New Posts For Thread: Sussex Stakeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakesAll over Canford Cliffs for this. He beat Goldikova nicely last time out and should have too much for Frankel who has had 2 very tough races this year. EVS a fair price.Good analysis COT, I agree, though i know little of BG's form, due to anecdote, I don't doubt his greatness.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503846519#503846519Good analysis COT, I agree, though i know little of BG's form, due to anecdote, I don't doubt his greatness.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:51:23 -0500I reckon I am very lucky.I saw the Brigadier (on the telly) win the Guineas with an amazing turn of speed to beat 2 champions by 3 lengths.I remember him beating a French champion, Sparkler, 6 lengths too. he was an amazing horse.I was at Ascot whenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503846345#503846345I reckon I am very lucky.I saw the Brigadier (on the telly) win the Guineas with an amazing turn of speed to beat 2 champions by 3 lengths.I remember him beating a French champion, Sparkler, 6 lengths too. he was an amazing horse.I was at Ascot whenFri, 29 Jul 2011 16:46:27 -0500^agree with that assesmentQEII at Ascot as his last race this year - not sure if it's on the round course or straight course yet.On the straight course, as they don't want 4 races on the round course in case it comes up soft.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503807397#503807397^agree with that assesmentQEII at Ascot as his last race this year - not sure if it's on the round course or straight course yet.On the straight course, as they don't want 4 races on the round course in case it comes up soft.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:46:14 -0500I reckon that Canford Cliffs is a 132 horse.However he was only 5 lbs (2.5 lengths) in front of Rio, who is a pretty solid 120 rated horse and pretty consistent too.Race ratings (& I would be reasonably confident) 135 Frankel (+ whatever you want tohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503789279#503789279I reckon that Canford Cliffs is a 132 horse.However he was only 5 lbs (2.5 lengths) in front of Rio, who is a pretty solid 120 rated horse and pretty consistent too.Race ratings (& I would be reasonably confident) 135 Frankel (+ whatever you want toThu, 28 Jul 2011 13:23:00 -0500Best I've seenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503772859#503772859Best I've seenThu, 28 Jul 2011 07:23:23 -0500tinkler agree - CC brilliant miler but in the same category as those you mention. Frankel is something extraordinary.Ignore Frankel and that was a good run from CC - the French horse ran Goldikova to a length last time and putting daylight between hihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503772741#503772741tinkler agree - CC brilliant miler but in the same category as those you mention. Frankel is something extraordinary.Ignore Frankel and that was a good run from CC - the French horse ran Goldikova to a length last time and putting daylight between hiThu, 28 Jul 2011 07:19:44 -0500All this talk about CC not being himself is nonsense and connections are in denial. He was off the bridlein the middle of the race because he couldn't handle frankels pace ,nothing can. The horse was blown outof the water and was lugging left late onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503772453#503772453All this talk about CC not being himself is nonsense and connections are in denial. He was off the bridlein the middle of the race because he couldn't handle frankels pace ,nothing can. The horse was blown outof the water and was lugging left late onThu, 28 Jul 2011 07:09:25 -0500The 3rd and 4th horses are no mugs and yet they were beaten a very long way out as well - Frankel is simply too fast for all of them.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503771131#503771131The 3rd and 4th horses are no mugs and yet they were beaten a very long way out as well - Frankel is simply too fast for all of them.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:20:53 -0500Grendel, I should've said it was quite an ordinary time for a Gp 1, rather than a slow run race.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503769311#503769311Grendel, I should've said it was quite an ordinary time for a Gp 1, rather than a slow run race.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:13:59 -0500Comparisons with the other races on the card. As Hughes said after the race, the Coolmore pacemaker went fast, but nobody else did.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/27959325/sussex-stakes?post_id=503768803#503768803Comparisons with the other races on the card. As Hughes said after the race, the Coolmore pacemaker went fast, but nobody else did.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:55:27 -0500