New Posts For Thread: Lexus Chase - An embarrassment for Irish racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racingFor a perennial handicapper, who'd never even been tried in a Grade 2, to come across the sea and convincingly beat horses totalling 10 Grade 1 wins is nothing short of an embarrassment and a damning indictment on the standard of Irish long distanceI don't think everyone thought the Irish staying chasers were that bad before the race otherwise Synchron wouldn't have been priced up at 20/1. Must be a chance JP had worked out that they were poor pre-race andtold Jonjo to bring Sychron over as thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514375865#514375865I don't think everyone thought the Irish staying chasers were that bad before the race otherwise Synchron wouldn't have been priced up at 20/1. Must be a chance JP had worked out that they were poor pre-race andtold Jonjo to bring Sychron over as theFri, 30 Dec 2011 08:33:53 -0600Just noticed Synch has no Cheltenham form whatsoever - big disadvantage at the Festival.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514372719#514372719Just noticed Synch has no Cheltenham form whatsoever - big disadvantage at the Festival.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:02:04 -0600Authorised - Synch has got pidgeon holed as a mudlark plodder which is so far off the truth it is unreal. Can understand why connections have followed this idea given he's won a welsh national in the mud but facts are he's a really really good horsehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514366033#514366033Authorised - Synch has got pidgeon holed as a mudlark plodder which is so far off the truth it is unreal. Can understand why connections have followed this idea given he's won a welsh national in the mud but facts are he's a really really good horseFri, 30 Dec 2011 00:42:26 -0600Not relevant this season anyway. I'm a huge Weapons Amnesty fan but it will be asking a lot for him to be top drawer after two full seasons off.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514350121#514350121Not relevant this season anyway. I'm a huge Weapons Amnesty fan but it will be asking a lot for him to be top drawer after two full seasons off.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:49:58 -0600Yeah but Notre Pere was Grade 1 standard .. on Heavy ground. What use is Pandorama if he has to have Soft all the time ?? I know Noel Meade thinks the world of him but with such a liking for soft conditions it does limit his potential imohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514349067#514349067Yeah but Notre Pere was Grade 1 standard .. on Heavy ground. What use is Pandorama if he has to have Soft all the time ?? I know Noel Meade thinks the world of him but with such a liking for soft conditions it does limit his potential imoThu, 29 Dec 2011 14:26:27 -0600I think given good health Pandorama(soft ground) or Weapons Amnesty may well be up to real Grade 1 standard.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514348915#514348915I think given good health Pandorama(soft ground) or Weapons Amnesty may well be up to real Grade 1 standard.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:23:11 -0600Big time pocket talk. Everyone knows Irelands top 3 mile chasers haven't been up to much. Usually you would have 1 or 2 to go to the top chases like the betfair chase or the king george but they all stayed at home as there not up to that level. In thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514344983#514344983Big time pocket talk. Everyone knows Irelands top 3 mile chasers haven't been up to much. Usually you would have 1 or 2 to go to the top chases like the betfair chase or the king george but they all stayed at home as there not up to that level. In thThu, 29 Dec 2011 12:51:13 -0600an embarrassment for isish racing good lord he just won a facking race!!if anything it just shows how impossible racing is!! maybe sprinter sacre isnt a cert after allhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514344183#514344183an embarrassment for isish racing good lord he just won a facking race!!if anything it just shows how impossible racing is!! maybe sprinter sacre isnt a cert after allThu, 29 Dec 2011 12:30:44 -0600It's not that long ago that Nicky Richards nearly burgled one with Money Trix. Irish staying chasers been pants for a while - this is nothing new, agreed.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514341969#514341969It's not that long ago that Nicky Richards nearly burgled one with Money Trix. Irish staying chasers been pants for a while - this is nothing new, agreed.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:33:21 -0600agree bout time the irish had a good unhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28802331/lexus-chase---an-embarrassment-for-irish-racing?post_id=514341081#514341081agree bout time the irish had a good unThu, 29 Dec 2011 11:13:23 -0600