New Posts For Thread: Rare Bob 2012 Grand National winner?https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28894743/rare-bob-2012-grand-national-winnerI feel this beast is well overpriced for the Aintree spectacular.He is not the biggest but in the main he is a very proficient jumper of a fence. The fact that he likes to race up with the pace is also a positive in my eyes.Turn back the clock a fewit's just a method for separating runners which has a good record - and yes I would not worry if they hadn't had a hurdle - I will certainly be looking at all the runners that score 10/13 or more however, so missing one or two will not be key - it'shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28894743/rare-bob-2012-grand-national-winner?post_id=515902187#515902187it's just a method for separating runners which has a good record - and yes I would not worry if they hadn't had a hurdle - I will certainly be looking at all the runners that score 10/13 or more however, so missing one or two will not be key - it'sFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:06:55 -0600Just my view but I would far rather have a horse on my side that has placed in Grade 1's over 3m1f instead of one that has won a far weaker race over 2 fulongs more.Anyway I thought Mordins stat was won over 3m3f or placed in a National?? Sorry if I'https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28894743/rare-bob-2012-grand-national-winner?post_id=515902021#515902021Just my view but I would far rather have a horse on my side that has placed in Grade 1's over 3m1f instead of one that has won a far weaker race over 2 fulongs more.Anyway I thought Mordins stat was won over 3m3f or placed in a National?? Sorry if I'Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:01:22 -0600The run in a hurdles race stat is one I tend to disregard tbh. For horses toward the top of the handicap it is far better to just have a stroll around in a Graded chase and shave a few pounds of their OR.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28894743/rare-bob-2012-grand-national-winner?post_id=515901761#515901761The run in a hurdles race stat is one I tend to disregard tbh. For horses toward the top of the handicap it is far better to just have a stroll around in a Graded chase and shave a few pounds of their OR.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:13 -0600I am currently going through all the entries and working out how many of the "Mordin Factors" each horse matches (there are 13) - Rare Bob currently gets 10/13 which is not bad at this stage as he could still rise to 12/13 ticks in boxes (needs a runhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28894743/rare-bob-2012-grand-national-winner?post_id=515901375#515901375I am currently going through all the entries and working out how many of the "Mordin Factors" each horse matches (there are 13) - Rare Bob currently gets 10/13 which is not bad at this stage as he could still rise to 12/13 ticks in boxes (needs a runFri, 03 Feb 2012 09:45:22 -0600I feel this beast is well overpriced for the Aintree spectacular.He is not the biggest but in the main he is a very proficient jumper of a fence. The fact that he likes to race up with the pace is also a positive in my eyes.Turn back the clock a fewhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/28894743/rare-bob-2012-grand-national-winner?post_id=515900665#515900665I feel this beast is well overpriced for the Aintree spectacular.He is not the biggest but in the main he is a very proficient jumper of a fence. The fact that he likes to race up with the pace is also a positive in my eyes.Turn back the clock a fewFri, 03 Feb 2012 09:26:31 -0600