New Posts For Thread: Roksanahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksanaIn the absence of Honeysuckle I would have expected her to have shortened up considerably for the Mare's Hurdle. She hasn't which makes me think Skelton is going to be stupid enough to run in the Stayers.I think she has improved this year and consequI thought the same. If you’re going to ride a horse quietly for speed you need to put it into a position where it can have one good run at the end. He failed. It’ll be one for the Aintree notebook though as there’s a nice long straight. It’llhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560672871#560672871I thought the same. If you’re going to ride a horse quietly for speed you need to put it into a position where it can have one good run at the end. He failed. It’ll be one for the Aintree notebook though as there’s a nice long straight. It’llThu, 18 Mar 2021 14:26:17 -0500Everyone was busy getting stuck into Cobden after the CC yesterday but I thought that Skelton had his own nightmare and should have won.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560670053#560670053Everyone was busy getting stuck into Cobden after the CC yesterday but I thought that Skelton had his own nightmare and should have won.Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:34:16 -0500Skelton is riding liking a mug, too aggressive.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560669993#560669993Skelton is riding liking a mug, too aggressive.Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:30:51 -0500Yep ^https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560665075#560665075Yep ^Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:35:05 -0500Another poor ride from Skelton. Got in a bad position and had to switch, costing him the race.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560664981#560664981Another poor ride from Skelton. Got in a bad position and had to switch, costing him the race.Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:26:18 -0500I can see that looking at each ride can give him excuses but, together with Alnadam, that made 4 aggressive rides and none of them got home. Perhaps that is as good as they are but I think that if you wind horses up in the first half mile you are inhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560661357#560661357I can see that looking at each ride can give him excuses but, together with Alnadam, that made 4 aggressive rides and none of them got home. Perhaps that is as good as they are but I think that if you wind horses up in the first half mile you are inTue, 16 Mar 2021 14:26:07 -0500Watch him riding a finish before the home turn. Did he really think he could catch Shishkin?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560661327#560661327Watch him riding a finish before the home turn. Did he really think he could catch Shishkin?Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:19:17 -0500I don't want to sound like a jockey apologist but again what else could he have done? He was constantly harried by Captain Guinness who was up and down like a yo-yo. Given what happened last year it's pretty clear Allmankind doesn't relish the Cheltehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560661277#560661277I don't want to sound like a jockey apologist but again what else could he have done? He was constantly harried by Captain Guinness who was up and down like a yo-yo. Given what happened last year it's pretty clear Allmankind doesn't relish the ChelteTue, 16 Mar 2021 14:10:24 -0500He was hopeless on Allmankind. The horse was outclassed by the winner but could have hit second with less testosterone from the jockey. Maybe Bridget rations him during the Festival?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560661091#560661091He was hopeless on Allmankind. The horse was outclassed by the winner but could have hit second with less testosterone from the jockey. Maybe Bridget rations him during the Festival?Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:25:48 -0500I don't think he did anything wrong on Roksana. He rode her a lot closer to the pace and short of making the running what else could he have done? Circumstances conspired against him.As for Cabot Cliffs he rode the horse in keeping with his previoushttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31689205/roksana?post_id=560660839#560660839I don't think he did anything wrong on Roksana. He rode her a lot closer to the pace and short of making the running what else could he have done? Circumstances conspired against him.As for Cabot Cliffs he rode the horse in keeping with his previousTue, 16 Mar 2021 12:38:03 -0500