New Posts For Thread: THE NIGHTINGALE - HANDICAPPER OR TOP NOTCH HORSE??https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horseI thought it looked impressive last year and clearly should have gone for the Sun Alliance and not the race at Aintree. Can people see it improving into a grade 1 horse??Sandown's a pretty stiff track tbfhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464511105#464511105Sandown's a pretty stiff track tbfThu, 02 Sep 2010 13:26:23 -0500dont fink wind problems are to blame for twist magics poor shows at cheltenham. he just hates the place and was under pressure from the off last year and think he needs ruby on boardhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464504245#464504245dont fink wind problems are to blame for twist magics poor shows at cheltenham. he just hates the place and was under pressure from the off last year and think he needs ruby on boardThu, 02 Sep 2010 12:35:32 -0500Thanks for your reply Wayward. I agree with your 2nd post in its entirety, and know your first post was just to get the debate going mainly, but I just disagreed with the statement that 'Paul Nicholls can only look to a couple of 10yo's (going on 11yhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464469261#464469261Thanks for your reply Wayward. I agree with your 2nd post in its entirety, and know your first post was just to get the debate going mainly, but I just disagreed with the statement that 'Paul Nicholls can only look to a couple of 10yo's (going on 11yThu, 02 Sep 2010 07:12:32 -0500I suppose also that vets are very limited in the means available for testing the effectiveness of wind operations in horses. With human athletes the means of measuring lung function during exercise are fairly well developed now. The practical problemhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464467665#464467665I suppose also that vets are very limited in the means available for testing the effectiveness of wind operations in horses. With human athletes the means of measuring lung function during exercise are fairly well developed now. The practical problemThu, 02 Sep 2010 06:46:06 -0500Spot on Masterminded - Airflow is a major issue in horses and PN has been at the forefront of surgical correction. He has more horses who have had surgery to correct wind ailments than any other trainer. I would recommend steering clear of any horsehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464461737#464461737Spot on Masterminded - Airflow is a major issue in horses and PN has been at the forefront of surgical correction. He has more horses who have had surgery to correct wind ailments than any other trainer. I would recommend steering clear of any horseThu, 02 Sep 2010 05:01:52 -0500That's a bit personal Masterminded.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464458777#464458777That's a bit personal Masterminded.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:48:11 -0500is it me or does paul nicholls have hell of a lot of wind problems?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464458677#464458677is it me or does paul nicholls have hell of a lot of wind problems?Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:37 -0500nicholls will win the trainers title at a canter with ammunition hes gothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464456777#464456777nicholls will win the trainers title at a canter with ammunition hes gotThu, 02 Sep 2010 02:52:08 -0500No, I'm not joking! Injuries affect every trainer and, despite modern vetinary advances, not many horses recoup their best post-injury, and those that do are prone to breaking-down again. I'm not predicting the end of the World as we know it, merelyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464456405#464456405No, I'm not joking! Injuries affect every trainer and, despite modern vetinary advances, not many horses recoup their best post-injury, and those that do are prone to breaking-down again. I'm not predicting the end of the World as we know it, merelyThu, 02 Sep 2010 02:38:14 -0500wayward are you joking? inchadaly may not have been top, top draw, but he would have gone for the rsa, similar hopes included pride of dulcote and michel le bon, definity??https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25749089/the-nightingale---handicapper-or-top-notch-horse?post_id=464386329#464386329wayward are you joking? inchadaly may not have been top, top draw, but he would have gone for the rsa, similar hopes included pride of dulcote and michel le bon, definity??Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:44:33 -0500