the favourite. I agree Mullins does not endear himself to theSun, 23 Feb 2014 05:16:23 -0600So stud value, the business of commerce in other words, is a mitigating factor here for some and not for others. This love of sport you allude to in your thread title must be a fine thing indeedhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538067355#538067355So stud value, the business of commerce in other words, is a mitigating factor here for some and not for others. This love of sport you allude to in your thread title must be a fine thing indeedThu, 20 Feb 2014 01:03:12 -0600DuffyDenman v Kauto comparison is totally different, they were the same age and could only run in the gold cup against each other.....HF and the other two are at completely different ends of their careers with way more options open to them......and ihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538044109#538044109DuffyDenman v Kauto comparison is totally different, they were the same age and could only run in the gold cup against each other.....HF and the other two are at completely different ends of their careers with way more options open to them......and iTue, 18 Feb 2014 10:26:31 -0600when he won by 11 lengths over a mile at ascot as a 2 yr old, in a group 2 was it, I thought he,d be a middle distance horse.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538042343#538042343when he won by 11 lengths over a mile at ascot as a 2 yr old, in a group 2 was it, I thought he,d be a middle distance horse.Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:26:31 -0600Not the way he was Alleged no. He would have been a spent force with 2f to go. He was impossible to settle and would never last 12f. Before he set foot on a racecourse he was close to having the chop because they could not settle him. If you read thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538042147#538042147Not the way he was Alleged no. He would have been a spent force with 2f to go. He was impossible to settle and would never last 12f. Before he set foot on a racecourse he was close to having the chop because they could not settle him. If you read theTue, 18 Feb 2014 08:12:03 -0600If you fully subscribe to the notion that Mullins is keeping UDS and AP away from the CH to smooth the way for HF then you are accusing him of blatantly cheating his owners....let's see if those owners believe that also. IndeedThey pay the piper - thhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538041959#538041959If you fully subscribe to the notion that Mullins is keeping UDS and AP away from the CH to smooth the way for HF then you are accusing him of blatantly cheating his owners....let's see if those owners believe that also. IndeedThey pay the piper - thTue, 18 Feb 2014 07:55:00 -0600brandy do you not think he would have won a derby?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538041881#538041881brandy do you not think he would have won a derby?Tue, 18 Feb 2014 07:48:18 -0600Rate reply: | report block user Mr Mischief 18 Feb 14 11:52 Joined: 01 Nov 09 | Topic/replies: 2,301 | Blogger: Mr Mischief's blogFeb 18, 2014 -- 11:25AM, Ballydoyle wrote:Yeah Frankel skipped a bunch of Group 1s eh?What was that reason he skipped thhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538041663#538041663Rate reply: | report block user Mr Mischief 18 Feb 14 11:52 Joined: 01 Nov 09 | Topic/replies: 2,301 | Blogger: Mr Mischief's blogFeb 18, 2014 -- 11:25AM, Ballydoyle wrote:Yeah Frankel skipped a bunch of Group 1s eh?What was that reason he skipped thTue, 18 Feb 2014 07:27:47 -0600Denman v Kauto comparison is totally different, they were the same age and could only run in the gold cup against each other.....HF and the other two are at completely different ends of their careers with way more options open to them......and in anyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538041219#538041219Denman v Kauto comparison is totally different, they were the same age and could only run in the gold cup against each other.....HF and the other two are at completely different ends of their careers with way more options open to them......and in anyTue, 18 Feb 2014 06:51:29 -0600Can see Annie Power going off at 6-4 in the Stayers and as a holder at 6-1 I would lay off.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30203803/does-willie-mullins-have-any-love-for-the-sport?post_id=538041169#538041169Can see Annie Power going off at 6-4 in the Stayers and as a holder at 6-1 I would lay off.Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:48:17 -0600