New Posts For Thread: Official Goinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-goingOnly bookie I can find offering odds on the going is Joe C.Very wet this week (surely be soft/heavy come the weekend) then a dry cold spell and then maybe rain next weekend so the 6/1 on soft looks massive to me - sadly they closed my account last yeHe will be watering @ weekendhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551359255#551359255He will be watering @ weekendTue, 07 Mar 2017 10:11:57 -0600not much change, bits of soft ground appeared in the usual places (to be expected with the rain) but its mostly g/s all roundwith the weather forecast from here and the stick reading I can't see anything other than nailed on g/sin fact if they miss thttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551358093#551358093not much change, bits of soft ground appeared in the usual places (to be expected with the rain) but its mostly g/s all roundwith the weather forecast from here and the stick reading I can't see anything other than nailed on g/sin fact if they miss tTue, 07 Mar 2017 07:55:20 -0600Next Race Meeting 14/03/2017Report Date 07/03/2017 12:35:00Official Going Old course: Good to soft, soft in places Cross country: Good to soft, good in places New course: Good to soft, soft in placesGoingStick Old: 6.7 Cross country: 7.3 New: 6.8https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551357881#551357881Next Race Meeting 14/03/2017Report Date 07/03/2017 12:35:00Official Going Old course: Good to soft, soft in places Cross country: Good to soft, good in places New course: Good to soft, soft in placesGoingStick Old: 6.7 Cross country: 7.3 New: 6.8Tue, 07 Mar 2017 07:25:58 -0600will be perfick good soft believe mehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551354437#551354437will be perfick good soft believe meMon, 06 Mar 2017 14:16:11 -0600he will water the O&N courses at any time of year if they need it (they watered for the december meeting this ssn and he has watered extensively in the build up to the festival in many many years in the past)I can assure you the XC is watered, but lihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551353675#551353675he will water the O&N courses at any time of year if they need it (they watered for the december meeting this ssn and he has watered extensively in the build up to the festival in many many years in the past)I can assure you the XC is watered, but liMon, 06 Mar 2017 12:59:19 -0600Claisse waters the old and new courses in the summer and autumn. Very difficult to water the X Country course so he doesn't bother. That's why the X Country course can ride fast early in the season. The relatively poor drainage starts to take effecthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551353383#551353383Claisse waters the old and new courses in the summer and autumn. Very difficult to water the X Country course so he doesn't bother. That's why the X Country course can ride fast early in the season. The relatively poor drainage starts to take effectMon, 06 Mar 2017 12:13:38 -0600good to know, thankshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551352949#551352949good to know, thanksMon, 06 Mar 2017 10:58:53 -0600haha, no, nothing to do with getting more sunits just a function of the watering regimes of the O&N courses compared to the XC particularly during a dry spellXC typically ends up 9+ after a prolonged spell of below average rainfall, it is basically lhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551352939#551352939haha, no, nothing to do with getting more sunits just a function of the watering regimes of the O&N courses compared to the XC particularly during a dry spellXC typically ends up 9+ after a prolonged spell of below average rainfall, it is basically lMon, 06 Mar 2017 10:57:31 -0600yes, wonders, the going stick readings are markedly higher too.I know not the reasons why but assumed it was because it got more sunlight like the centre of my lawn due to big hedges or the pitch at Gresty Road where the shadow cast by the main standhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551352829#551352829yes, wonders, the going stick readings are markedly higher too.I know not the reasons why but assumed it was because it got more sunlight like the centre of my lawn due to big hedges or the pitch at Gresty Road where the shadow cast by the main standMon, 06 Mar 2017 10:44:49 -0600RH correct, its the opposite to what is logicalXC has worse drainage but generally rides quicker (especially after a dry spell)https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30826551/official-going?post_id=551352755#551352755RH correct, its the opposite to what is logicalXC has worse drainage but generally rides quicker (especially after a dry spell)Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:37:11 -0600