New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham to move the second lasthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-lastNotorious Cheltenham fence to be moved By Andrew Scutts and Robert Smith 5:04PM 25 JUL 2010 THE notoriously tricky second-last fence on the old course at Cheltenham is to be moved to a new position in the home straight, the track's managing direPersonally think it's a bad decision on the grounds on a slightly flawed argument.The horses that fall either go through the top or overjump and land unbalanced - neither constitute a good jump. A horse must be able to get the landing gear out.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459962241#459962241Personally think it's a bad decision on the grounds on a slightly flawed argument.The horses that fall either go through the top or overjump and land unbalanced - neither constitute a good jump. A horse must be able to get the landing gear out.Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:12:39 -0500Great decision. Now all they have to do is padlock the clerks hosepipe on the eve of the biggest national hunt race of the year, the Gold Cup, when rain is forecast. If he thought some cut would bring Kauto and Denman together it badly backfired whenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459217785#459217785Great decision. Now all they have to do is padlock the clerks hosepipe on the eve of the biggest national hunt race of the year, the Gold Cup, when rain is forecast. If he thought some cut would bring Kauto and Denman together it badly backfired whenTue, 27 Jul 2010 17:00:26 -0500I don't like the fence myself never have so I think it's a good move. We all like to see a good jump but the way horses were reaching top speed of the whole race down that hill and then facing a fence at the bottom was ridiculous.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459202569#459202569I don't like the fence myself never have so I think it's a good move. We all like to see a good jump but the way horses were reaching top speed of the whole race down that hill and then facing a fence at the bottom was ridiculous.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:32:48 -0500i agree with cap.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459189273#459189273i agree with cap.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:17:24 -0500See what you say CAP,but we cannot do away with every fence that is potentially dangerous as there could be an argument that they all are!!We just have to look at the ones that often prove fatal and try and make them safer,as they did with Bechers Brhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459122721#459122721See what you say CAP,but we cannot do away with every fence that is potentially dangerous as there could be an argument that they all are!!We just have to look at the ones that often prove fatal and try and make them safer,as they did with Bechers BrTue, 27 Jul 2010 06:14:32 -0500I don't think there's another fence at a high profile meeting that horses can jump well yet consistently stumble or fall at. As punters we should be very happy at this decision.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459112849#459112849I don't think there's another fence at a high profile meeting that horses can jump well yet consistently stumble or fall at. As punters we should be very happy at this decision.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:23:33 -0500Latalomne clipped the top of the fence both times.Budd, the first in the National is in the wrong place as it allows the horses and jocks to build up too much speed.What about the ditch at the top of the hill that claimed Bacchanal ? - tricky fence ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459110225#459110225Latalomne clipped the top of the fence both times.Budd, the first in the National is in the wrong place as it allows the horses and jocks to build up too much speed.What about the ditch at the top of the hill that claimed Bacchanal ? - tricky fence aTue, 27 Jul 2010 02:21:27 -0500Cheltenham will always have that aura about it and create huge excitement amongst us,and altering one fence will not imo change that.It may take that-oh no here comes that fence- feeling away as they approach it,but they will still jump the same amouhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459109589#459109589Cheltenham will always have that aura about it and create huge excitement amongst us,and altering one fence will not imo change that.It may take that-oh no here comes that fence- feeling away as they approach it,but they will still jump the same amouTue, 27 Jul 2010 02:05:31 -0500Disappointed personally - moving it to the the straight has created ..... I've got it now, it's the New Course.If it needed moving it should have stayed somewhere in the back straight I feel.We all know they go too fast at the first in thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459031625#459031625Disappointed personally - moving it to the the straight has created ..... I've got it now, it's the New Course.If it needed moving it should have stayed somewhere in the back straight I feel.We all know they go too fast at the first in theMon, 26 Jul 2010 14:48:28 -0500They were wrong to move the last hurdle nearer the winning post at this years festival. Cost me a fortune - as GMOOH would have won otherwise!https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25463725/cheltenham-to-move-the-second-last?post_id=459021965#459021965They were wrong to move the last hurdle nearer the winning post at this years festival. Cost me a fortune - as GMOOH would have won otherwise!Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:48:44 -0500