New Posts For Thread: Yorkhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/yorkJust back from an amazing week.The atmosphere at York was incredible all week but especially on Wednesday when the gate was up by 10k on last year.I have never seen so many people shedding tears about horse racing, especially the flat. Henry and Frani was around the paddock and pre parade for frankels race, was anybody in the ring and were people backing the 10 to 1 on,just to have a betting ticket of the day,i was at longchamp when all the japs were getting tickets for deep impacthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523609003#523609003i was around the paddock and pre parade for frankels race, was anybody in the ring and were people backing the 10 to 1 on,just to have a betting ticket of the day,i was at longchamp when all the japs were getting tickets for deep impactThu, 30 Aug 2012 12:38:02 -0500Yes agreedI was against a 4 day meeting and dead against a Saturday Ebor too. Some of the races like the poxy fillies handicap and the dreadful apprentice race that ends the meeting are clearly fill ins to make up the need for an extra day.However ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523535951#523535951Yes agreedI was against a 4 day meeting and dead against a Saturday Ebor too. Some of the races like the poxy fillies handicap and the dreadful apprentice race that ends the meeting are clearly fill ins to make up the need for an extra day.However itTue, 28 Aug 2012 14:20:35 -0500i went wed, thurs enjoyed both days but the racing just doesnt merit 4 days,the strensal now being bigged up by the boys in blue was a 2 penny race ran at the oct meeting 5 years ago,2, 1 mile 6 races and the lonsdale on the saturday is plainly ridichttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523531669#523531669i went wed, thurs enjoyed both days but the racing just doesnt merit 4 days,the strensal now being bigged up by the boys in blue was a 2 penny race ran at the oct meeting 5 years ago,2, 1 mile 6 races and the lonsdale on the saturday is plainly ridicTue, 28 Aug 2012 12:15:50 -0500Hi FiggisI backed him for the Derby as well. However I like you have no problem with the way he has been campaigned. It took a while to teach Frankel that he didn't have to go flat out from the start and to race "properly"; now he has learned he coulhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523522531#523522531Hi FiggisI backed him for the Derby as well. However I like you have no problem with the way he has been campaigned. It took a while to teach Frankel that he didn't have to go flat out from the start and to race "properly"; now he has learned he coulTue, 28 Aug 2012 07:13:38 -0500Hi Cryoftruth,Like eric, I also backed Frankel for the Derby, but I have no problem with the way he has been campaigned. If Cecil had done what a lot of people were calling for last year then, assuming it was successful, we wouldn't have seen Frankelhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523521495#523521495Hi Cryoftruth,Like eric, I also backed Frankel for the Derby, but I have no problem with the way he has been campaigned. If Cecil had done what a lot of people were calling for last year then, assuming it was successful, we wouldn't have seen FrankelTue, 28 Aug 2012 06:23:33 -0500Thanks Roobuck EricWHat are all these "getting it wrong" statements I am accused of making. Perhapsit was the "one that pointed out that Frankel was bred to stay 12 furlongs and that if a horse is bred to stay 12 furlongs it usually does stay". Whathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523491263#523491263Thanks Roobuck EricWHat are all these "getting it wrong" statements I am accused of making. Perhapsit was the "one that pointed out that Frankel was bred to stay 12 furlongs and that if a horse is bred to stay 12 furlongs it usually does stay". WhatMon, 27 Aug 2012 09:20:41 -0500COT - I would concur with Workforce re Jamie Spencer and imo to compare him next to Lester is way off the mark. The best jockeys get horses to win that shouldn't and whilst Spencer is a go-to jockey for a horse that needs to be held up, personally Ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523484107#523484107COT - I would concur with Workforce re Jamie Spencer and imo to compare him next to Lester is way off the mark. The best jockeys get horses to win that shouldn't and whilst Spencer is a go-to jockey for a horse that needs to be held up, personally IMon, 27 Aug 2012 03:38:39 -0500In a way I'm glad he isn't, I actually find it quite amusinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523483947#523483947In a way I'm glad he isn't, I actually find it quite amusingMon, 27 Aug 2012 03:25:06 -0500Dont you ever bored of this pocket talking bitterness Eric? I've never known a punter to be so bitter about losing his money. Perhaps you should just stop betting.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523483877#523483877Dont you ever bored of this pocket talking bitterness Eric? I've never known a punter to be so bitter about losing his money. Perhaps you should just stop betting.Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:17:04 -0500Cecil has never liked stepping exceptional colt milers up in trip. That was always the biggest danger to this horse proving himself as the all time great. The all time great HAs, like all the other all time greats, to win a Derby or Arc to be the grehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/29343695/york?post_id=523483257#523483257Cecil has never liked stepping exceptional colt milers up in trip. That was always the biggest danger to this horse proving himself as the all time great. The all time great HAs, like all the other all time greats, to win a Derby or Arc to be the greMon, 27 Aug 2012 02:05:26 -0500