New Posts For Thread: John Smiths Cup - York July 13thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13thMy favourite handicap of the year and a good looking field judging by the entries. How Thundering Blue got beat last year having backed him at 12/1 I will never know.Roger Varian has two very strong contenders in UAE Prince (12/1) and Fujiara PrinceOh well - won’t even get a run for my money.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557548279#557548279Oh well - won’t even get a run for my money.Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:12:16 -0500So much for the Countryfile forecast.Two dry days to come so very quick ground on the cards which is potentially a massive negative for Buzz.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557545957#557545957So much for the Countryfile forecast.Two dry days to come so very quick ground on the cards which is potentially a massive negative for Buzz.Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:54:23 -0500Cambridgeshire's a good shout for Bless Him, uncle.Good luck with Buzz - I amgoing to hold fire until later in the week...https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557526261#557526261Cambridgeshire's a good shout for Bless Him, uncle.Good luck with Buzz - I amgoing to hold fire until later in the week...Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:28:04 -0500Buzz, Yep, rain forecast later in week, 20/1 way too big, maximum a fiver for me on Sportsbook though, just sent messages to mates in hope.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557525657#557525657Buzz, Yep, rain forecast later in week, 20/1 way too big, maximum a fiver for me on Sportsbook though, just sent messages to mates in hope.Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:42:31 -0500Agree that Bless Him may have a big race in him. I backed him at York and I rememebr thinking immediately they were plotting him for the Hunt Cup but he was rated too low to get a run. He's been eyecatching on his other starts too and is definitely ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557525633#557525633Agree that Bless Him may have a big race in him. I backed him at York and I rememebr thinking immediately they were plotting him for the Hunt Cup but he was rated too low to get a run. He's been eyecatching on his other starts too and is definitely oMon, 08 Jul 2019 14:40:45 -0500The one I like is David Simcock's Bless Him who won the Brittania in 2017.I would've thought he's unlikely to get in though.He made an eyecatching return in the Hambleton at the Dante Meeting and has run perfectly respectably twice since without trouhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557525009#557525009The one I like is David Simcock's Bless Him who won the Brittania in 2017.I would've thought he's unlikely to get in though.He made an eyecatching return in the Hambleton at the Dante Meeting and has run perfectly respectably twice since without trouMon, 08 Jul 2019 13:36:02 -0500Race has cut up quite badly yet you can still get 20/1 on Buzz. Either I’m going mad or based on form (see above) it looks a crazy price, should be no bigger than 10’s, and personally I’d make him favourite.With the weather looking helpful I’https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557523407#557523407Race has cut up quite badly yet you can still get 20/1 on Buzz. Either I’m going mad or based on form (see above) it looks a crazy price, should be no bigger than 10’s, and personally I’d make him favourite.With the weather looking helpful I’Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:59:56 -0500I must be honest I havenm't really paid any attenmtion to the July Cup and didn't realise Cape Byron would be stepping up to Group 1 company. If Atzeni is at New'Mkt then that might explain why the same owners UAE Prince might be saved for another dahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557521653#557521653I must be honest I havenm't really paid any attenmtion to the July Cup and didn't realise Cape Byron would be stepping up to Group 1 company. If Atzeni is at New'Mkt then that might explain why the same owners UAE Prince might be saved for another daMon, 08 Jul 2019 01:11:44 -0500Won't Atzeni be at Newmarket to ride Cape Byron in the July Cup? (he's ridden CB in all but two of his races).It might depend on what else Varian is running at either meeting I suppose.It is so called Super Saturday so I'll be paying more attention thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557521429#557521429Won't Atzeni be at Newmarket to ride Cape Byron in the July Cup? (he's ridden CB in all but two of his races).It might depend on what else Varian is running at either meeting I suppose.It is so called Super Saturday so I'll be paying more attention tSun, 07 Jul 2019 18:13:01 -0500After watching the Countryfile forecast for the week ahead I am getting more and more hopeful about Buzz.Rain forecast Tuesday-Friday though amounts could be trivial for much of it, but hopefully it at least takes the sting out of the ground and goodhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31538915/john-smiths-cup---york-july-13th?post_id=557520415#557520415After watching the Countryfile forecast for the week ahead I am getting more and more hopeful about Buzz.Rain forecast Tuesday-Friday though amounts could be trivial for much of it, but hopefully it at least takes the sting out of the ground and goodSun, 07 Jul 2019 15:04:08 -0500