New Posts For Thread: Best Mate would have been 20 years old today.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-todayPulled up going to the second last fence as he wasn't jumping well, he suffered a heart attack at Exeter racecourse and died soon afterwards. The triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner died on November 1st, 2005.I was there too, but I didn't back him nor did I have 5/6 winners or get the placepot or jackpothttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543342815#543342815I was there too, but I didn't back him nor did I have 5/6 winners or get the placepot or jackpotFri, 30 Jan 2015 16:12:34 -0600yes happy memories of a great horse i was on his 3 wins always has aplace in my hearthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543335051#543335051yes happy memories of a great horse i was on his 3 wins always has aplace in my heartFri, 30 Jan 2015 08:36:27 -0600I backed Sir Rembrandt (40/1) and told all my mates to as well.Bad place return on the tote for a rag, it was only £4.90phttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543334869#543334869I backed Sir Rembrandt (40/1) and told all my mates to as well.Bad place return on the tote for a rag, it was only £4.90pFri, 30 Jan 2015 08:18:41 -0600sad dayhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543329845#543329845sad dayThu, 29 Jan 2015 18:29:57 -0600Think his price drifted out to some daft price like10 or 12-1 someone knew he wasn't right that day.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543329835#543329835Think his price drifted out to some daft price like10 or 12-1 someone knew he wasn't right that day.Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:27:22 -0600I was there for all three of his GC wins and yes agree the roar when he came up the hill was just unrealIt was a special day for me. Like RTB, he was the 3rd leg of a large antepost treble (along with Moscow Flyer, Baracouda) - was my biggest win uphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543329761#543329761I was there for all three of his GC wins and yes agree the roar when he came up the hill was just unrealIt was a special day for me. Like RTB, he was the 3rd leg of a large antepost treble (along with Moscow Flyer, Baracouda) - was my biggest win upThu, 29 Jan 2015 18:19:00 -0600Best Mate, One Man, Ten Plus, Monsieur Le Cure - 4 GC runners who lost their lives on the track, 2 in the GC & just off the top of my head. Sure there are many more. Brutal sport that exacts a deadly tollhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543329593#543329593Best Mate, One Man, Ten Plus, Monsieur Le Cure - 4 GC runners who lost their lives on the track, 2 in the GC & just off the top of my head. Sure there are many more. Brutal sport that exacts a deadly tollThu, 29 Jan 2015 18:03:35 -0600Good to see tributes on here for one of our favourite horses. I cried the day he died. He never gets the credit he deservedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543329441#543329441Good to see tributes on here for one of our favourite horses. I cried the day he died. He never gets the credit he deservedThu, 29 Jan 2015 17:48:53 -0600I was also there for his 3rd Gold Cup, the last Cheltenham that my Dad attended he died 7 weeks later. He loved Best Mate.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543316671#543316671I was also there for his 3rd Gold Cup, the last Cheltenham that my Dad attended he died 7 weeks later. He loved Best Mate.Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:47:06 -0600I was there on his third Gold cup as well Slippy. I backed Sir Rembrandt (40/1) and told all my mates to as well. Jumping the last he was a few lengths down but staying on like a demon.... I was only 18 years old and my £20 e/w would have been worthhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30427197/best-mate-would-have-been-20-years-old-today?post_id=543314017#543314017I was there on his third Gold cup as well Slippy. I backed Sir Rembrandt (40/1) and told all my mates to as well. Jumping the last he was a few lengths down but staying on like a demon.... I was only 18 years old and my £20 e/w would have been worthWed, 28 Jan 2015 16:22:06 -0600