New Posts For Thread: fame and glory best horse in europehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europeimoI thought he was over the top come Arc Day tbh, ran in two derby trials early last year to peak for the Derby at Epsom, he was on the way down after that imo, he started too early to win Arc and was only beaten 6 lengths anyway. Youmzain would have dhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465583985#465583985I thought he was over the top come Arc Day tbh, ran in two derby trials early last year to peak for the Derby at Epsom, he was on the way down after that imo, he started too early to win Arc and was only beaten 6 lengths anyway. Youmzain would have dFri, 10 Sep 2010 08:34:58 -0500Thats all fair enough DD, I see it as a good thing though when Coolmore go mob handed so I think we just differ there. Ie. they're not afraid to race their better horses against each other and its unusual that they don't have a runner or runners in ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465582569#465582569Thats all fair enough DD, I see it as a good thing though when Coolmore go mob handed so I think we just differ there. Ie. they're not afraid to race their better horses against each other and its unusual that they don't have a runner or runners in aFri, 10 Sep 2010 08:22:21 -0500I see what you're saying Neill, but if that were so, how is 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th to STS over 1m4f in a stronger race over C&D not better form?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465579797#465579797I see what you're saying Neill, but if that were so, how is 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th to STS over 1m4f in a stronger race over C&D not better form?Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:57:08 -0500Good points Tavaris, I think F&G is the most likely winner btw, second to STS in the derby is the best 1m4f form aroundhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465576913#465576913Good points Tavaris, I think F&G is the most likely winner btw, second to STS in the derby is the best 1m4f form aroundFri, 10 Sep 2010 07:27:55 -0500Its not their fault but the races they mop up are often weakly contested and Coolmore are hardly averse to going in mob-handed. It's also hardly surprising that a Group 1 rarely goes by without a Coolmore entry, with the volume of blue blood (ask SOFhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465576249#465576249Its not their fault but the races they mop up are often weakly contested and Coolmore are hardly averse to going in mob-handed. It's also hardly surprising that a Group 1 rarely goes by without a Coolmore entry, with the volume of blue blood (ask SOFFri, 10 Sep 2010 07:21:15 -0500I think you're completely wrong in highlighting Coolmore as being offenders in mopping up cheap Group races DD.I can't think of any decent G1 in England in the last few years that they haven't sent a challenger. If none of the British or French trainhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465574649#465574649I think you're completely wrong in highlighting Coolmore as being offenders in mopping up cheap Group races DD.I can't think of any decent G1 in England in the last few years that they haven't sent a challenger. If none of the British or French trainFri, 10 Sep 2010 07:03:11 -0500ha hahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465570269#465570269ha haFri, 10 Sep 2010 06:04:48 -0500I am convinced that the term "Group 1 Horse" is thoroughly misleading. For many years now a significant number of Group 1 races have been poorly contested with small fields and a distinct lack of overseas challengers. A truly satisfactory Group 1 wouhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465568469#465568469I am convinced that the term "Group 1 Horse" is thoroughly misleading. For many years now a significant number of Group 1 races have been poorly contested with small fields and a distinct lack of overseas challengers. A truly satisfactory Group 1 wouFri, 10 Sep 2010 05:39:30 -0500laughable quote once more dananderswell played geoffhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465567793#465567793laughable quote once more dananderswell played geoffFri, 10 Sep 2010 05:29:29 -0500I think there maybe more than 1 with the "Arc" as the main targethttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/25807689/fame-and-glory-best-horse-in-europe?post_id=465564777#465564777I think there maybe more than 1 with the "Arc" as the main targetFri, 10 Sep 2010 04:37:04 -0500