New Posts For Thread: Potential Track Bias at Cheltenhamhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenhamFrom my blog - richardmooreracingblog.wordpress.comEvery year the main horses running in the big races in Cheltenham get analysed to the point of exhaustion. Their suitability to the track, race distance, going, their relative abilities all get brokeIt was a very good race for me yes - thanks. All the form's over 3 miles so with some liberal interpretation of what might happen in that final mile you can definitely pull out a wild one "Beangate" rather signaled a reversal in fortunes however!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547827431#547827431It was a very good race for me yes - thanks. All the form's over 3 miles so with some liberal interpretation of what might happen in that final mile you can definitely pull out a wild one "Beangate" rather signaled a reversal in fortunes however!Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:20:14 -0600Yeah you farmed that four miler for a few years I thinkhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547827367#547827367Yeah you farmed that four miler for a few years I thinkTue, 16 Feb 2016 18:08:53 -0600Please don't ever mention Beantown again Anyway, he was ridden by a sack of spuds and flew up the hill when finally given the go, having sat out of his ground. I wish he had been leading throughout.Even the exacta was an effing disaster. Convinced ihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547827155#547827155Please don't ever mention Beantown again Anyway, he was ridden by a sack of spuds and flew up the hill when finally given the go, having sat out of his ground. I wish he had been leading throughout.Even the exacta was an effing disaster. Convinced iTue, 16 Feb 2016 17:44:47 -0600On the old course one is turning practically all the time. A horse jumping to the right is really at a disadvantage. To win at Cheltenham and especially on the old a horse needs to have all the attributes. PFN told all and sundry over a period of abohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547827019#547827019On the old course one is turning practically all the time. A horse jumping to the right is really at a disadvantage. To win at Cheltenham and especially on the old a horse needs to have all the attributes. PFN told all and sundry over a period of aboTue, 16 Feb 2016 17:30:23 -0600The 4 miler a few years back with Hot Weld and Beantown is another example of front runners railing well and never looking like being caught on fast ground.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547827009#547827009The 4 miler a few years back with Hot Weld and Beantown is another example of front runners railing well and never looking like being caught on fast ground.Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:28:55 -0600fair point about the title of the thread! I couldn't agree with the up with the pace angle being the same for all courses though - if you have ever been to Kilbeggan you would see it is a waste of time being in the second half of the field at any stahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547826687#547826687fair point about the title of the thread! I couldn't agree with the up with the pace angle being the same for all courses though - if you have ever been to Kilbeggan you would see it is a waste of time being in the second half of the field at any staTue, 16 Feb 2016 16:55:25 -0600HM, knew you weren't talking about mehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547825765#547825765HM, knew you weren't talking about meTue, 16 Feb 2016 15:16:13 -0600Man years ago I was struck by a comment from Mick Fizgerald that you always seem to be turning at Cheltenham and that the perception that it is a galloping track is a little misleading. This would seem more an issue on the old course but at least onhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547825749#547825749Man years ago I was struck by a comment from Mick Fizgerald that you always seem to be turning at Cheltenham and that the perception that it is a galloping track is a little misleading. This would seem more an issue on the old course but at least onTue, 16 Feb 2016 15:13:56 -0600That's Roobswalsh btw, not Roobuckhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547825615#547825615That's Roobswalsh btw, not RoobuckTue, 16 Feb 2016 14:59:46 -0600Whilst without doubt an interesting OP, confused by title of thread? Expecting analysis of on inner or out wide but clearly. not about that at all. Up with pace or out back biding time will be same for all courses and yes will be different accordinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30653645/potential-track-bias-at-cheltenham?post_id=547825459#547825459Whilst without doubt an interesting OP, confused by title of thread? Expecting analysis of on inner or out wide but clearly. not about that at all. Up with pace or out back biding time will be same for all courses and yes will be different accordingTue, 16 Feb 2016 14:44:44 -0600