New Posts For Thread: o,leary feels we need a 2m4f championship hurdlehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdlelike the ryanair is to chasing,its already gone to far at cheltenham has it not ?sageform, I think the Stayers is a bit of a consolation race. No-one ever says with a young horse "we think one day he'll be a Stayers hurdle horse". It tends to be for failed chasers or those who don't have the physical scope for fences. I don't belhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553468827#553468827sageform, I think the Stayers is a bit of a consolation race. No-one ever says with a young horse "we think one day he'll be a Stayers hurdle horse". It tends to be for failed chasers or those who don't have the physical scope for fences. I don't belThu, 01 Feb 2018 03:07:24 -0600Agreed Foxy, 13 months ago many of us thought that he would.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553464421#553464421Agreed Foxy, 13 months ago many of us thought that he would.Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:36:22 -0600dorans pride would have come closest to that ,unlikely now but thistlecrack still could do the double.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553463607#553463607dorans pride would have come closest to that ,unlikely now but thistlecrack still could do the double.Wed, 31 Jan 2018 04:16:59 -0600I have always maintained that 3 miles over hurdles is the biggest test of stamina in racing. That is why so few class horses stay that far and why there have been so many multiple winners of the Stayers Hurdle. Many Gold Cup winners never won won beyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553461593#553461593I have always maintained that 3 miles over hurdles is the biggest test of stamina in racing. That is why so few class horses stay that far and why there have been so many multiple winners of the Stayers Hurdle. Many Gold Cup winners never won won beyTue, 30 Jan 2018 13:55:24 -06004 m novice hurdle good grief most years they struggle to get home in the albert bartletthttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553461279#5534612794 m novice hurdle good grief most years they struggle to get home in the albert bartlettTue, 30 Jan 2018 12:50:50 -0600Make it 4m3f sage and call it "the gods country national"I'm excited already!!https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553461169#553461169Make it 4m3f sage and call it "the gods country national"I'm excited already!!Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:29:44 -0600I suppose four novice chases plus a novice handicap is a bit excessive. The NH chase used to be much more interesting when it was restricted to horses that had not won on the flat or over hurdles. If you knew your hunter and PTP form you could find shttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553460955#553460955I suppose four novice chases plus a novice handicap is a bit excessive. The NH chase used to be much more interesting when it was restricted to horses that had not won on the flat or over hurdles. If you knew your hunter and PTP form you could find sTue, 30 Jan 2018 11:40:48 -0600i prefer to watch the jlt also i was more referring to the amount of choices the novice chasers have ,https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553459677#553459677i prefer to watch the jlt also i was more referring to the amount of choices the novice chasers have ,Tue, 30 Jan 2018 08:17:04 -0600Much prefer the JLT. Leave the veteran races where they are.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553459567#553459567Much prefer the JLT. Leave the veteran races where they are.Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:49:53 -0600i am not convinced there will be a 5th day wednesday/saturday maybe although crowd wise they dont need to do that,whilst i accept the jlt is a good race i would be happy to lose it what i would replace it with i am not sure probably a veterans.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30984369/oleary-feels-we-need-a-2m4f-championship-hurdle?post_id=553459521#553459521i am not convinced there will be a 5th day wednesday/saturday maybe although crowd wise they dont need to do that,whilst i accept the jlt is a good race i would be happy to lose it what i would replace it with i am not sure probably a veterans.Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:42:17 -0600