New Posts For Thread: Cunningham K.O.s Ben Newton in Round Onehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-oneGC has a new website. He was inexplicably (to most of us ) dropped fr om his excellent Friday column in the Racing Psspoor. The new site,betmaverick.com says... "Hard on the heels of a Cheltenham festival where punters took a batterimill - now theres 3 good races 3 hcps per day,minus the xcountry,bumper,hunter chase,before there was great race after great race,it is a bit spread thin now.i think a 5th day/sat would destroy the festival,its just barely good enough now wed/thur wehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674846#422674846mill - now theres 3 good races 3 hcps per day,minus the xcountry,bumper,hunter chase,before there was great race after great race,it is a bit spread thin now.i think a 5th day/sat would destroy the festival,its just barely good enough now wed/thur weSun, 04 Apr 2010 13:45:53 -0500Think its all emasured in pints of Guinness sold. Extra days = Extra Guiness sold so nothing at all to do wiv racing ;)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674838#422674838Think its all emasured in pints of Guinness sold. Extra days = Extra Guiness sold so nothing at all to do wiv racing ;)Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:41:05 -0500One example is the introduction of the mares race, which detracts from the CH and World hurdle participants.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674542#422674542One example is the introduction of the mares race, which detracts from the CH and World hurdle participants.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:39:15 -0500I've never been able to get my head around how less Cheltenham is better than more Cheltenham.Any race there is something better than a race at most tracks, in my opinion...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674538#422674538I've never been able to get my head around how less Cheltenham is better than more Cheltenham.Any race there is something better than a race at most tracks, in my opinion...Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:36:51 -05004 days is too many ... already a few missable races imohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674534#4226745344 days is too many ... already a few missable races imoSat, 03 Apr 2010 08:35:14 -0500Any meeting staged on the following saturday after the festival is going to have the feel of 'after the lords mayors show' about it .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674530#422674530Any meeting staged on the following saturday after the festival is going to have the feel of 'after the lords mayors show' about it .Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:34:40 -0500If they add another day, the temptation to move the Gold Cup will be too difficult to resist.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674526#422674526If they add another day, the temptation to move the Gold Cup will be too difficult to resist.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:32:34 -0500Would have thought the last thing punters wanted after the Festival proper was 6 x 24 runner handicaps to solve.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674522#422674522Would have thought the last thing punters wanted after the Festival proper was 6 x 24 runner handicaps to solve.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:30:57 -0500Stake, no I don't usually go.I do understand that it's mainly the people who go that don't want change, though I'm not really sure why, other than that it's a big ask to stay the trip...??Surely you don't have to go for every day though...??https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674518#422674518Stake, no I don't usually go.I do understand that it's mainly the people who go that don't want change, though I'm not really sure why, other than that it's a big ask to stay the trip...??Surely you don't have to go for every day though...??Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:29:56 -0500the midlands grand national is on the saturday -good class handicaphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592394/cunningham-kos-ben-newton-in-round-one?post_id=422674514#422674514the midlands grand national is on the saturday -good class handicapSat, 03 Apr 2010 08:28:10 -0500