New Posts For Thread: Nunthorpe Stakes (23rd York 15:35)https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535The two main protagonists are Ten Sovereigns (2/1) and Battaash (5/2); the ground is Good to Soft presently with fine weather and occasional light rain predicted. Battaash (never won at York) will prefer the ground and distance more than Ten SovereigI have the Battaash win a career best but the reaction to it was well over the top, in my view. I have it 2lbs better than anything he's done before so unlike the official handicapper I say Blue Point put up better performances in both of his Kings Shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557830661#557830661I have the Battaash win a career best but the reaction to it was well over the top, in my view. I have it 2lbs better than anything he's done before so unlike the official handicapper I say Blue Point put up better performances in both of his Kings SSun, 25 Aug 2019 06:45:49 -0500I might just do a bit of trading.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557816489#557816489I might just do a bit of trading.Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:39:58 -0500Felt, first half of the double very easy. No offence but I hope the second half bombs outhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557816403#557816403Felt, first half of the double very easy. No offence but I hope the second half bombs outFri, 23 Aug 2019 08:32:11 -0500Yes, the penalty is definitely a concern as I'm not convinced he had as much in hand as the reports say he had. Dettori's gesturing made it look that way, in my view. I also think that he's managed to hold his form for a long period where a lot of othttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557816067#557816067Yes, the penalty is definitely a concern as I'm not convinced he had as much in hand as the reports say he had. Dettori's gesturing made it look that way, in my view. I also think that he's managed to hold his form for a long period where a lot of otFri, 23 Aug 2019 08:04:10 -0500Agreed with the Group 1 penalty.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557815831#557815831Agreed with the Group 1 penalty.Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:40:51 -0500I've never opposed Stradivarius since he won last year's Gold Cup and have even backed him a few times, but I think today he is vulnerable for the first time since then.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557815767#557815767I've never opposed Stradivarius since he won last year's Gold Cup and have even backed him a few times, but I think today he is vulnerable for the first time since then.Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:29:42 -0500Drawn wide apart complicates things for me. I assume Ornate will go off like a greyhound with Battaash on his tail which leaves Ryan Moore with some decisions to make, will he plough a lone furrow or move over to pressurise the leaders and hopefullyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557814869#557814869Drawn wide apart complicates things for me. I assume Ornate will go off like a greyhound with Battaash on his tail which leaves Ryan Moore with some decisions to make, will he plough a lone furrow or move over to pressurise the leaders and hopefullyFri, 23 Aug 2019 05:49:55 -0500If Battaash and Ten Sovereigns both ran to their very best form I would have them dead heating at these weights. Personally I have no worries about Battaash at York. When he was beaten as a 3yo he had just put up a couple of back to back peak performhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557814635#557814635If Battaash and Ten Sovereigns both ran to their very best form I would have them dead heating at these weights. Personally I have no worries about Battaash at York. When he was beaten as a 3yo he had just put up a couple of back to back peak performFri, 23 Aug 2019 05:14:10 -0500A poet an ye didn't know ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557813419#557813419A poet an ye didn't know itThu, 22 Aug 2019 17:19:06 -0500A conundrum for backers of the two shorties: A horse that has never won at this track (Battaash) vs another (Ten Sovereigns) who's never run over this distance. A result for bookies beckon, I reckon.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/31565665/nunthorpe-stakes-23rd-york-1535?post_id=557813395#557813395A conundrum for backers of the two shorties: A horse that has never won at this track (Battaash) vs another (Ten Sovereigns) who's never run over this distance. A result for bookies beckon, I reckon.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:12:53 -0500