New Posts For Thread: ARKLE V MILL HOUSE Not the greatest Gold Cup because.......https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30222143/arkle-v-mill-house-not-the-greatest-gold-cup-becauseIt was only a 4 runner race, but in affect 2, cos it was a match.Surely the best Gold Cup was maybe Dawn Run.s epic win in 1986 ?Or 1983 when Michael Dickinson had all his 5 horses finished in the 1st 5 ??Or Best Mate £ L'Escargot winning 3 consecutIf I could go back in time and be at cheltenham for 1 gold cup then it would have to be the Arkle v Mill House one. Would have been amazing to be around at that time and see a great horse like Mill House and then an even greater one come along to beahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30222143/arkle-v-mill-house-not-the-greatest-gold-cup-because?post_id=538410197#538410197If I could go back in time and be at cheltenham for 1 gold cup then it would have to be the Arkle v Mill House one. Would have been amazing to be around at that time and see a great horse like Mill House and then an even greater one come along to beaFri, 14 Mar 2014 10:29:58 -0500Stew - there are a couple of reasons why the number of runners was so small. Firstly, given that there were no chasers (at that time)within 2 stone of these two, it was hardly worth running. Of course these days with good place money down to sixth,https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30222143/arkle-v-mill-house-not-the-greatest-gold-cup-because?post_id=538409563#538409563Stew - there are a couple of reasons why the number of runners was so small. Firstly, given that there were no chasers (at that time)within 2 stone of these two, it was hardly worth running. Of course these days with good place money down to sixth,Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:04:53 -0500It was only a 4 runner race, but in affect 2, cos it was a match.Surely the best Gold Cup was maybe Dawn Run.s epic win in 1986 ?Or 1983 when Michael Dickinson had all his 5 horses finished in the 1st 5 ??Or Best Mate £ L'Escargot winning 3 consecuthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30222143/arkle-v-mill-house-not-the-greatest-gold-cup-because?post_id=538407793#538407793It was only a 4 runner race, but in affect 2, cos it was a match.Surely the best Gold Cup was maybe Dawn Run.s epic win in 1986 ?Or 1983 when Michael Dickinson had all his 5 horses finished in the 1st 5 ??Or Best Mate £ L'Escargot winning 3 consecutFri, 14 Mar 2014 08:55:13 -0500