New Posts For Thread: Do 6f sprinters make good hurdlershttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers2mile hurdlers that is, can anyone give me any examples of horses who have made the step up. His by Dubawi.bioI thought 7f horses made good 2m hurdlers though I maybe wronghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=430510250#430510250bioI thought 7f horses made good 2m hurdlers though I maybe wrongSun, 11 Apr 2010 14:33:34 -0500les arcs :) notfailed cartmel hurdler turned top sprinterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=430510246#430510246les arcs :) notfailed cartmel hurdler turned top sprinterSun, 11 Apr 2010 14:32:47 -0500Great to see Clay County mentioned - an old favourite!! THe best 1m 6f chaser ever imho!!Im not that old to remember Alverton but remember seeing someone say he was winner on the flat as a 2yo.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375638#423375638Great to see Clay County mentioned - an old favourite!! THe best 1m 6f chaser ever imho!!Im not that old to remember Alverton but remember seeing someone say he was winner on the flat as a 2yo.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:55:27 -0500Orpen Wide won over 5f several times as a 4 and 5 year old (has won over a mile on the flat though) and has also won 6 times over hurdles and 3 times when chasing at 16-18f as well as placing 7 times in total in NH races. He is a freak of a horse thohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375614#423375614Orpen Wide won over 5f several times as a 4 and 5 year old (has won over a mile on the flat though) and has also won 6 times over hurdles and 3 times when chasing at 16-18f as well as placing 7 times in total in NH races. He is a freak of a horse thoSun, 11 Apr 2010 15:48:42 -0500Jesus, just glanced through the posts while checking the golf markets, can't believe people are talking about this but for what its worth ,Yangtse Kiang was a career h'cap sprinter before becoming a useful 2m over jumps, particularly as a h'cap chashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375414#423375414Jesus, just glanced through the posts while checking the golf markets, can't believe people are talking about this but for what its worth ,Yangtse Kiang was a career h'cap sprinter before becoming a useful 2m over jumps, particularly as a h'cap chasSun, 11 Apr 2010 15:16:59 -0500cheers, thanks for the contributions. Looks like their exceptions to the rulehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375410#423375410cheers, thanks for the contributions. Looks like their exceptions to the ruleSun, 11 Apr 2010 15:14:50 -0500Red Rumdead heated in a 7 furlong race (L. Piggot up) . Think it was a seller. Will need to check due to failing memory due to advancing years.Ekbalco.Dudley Moffat said that he was the fastest horse he ever saw and would have had no trouble winninghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375406#423375406Red Rumdead heated in a 7 furlong race (L. Piggot up) . Think it was a seller. Will need to check due to failing memory due to advancing years.Ekbalco.Dudley Moffat said that he was the fastest horse he ever saw and would have had no trouble winningSun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:16 -0500"Badsworth Boy".......Won over 6 furlongs.......finished 3rd in the Triumph Hurdle & then won 3 Queen Mother Chases at Cheltenham............all by a long way.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375394#423375394"Badsworth Boy".......Won over 6 furlongs.......finished 3rd in the Triumph Hurdle & then won 3 Queen Mother Chases at Cheltenham............all by a long way.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:06:44 -0500cheers cup, I be thinking the same, looking for confirmation reallya 5f sprinter in 2M hurdle mud slog, I dont think sohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375390#423375390cheers cup, I be thinking the same, looking for confirmation reallya 5f sprinter in 2M hurdle mud slog, I dont think soSun, 11 Apr 2010 15:05:39 -0500Am I right in thinking Red Rum won a 5f sprint as a youngster???https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23634126/do-6f-sprinters-make-good-hurdlers?post_id=423375378#423375378Am I right in thinking Red Rum won a 5f sprint as a youngster???Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:54:44 -0500