New Posts For Thread: Lack of Cheltenham entries is grim for the northhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-northFrom the 27th February edition of the Scottish Sun:RACING is a great leveller.As a sport, it brings all classes of people together like no other.In two weeks’ time, high life will meet with low life at Cheltenham and one will often be indistinguishits not just the north that has a problem . not helped by the missing/ injury list of horses i think this cheltenham is going to be spreading the jam a bit thin . yes , it is not helped by all the eggs being in a few big baskets . looking at the gradhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-north?post_id=551382821#551382821its not just the north that has a problem . not helped by the missing/ injury list of horses i think this cheltenham is going to be spreading the jam a bit thin . yes , it is not helped by all the eggs being in a few big baskets . looking at the gradFri, 10 Mar 2017 12:37:59 -0600Blame Howard Johnson. He was responsible for the Wylie millions going south and to Ireland.Even if you are right that the influx of new money is bad for the sport, there is no reason it should not be spent in the north. Indeed, some squillionaires mihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-north?post_id=551366673#551366673Blame Howard Johnson. He was responsible for the Wylie millions going south and to Ireland.Even if you are right that the influx of new money is bad for the sport, there is no reason it should not be spent in the north. Indeed, some squillionaires miWed, 08 Mar 2017 11:03:29 -0600When I voiced an opinion that Mullins domination of the NH scene / Cheltenham was bad for the sport, Iwas very much in the minority - he was raising the bar, he was reaping the rewards of his success etc.Undoubtedly true but after Russian Oligarchs ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-north?post_id=551366269#551366269When I voiced an opinion that Mullins domination of the NH scene / Cheltenham was bad for the sport, Iwas very much in the minority - he was raising the bar, he was reaping the rewards of his success etc.Undoubtedly true but after Russian Oligarchs aWed, 08 Mar 2017 10:32:53 -0600Pretty sure Waiting Patiently is a NR too.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-north?post_id=551366121#551366121Pretty sure Waiting Patiently is a NR too.Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:20:10 -0600One solution, as I posted previously on a different thread, would be for the BHA to learn a lesson from the French: just as female jockeys in France will receive a 4 lbs weight allowance, I suggest that any horse trained up north should receive a 20https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-north?post_id=551365955#551365955One solution, as I posted previously on a different thread, would be for the BHA to learn a lesson from the French: just as female jockeys in France will receive a 4 lbs weight allowance, I suggest that any horse trained up north should receive a 20Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:10:16 -0600From the 27th February edition of the Scottish Sun:RACING is a great leveller.As a sport, it brings all classes of people together like no other.In two weeks’ time, high life will meet with low life at Cheltenham and one will often be indistinguishhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30828923/lack-of-cheltenham-entries-is-grim-for-the-north?post_id=551365913#551365913From the 27th February edition of the Scottish Sun:RACING is a great leveller.As a sport, it brings all classes of people together like no other.In two weeks’ time, high life will meet with low life at Cheltenham and one will often be indistinguishWed, 08 Mar 2017 10:05:59 -0600