New Posts For Thread: Menorah finished for season ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-seasonI was at Cheltenham Sunday and watched the Greatwood against the rail up the finishing straight.Menorah took a hell of a whipping of Johnson to get him home.I am not going to criticize Johnson because it is in the rules to use the whip to get extra fThe way he won last season,i am inclined to think that something was amiss with Binocular the season before.Connections were amazed that Punjabi was good enough to beat him,and events since seem to back that up.As for the ground,good is perfect,good/https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474546305#474546305The way he won last season,i am inclined to think that something was amiss with Binocular the season before.Connections were amazed that Punjabi was good enough to beat him,and events since seem to back that up.As for the ground,good is perfect,good/Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:02:35 -0600Top post aka, personally I believe that if a fully sound and fit Hurricane Fly shows up at the Fesival next year he could well blow Binocular away. Could well be a big if thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474523149#474523149Top post aka, personally I believe that if a fully sound and fit Hurricane Fly shows up at the Fesival next year he could well blow Binocular away. Could well be a big if thoughTue, 16 Nov 2010 19:29:56 -0600Cry, The first Day of the festival he was BEATEN by Captain Cee Beehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474509837#474509837Cry, The first Day of the festival he was BEATEN by Captain Cee BeeTue, 16 Nov 2010 17:39:15 -0600I'm not at all convinced about the ground for Binocular. He has won twice on soft going and twice on good to soft. It was definitley good to soft on the first day of the festival when he won, and when he lost behind Punjabi. Maybe heavy ground wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474509357#474509357I'm not at all convinced about the ground for Binocular. He has won twice on soft going and twice on good to soft. It was definitley good to soft on the first day of the festival when he won, and when he lost behind Punjabi. Maybe heavy ground wouldTue, 16 Nov 2010 17:35:36 -0600the ground done for binocular in his first 2 champion hurdles and if the ground comes up tacky he will get done again. however if he gets decent ground he will go in again.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474498321#474498321the ground done for binocular in his first 2 champion hurdles and if the ground comes up tacky he will get done again. however if he gets decent ground he will go in again.Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:07:40 -0600On the question people were discussing earlier about Binocular and his reliability relative to Menorah, I would say both horses look genuine enough. Binocular clearly has a lot of class and possibly we will be able to say the same about Menorah in duhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474484701#474484701On the question people were discussing earlier about Binocular and his reliability relative to Menorah, I would say both horses look genuine enough. Binocular clearly has a lot of class and possibly we will be able to say the same about Menorah in duTue, 16 Nov 2010 14:43:31 -0600does everybody actually rate richard johnson.i have my doubtshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474477805#474477805does everybody actually rate richard johnson.i have my doubtsTue, 16 Nov 2010 13:55:49 -0600tatie baronYour point about Kempton is very fair of course.I don't doubt he can act on the track since he has done before as you reminded me.However when a horse appears to run its best ever race at a steep uphill finish on a left handed track and inhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474427049#474427049tatie baronYour point about Kempton is very fair of course.I don't doubt he can act on the track since he has done before as you reminded me.However when a horse appears to run its best ever race at a steep uphill finish on a left handed track and inTue, 16 Nov 2010 06:09:23 -0600might need 10 runners or more at Kempton for cover and srong pace, could be unlikely.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474418145#474418145might need 10 runners or more at Kempton for cover and srong pace, could be unlikely.Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:39:37 -0600Apologies, was Ibrahima Sonko who said that about BEhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/26264753/menorah-finished-for-season?post_id=474381753#474381753Apologies, was Ibrahima Sonko who said that about BEMon, 15 Nov 2010 19:04:21 -0600