New Posts For Thread: Has the weight trend been blew out the water now?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?''This is because the trip is extreme and because the fences are so big it takes out more energy from a horse. ''Carrying weight wasnt a problem in the 70s with Crisp, Red Rum, L'Escargot etc all regularly lumping very big weights round (and it doesnhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173410#422173410''This is because the trip is extreme and because the fences are so big it takes out more energy from a horse. ''Carrying weight wasnt a problem in the 70s with Crisp, Red Rum, L'Escargot etc all regularly lumping very big weights round (and it doesnSun, 11 Apr 2010 03:20:31 -0500I am not a fan of these "trends" at all. I saw Craig Thake had to state in his column yesterday that the French bred trend had had to be ruled out as it had become unreliable or words to that effect. If you spot or read a trend like the one about nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173394#422173394I am not a fan of these "trends" at all. I saw Craig Thake had to state in his column yesterday that the French bred trend had had to be ruled out as it had become unreliable or words to that effect. If you spot or read a trend like the one about noSun, 11 Apr 2010 02:02:28 -0500You'd have to say yes it has. Won't stop me trading solely on ones with OR 148 or under,though.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173386#422173386You'd have to say yes it has. Won't stop me trading solely on ones with OR 148 or under,though.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:09:01 -0500On good ground and with a compressed handicap its clear a reasonable weight can now be carried to success. Id say it might be different in a genuine soft ground Nationalhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173370#422173370On good ground and with a compressed handicap its clear a reasonable weight can now be carried to success. Id say it might be different in a genuine soft ground NationalSat, 10 Apr 2010 17:42:01 -0500No the new stats/trend will be "Nothing carrying more than 11-5 can win".https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173366#422173366No the new stats/trend will be "Nothing carrying more than 11-5 can win".Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:36:45 -0500Dawn FRENCHAgrees:)https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173362#422173362Dawn FRENCHAgrees:)Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:25:15 -0500Gary Wiltshire see to that.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173354#422173354Gary Wiltshire see to that.Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:17:32 -0500?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/23573178/has-the-weight-trend-been-blew-out-the-water-now?post_id=422173350#422173350?Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:15:55 -0500