New Posts For Thread: British Handicapperhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapperIs he for fecking real???Given Elliott's Mega Fortune a rating of 146 ... that's 13lb higher than his British mark and only 2lb less than Neon Wolf! There's absolutely no justifying that, shambles!1-0 to the British Handicapper.Perhaps Elliott should write him a thank you letter for enabling him to win a Grade 1, rather than putting him away for a 24 runner handicap in which anything can happen.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551173269#5511732691-0 to the British Handicapper.Perhaps Elliott should write him a thank you letter for enabling him to win a Grade 1, rather than putting him away for a 24 runner handicap in which anything can happen.Sun, 12 Feb 2017 08:37:20 -0600British handicappers are obsessed by preventing slippage, and this has led to the two countries' rating systems getting out of kilter as the better horses stayed in Ireland, with the British being too high imo. The same sort of thing can lead to a nohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551032199#551032199British handicappers are obsessed by preventing slippage, and this has led to the two countries' rating systems getting out of kilter as the better horses stayed in Ireland, with the British being too high imo. The same sort of thing can lead to a noThu, 26 Jan 2017 04:01:31 -0600If I was cynically minded I would accuse the Irish handicappers of attempting to give their English counterparts a bum steer.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551027365#551027365If I was cynically minded I would accuse the Irish handicappers of attempting to give their English counterparts a bum steer.Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:13:13 -0600No, I Should have said Paterson, whoever it was, was going on about mega fortune.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551027319#551027319No, I Should have said Paterson, whoever it was, was going on about mega fortune.Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:10:25 -0600Update Duffy. Slot on ATR now on Sky Planner as 11am tomorrow just before Thurles racing starts. Hurrah. PS wasn't me tweeting.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551023241#551023241Update Duffy. Slot on ATR now on Sky Planner as 11am tomorrow just before Thurles racing starts. Hurrah. PS wasn't me tweeting.Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:07:20 -0600Defi Du Seuil is rated 155. If Smith (or whichever one of his minions handicaps the juvenile hurdlers) lets Mega Fortune run off 130 he is basically saying the best of the Irish have approximately 20lbs to find to beat DDS in the Triumph Hurdle. Thathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551021013#551021013Defi Du Seuil is rated 155. If Smith (or whichever one of his minions handicaps the juvenile hurdlers) lets Mega Fortune run off 130 he is basically saying the best of the Irish have approximately 20lbs to find to beat DDS in the Triumph Hurdle. ThatWed, 25 Jan 2017 12:15:11 -0600Ironically, when the weights come out in a month or so, many of the same trainers will be complaining their horses are not rated highly enough to get in.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551013975#551013975Ironically, when the weights come out in a month or so, many of the same trainers will be complaining their horses are not rated highly enough to get in.Wed, 25 Jan 2017 05:19:44 -0600Never mind the sound of a cuckoo being the first sign of spring, the first Irish whinge about the Cheltenham Handicap ratings is surely the sign that the Festival is all but upon us.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551011263#551011263Never mind the sound of a cuckoo being the first sign of spring, the first Irish whinge about the Cheltenham Handicap ratings is surely the sign that the Festival is all but upon us.Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:06:55 -0600"Ask The Handicapper" usually on in the morning sometime, Chapman tweeted about the program earlier on. There isn't a slot entitled it on the sky planner like the form factor is on the same day, so best to tape right through the morning to make sure.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551005653#551005653"Ask The Handicapper" usually on in the morning sometime, Chapman tweeted about the program earlier on. There isn't a slot entitled it on the sky planner like the form factor is on the same day, so best to tape right through the morning to make sure.Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:33:06 -0600Duffy, which programme on Thursdays ATR is Phil Smith on? Will look to record it.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30797769/british-handicapper?post_id=551004705#551004705Duffy, which programme on Thursdays ATR is Phil Smith on? Will look to record it.Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:35:55 -0600