New Posts For Thread: Festival Fancieshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fanciesMoving Foyles post to here.not that long till the main event and some discussion could be useful many eyes and heads are better than one ,little snippets of info or opinions could spark an interest in a race that may have not been on the radar previoplenty in behind have won since I including William munney who was 7 lengths behind work ahead in 2nd that day ^^^https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564568989#564568989plenty in behind have won since I including William munney who was 7 lengths behind work ahead in 2nd that day ^^^Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:14:10 -0600the supreme and kopek de Borges was impressive last time and could be a world beater but it looks potentially a very good renewal and a case can be made for a fair few , at the prices henry de broms work ahead appeals ,just the 3 runs 2 wins and ahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564568983#564568983the supreme and kopek de Borges was impressive last time and could be a world beater but it looks potentially a very good renewal and a case can be made for a fair few , at the prices henry de broms work ahead appeals ,just the 3 runs 2 wins and aTue, 25 Feb 2025 07:12:14 -0600was well backed in the gold cup iirc ,good luck paulohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564545487#564545487was well backed in the gold cup iirc ,good luck pauloTue, 11 Feb 2025 10:27:27 -0600Though my main bet is in the Ryanair , I have a silly £500-2 Jungle Boogie in the Gold cup purely because ....Its entered ...No horse was going better to the top of the hill ...Its mistake might have knocked the stuffing out of it given that its prehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564545295#564545295Though my main bet is in the Ryanair , I have a silly £500-2 Jungle Boogie in the Gold cup purely because ....Its entered ...No horse was going better to the top of the hill ...Its mistake might have knocked the stuffing out of it given that its preTue, 11 Feb 2025 09:03:50 -0600the gold cup and obviously galopin des champs sets the standard I cant add to anything we have seen his chance is there for all to see but too short for me to play . never be afraid of one horse and something has to be placed at least and grangeclarehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564545029#564545029the gold cup and obviously galopin des champs sets the standard I cant add to anything we have seen his chance is there for all to see but too short for me to play . never be afraid of one horse and something has to be placed at least and grangeclareTue, 11 Feb 2025 07:42:59 -0600sir geno out for the season ... highlights once again the perils of backing short prices ante post .https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564542977#564542977sir geno out for the season ... highlights once again the perils of backing short prices ante post .Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:52:57 -0600The one true currency for measuring the worth of the best racehorses is in how they perform at Grade 1 levelThere are just 7 open grade 1 2 mile hurdles run every year between Ireland and Uk and seeing as the Morgian/ Fighting Fifth are usually run thttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564505731#564505731The one true currency for measuring the worth of the best racehorses is in how they perform at Grade 1 levelThere are just 7 open grade 1 2 mile hurdles run every year between Ireland and Uk and seeing as the Morgian/ Fighting Fifth are usually run tTue, 21 Jan 2025 12:37:23 -0600At the risk of going over old ground with ftv, the acceptance of just how much State Man under-performed is questionable as is believing his lofty rating to be accurate, a rating he's reached by winning a host of grade 1's that are grade 1's in namehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564505427#564505427At the risk of going over old ground with ftv, the acceptance of just how much State Man under-performed is questionable as is believing his lofty rating to be accurate, a rating he's reached by winning a host of grade 1's that are grade 1's in nameTue, 21 Jan 2025 10:28:24 -0600I think if Constitution Hill is an absentee Sir Gino will take his place; Lossiemouth and BDA will be Champion Hurdle bound too; State Man could be retired if bombing badly in his next run. The Mares' is an inconsequential race even for Elliot.If Galhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564505247#564505247I think if Constitution Hill is an absentee Sir Gino will take his place; Lossiemouth and BDA will be Champion Hurdle bound too; State Man could be retired if bombing badly in his next run. The Mares' is an inconsequential race even for Elliot.If GalTue, 21 Jan 2025 09:02:18 -0600True enough - we see what we want to see. Far too many people have a fixed view of a horse in their mind and assess a race around that, rather than what actually happened. I thought that the assessment of CH at Christmas was a vintage example of thathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31864101/festival-fancies?post_id=564504769#564504769True enough - we see what we want to see. Far too many people have a fixed view of a horse in their mind and assess a race around that, rather than what actually happened. I thought that the assessment of CH at Christmas was a vintage example of thatTue, 21 Jan 2025 05:13:03 -0600