New Posts For Thread: is it just me or are some of the races terrible this year?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-yearlooking through the races and you've got the worse example which is surely the champion hurdle.. the favorite, an impressive winner last year is already 4/7... then you look at the opposition against him and it's truly dire... melon is fifth favouritWhen Vautour (will he or won't he) and Don Cossack (promising) were around these two steered up major interest in the Gold Cup (GC) market; Don Cossack post winning the GC and Vautour suffered injuries, the latter fatal. Then appeared the bridesmaidhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553498385#553498385When Vautour (will he or won't he) and Don Cossack (promising) were around these two steered up major interest in the Gold Cup (GC) market; Don Cossack post winning the GC and Vautour suffered injuries, the latter fatal. Then appeared the bridesmaidMon, 05 Feb 2018 11:34:26 -0600The one that always gets me is the Gold Cup; 9 times out of 10 when you look at the antepost betting for the following years Gold Cup during the summer it looks set to be an absolute classic then when the time comes its a poor renewal; this year lookhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553497773#553497773The one that always gets me is the Gold Cup; 9 times out of 10 when you look at the antepost betting for the following years Gold Cup during the summer it looks set to be an absolute classic then when the time comes its a poor renewal; this year lookMon, 05 Feb 2018 09:34:07 -0600How good will the Gold Cup be after that farce in Ireland? Killultah Vic looked the best of the bunch but Edwulf! If Might bite tries his tricks we could be in for a big shock. Is Monalee entered?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553491479#553491479How good will the Gold Cup be after that farce in Ireland? Killultah Vic looked the best of the bunch but Edwulf! If Might bite tries his tricks we could be in for a big shock. Is Monalee entered?Sun, 04 Feb 2018 09:45:15 -0600OP. I have to disagree. Just looking at the Irish trainers, Mullins and Elliott look seriously double and treble handed in some divisions. Throw in De Bromhead and Jessie H, more so if they come into the Festival in form. Henderson has is usual armyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553490985#553490985OP. I have to disagree. Just looking at the Irish trainers, Mullins and Elliott look seriously double and treble handed in some divisions. Throw in De Bromhead and Jessie H, more so if they come into the Festival in form. Henderson has is usual armySun, 04 Feb 2018 08:23:38 -0600white flag ?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553490399#553490399white flag ?Sun, 04 Feb 2018 06:55:46 -0600i don't know how you can knock this years arkle trophy lewisham for me it is one of the best renewals of the race for many years class and depth wisehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553490087#553490087i don't know how you can knock this years arkle trophy lewisham for me it is one of the best renewals of the race for many years class and depth wiseSun, 04 Feb 2018 05:32:22 -0600Disagree entirely.Yes BVD is odds on but so was Istabraq for his 2nd and 3rd Champion Hurdles - soemtimes it's good to have an undisputed Champion.The QM looks a perfectly decent renewal imo - there are 3 very decent horses at the head of the markethttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553490077#553490077Disagree entirely.Yes BVD is odds on but so was Istabraq for his 2nd and 3rd Champion Hurdles - soemtimes it's good to have an undisputed Champion.The QM looks a perfectly decent renewal imo - there are 3 very decent horses at the head of the marketSun, 04 Feb 2018 05:31:26 -0600The horses might not be as good but its still a great 4 days, settee for 3 days and pub all day on the Fridayhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553490011#553490011The horses might not be as good but its still a great 4 days, settee for 3 days and pub all day on the FridaySun, 04 Feb 2018 05:03:05 -0600LewishamCould not agree more done thirty odd festivals am I looking forward to it? not at all, if I hadn't got the badge paid for the train tickets and hotel earlier I don't think wouldn't be going, think this will be my lastThe problem for me is I ghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553489985#553489985LewishamCould not agree more done thirty odd festivals am I looking forward to it? not at all, if I hadn't got the badge paid for the train tickets and hotel earlier I don't think wouldn't be going, think this will be my lastThe problem for me is I gSun, 04 Feb 2018 04:54:33 -0600looking through the races and you've got the worse example which is surely the champion hurdle.. the favorite, an impressive winner last year is already 4/7... then you look at the opposition against him and it's truly dire... melon is fifth favourithttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30986831/is-it-just-me-or-are-some-of-the-races-terrible-this-year?post_id=553489923#553489923looking through the races and you've got the worse example which is surely the champion hurdle.. the favorite, an impressive winner last year is already 4/7... then you look at the opposition against him and it's truly dire... melon is fifth favouritSun, 04 Feb 2018 04:26:05 -0600