New Posts For Thread: Claisse now free to concentrate on doing what he does very wellhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-wellI may be one of Shaman Claisse's harshest critics but I'm pleased that, with decisions regarding interpretation of official going and whether or not to water irrelevant this year, he can now concentrate fully on what he does best which is ensure thatMaybe Uncle someone had a word with him and told him to cop on?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553693777#553693777Maybe Uncle someone had a word with him and told him to cop on?Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:13:56 -0500There should be no shame i calling it heavy if that is what it is. It was just amazing that he was talking about the ground having improved despite it raining all day and there being waterlogged patches on the video.He has announced it is still heavhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553693761#553693761There should be no shame i calling it heavy if that is what it is. It was just amazing that he was talking about the ground having improved despite it raining all day and there being waterlogged patches on the video.He has announced it is still heavTue, 13 Mar 2018 03:01:52 -0500Why is calling it heavy negative if it has rained for 3 days after heavy snow? Short of covering the course with waterproof sheets, what is he supposed to do. It is the word firm that leads to repercussions.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553693753#553693753Why is calling it heavy negative if it has rained for 3 days after heavy snow? Short of covering the course with waterproof sheets, what is he supposed to do. It is the word firm that leads to repercussions.Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:52:08 -0500He’ll probably change it to g/s in time for the Champion Hurdle.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553690983#553690983He’ll probably change it to g/s in time for the Champion Hurdle.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:46:23 -0500The interviewer should have asked any change of it being called Good to Soft tomorrowhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553690959#553690959The interviewer should have asked any change of it being called Good to Soft tomorrowMon, 12 Mar 2018 12:42:02 -0500CCM just posted a great video where Claisse blatantly bullshi*s his way to calling it soft tomorrowhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUjVVyyqNYEven if it were borderline heavy/soft or soft/heavy at 8.00am this morning it has rained steadily pretty muchhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553690949#553690949CCM just posted a great video where Claisse blatantly bullshi*s his way to calling it soft tomorrowhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUjVVyyqNYEven if it were borderline heavy/soft or soft/heavy at 8.00am this morning it has rained steadily pretty muchMon, 12 Mar 2018 12:41:02 -0500Thanks CIK - Gotcha!Can it be anything other than heavy at this stage - what ya think?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553688879#553688879Thanks CIK - Gotcha!Can it be anything other than heavy at this stage - what ya think?Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:48:34 -0500Naraic - Suggest you look at the Festival Weather Watch thread if you can spare the time!My point is that everyone knows the going will be very testing, irrespective of whether it's officially described as Soft or Heavy. This contrasts with most Feshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553688863#553688863Naraic - Suggest you look at the Festival Weather Watch thread if you can spare the time!My point is that everyone knows the going will be very testing, irrespective of whether it's officially described as Soft or Heavy. This contrasts with most FesMon, 12 Mar 2018 06:45:29 -0500Hi CIK,What do you mean by the decision regarding the official going is irrelevant? Surely that has not been decided yet?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553688751#553688751Hi CIK,What do you mean by the decision regarding the official going is irrelevant? Surely that has not been decided yet?Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:20:12 -0500I may be one of Shaman Claisse's harshest critics but I'm pleased that, with decisions regarding interpretation of official going and whether or not to water irrelevant this year, he can now concentrate fully on what he does best which is ensure thathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/30995441/claisse-now-free-to-concentrate-on-doing-what-he-does-very-well?post_id=553688593#553688593I may be one of Shaman Claisse's harshest critics but I'm pleased that, with decisions regarding interpretation of official going and whether or not to water irrelevant this year, he can now concentrate fully on what he does best which is ensure thatMon, 12 Mar 2018 05:45:54 -0500