New Posts For Thread: Would Don Poli have beaten Conergreehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergreeInteresting battle who would have wonmost people thought last years gold cup was looking pretty average before the race,coneygree's trainer even said the gold cup might be easier than taking on don polihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=547467453#547467453most people thought last years gold cup was looking pretty average before the race,coneygree's trainer even said the gold cup might be easier than taking on don poliFri, 15 Jan 2016 11:18:53 -0600Agree with that Charwell. Also from the belief that Coneygree would have helped Poli's claims. Going such a gallop for so long would only enhance Poli's ability to out stay the rest of the fieldhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=547467205#547467205Agree with that Charwell. Also from the belief that Coneygree would have helped Poli's claims. Going such a gallop for so long would only enhance Poli's ability to out stay the rest of the fieldFri, 15 Jan 2016 10:52:26 -0600Coming up that hill on a gruelling track will play into Dom Poli's strengths.With no Coneygree this year (who I think would win again) I think he wins it. Those who dismiss him as a plodder are way off the beaten track. He takes time to get going buthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=547458189#547458189Coming up that hill on a gruelling track will play into Dom Poli's strengths.With no Coneygree this year (who I think would win again) I think he wins it. Those who dismiss him as a plodder are way off the beaten track. He takes time to get going butThu, 14 Jan 2016 15:22:33 -0600everybody says Don Poli is LAZY not slow. I agree with that, but on top of that I think he lacks the class to win a GC, especially this year. You put him in `14 renewal and I can see him thereabouts but last year and this season he'll simply be outclhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=547448687#547448687everybody says Don Poli is LAZY not slow. I agree with that, but on top of that I think he lacks the class to win a GC, especially this year. You put him in `14 renewal and I can see him thereabouts but last year and this season he'll simply be outclWed, 13 Jan 2016 15:59:41 -0600Having backed Dom Poli I can honestly see he never would have beaten Coneygree in this years GC, although it's possible he could do next year. The GC was run in a terrific time and reliable yardsticks were hammered. Many Clouds performance in the Nathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=544315159#544315159Having backed Dom Poli I can honestly see he never would have beaten Coneygree in this years GC, although it's possible he could do next year. The GC was run in a terrific time and reliable yardsticks were hammered. Many Clouds performance in the NatMon, 13 Apr 2015 15:19:45 -0500I think Poli looks tailor made but only when he steps up in class will it tell...wonder if willie has thought about chucking him against the big boys before the end of this season, doubt it be fun watching though.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=544127407#544127407I think Poli looks tailor made but only when he steps up in class will it tell...wonder if willie has thought about chucking him against the big boys before the end of this season, doubt it be fun watching though.Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:42:10 -0500my view is a gold cup run at a flat out gallop is absolutely don poli territory and experience tells me generally forget about what you have just seen in this year's gold cup and look to the young horses stepping upamazing how people can see things shttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=544070213#544070213my view is a gold cup run at a flat out gallop is absolutely don poli territory and experience tells me generally forget about what you have just seen in this year's gold cup and look to the young horses stepping upamazing how people can see things sWed, 25 Mar 2015 08:07:17 -0500Don Poli is being overrated and it just doesn't fit that he should be worthy of discussion amongst both vautour and coneygree, he's had to work a bit to beat AS over a distance that that horse doesn't stay, he's won an RSA that absolutely fell aparthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=544067529#544067529Don Poli is being overrated and it just doesn't fit that he should be worthy of discussion amongst both vautour and coneygree, he's had to work a bit to beat AS over a distance that that horse doesn't stay, he's won an RSA that absolutely fell apartTue, 24 Mar 2015 19:29:52 -0500Bit of a nonsense thread really. Don Poli won the RSA on good ground. Coneygree won the Gold Cup on soft ground. Whose was the better performance? - Coneygree's undoubtedly. Will Don Poli be a Gold Cup horse in 2016....almost certainly. I can't beliehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=544066433#544066433Bit of a nonsense thread really. Don Poli won the RSA on good ground. Coneygree won the Gold Cup on soft ground. Whose was the better performance? - Coneygree's undoubtedly. Will Don Poli be a Gold Cup horse in 2016....almost certainly. I can't belieTue, 24 Mar 2015 17:15:02 -0500Oh, I'm sure you're right Bud. No doubt they will be competitive in lots of races throughout next season. But the CGC is a unique test and it's rare that horses are able to reproduce their first run in that race. It's always run that half a pace fasthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30458903/would-don-poli-have-beaten-conergree?post_id=544064419#544064419Oh, I'm sure you're right Bud. No doubt they will be competitive in lots of races throughout next season. But the CGC is a unique test and it's rare that horses are able to reproduce their first run in that race. It's always run that half a pace fastTue, 24 Mar 2015 14:15:16 -0500