New Posts For Thread: Apache Strongholdhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-strongholdOnly just saw Sunday's race for the first time but aside from the impressive display from the winner I too was very taken by Apache Stronghold's performance, he was beaten by a quicker horse who had aspirations of winning last year's supreme so thereMeade says he's thinking about running him in the Irish Arkle.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542869635#542869635Meade says he's thinking about running him in the Irish Arkle.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 04:49:57 -0600Hope you are correct Duffy re Jlt.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542868641#542868641Hope you are correct Duffy re Jlt.Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:53:20 -0600After AS's previous race I was of the opinion that he wanted 3 miles and sure enough he ran a cracker...but the fact is that he travelled like a dream through the race but couldn't finish it off, the closing part of the race was not his strongest, yehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542868509#542868509After AS's previous race I was of the opinion that he wanted 3 miles and sure enough he ran a cracker...but the fact is that he travelled like a dream through the race but couldn't finish it off, the closing part of the race was not his strongest, yeWed, 31 Dec 2014 20:41:04 -0600I think it's a case of not understanding different jockeys styles tbh.Class in a race horse doesn't mean being on the bridle. That's an incredible naive opinion but we're all entitled to one. It's clearly not a debate worth having though.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542861679#542861679I think it's a case of not understanding different jockeys styles tbh.Class in a race horse doesn't mean being on the bridle. That's an incredible naive opinion but we're all entitled to one. It's clearly not a debate worth having though.Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:58:23 -0600Could be Vautours target, maybe Gilgamboa as well,plus a fair few more......this race could end up the race of the festival.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542851571#542851571Could be Vautours target, maybe Gilgamboa as well,plus a fair few more......this race could end up the race of the festival.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:25:11 -0600Some of these horses won't appear.....injury, lack of form, it happens every year. However, assuming the main players make it, the problem with the JLT is that this will be Valseur Lido's likely target. I think they'll all be very wary (including Mulhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542851313#542851313Some of these horses won't appear.....injury, lack of form, it happens every year. However, assuming the main players make it, the problem with the JLT is that this will be Valseur Lido's likely target. I think they'll all be very wary (including MulTue, 30 Dec 2014 13:14:59 -0600Yeh its a good price if he runs in it,but connections may still go RSA.Think they would be mad to go RSA myself,but I have enough doubt to not take the price right now.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542851267#542851267Yeh its a good price if he runs in it,but connections may still go RSA.Think they would be mad to go RSA myself,but I have enough doubt to not take the price right now.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:13:10 -0600I don't think it's as simple as just a case of Apache not getting home. He'll probably prove better at 2m 4f given he was quite keen early yesterday but Don Poli was pricking his ears coming to the last, Cooper happy to let him pop it and he's won prhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542850783#542850783I don't think it's as simple as just a case of Apache not getting home. He'll probably prove better at 2m 4f given he was quite keen early yesterday but Don Poli was pricking his ears coming to the last, Cooper happy to let him pop it and he's won prTue, 30 Dec 2014 12:32:33 -0600Totally agree Budd, Apache still 20s with BV for JLT big price imo.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542850371#542850371Totally agree Budd, Apache still 20s with BV for JLT big price imo.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:56:20 -0600How anyone can say Hes outclassed Apache is totally beyond me.Apache is still on the bridle jumping the last,taken it up after the last and simply not got home.Don Poli is being ridden before the last, and ridden all the way up the run in,and simplyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30395063/apache-stronghold?post_id=542850351#542850351How anyone can say Hes outclassed Apache is totally beyond me.Apache is still on the bridle jumping the last,taken it up after the last and simply not got home.Don Poli is being ridden before the last, and ridden all the way up the run in,and simplyTue, 30 Dec 2014 11:54:13 -0600