New Posts For Thread: Anyone remember Tenby?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenbyI was'nt following racing closely back then, but this one sticks with me 'cos a friend who owned a part of the Pipe horse Robingo had put all his recently accumulated winnings (around £10k he claimed) on Tenby to win the Derby - as I recall it did nwas common knowledge....everybody (i knew) went with CIC.... even peter beardsleyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470252349#470252349was common knowledge....everybody (i knew) went with CIC.... even peter beardsleyFri, 15 Oct 2010 08:12:53 -0500MPThe horse that ran second in the 1993 Dante was rated by Timeform at 110d (deteriorating), about 15-20lb below what is required to win a well contested Group 1. Not aftertiming, just plain solid fact.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470252301#470252301MPThe horse that ran second in the 1993 Dante was rated by Timeform at 110d (deteriorating), about 15-20lb below what is required to win a well contested Group 1. Not aftertiming, just plain solid fact.Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:12:28 -0500zizal i'm sure you're correct. he was a small horse and perhaps didn't train on as well as others, although he did win the dante so couldn't have been completely useless as a three year old.my theory is that he didn't handle the hustle and bustle ofhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470251829#470251829zizal i'm sure you're correct. he was a small horse and perhaps didn't train on as well as others, although he did win the dante so couldn't have been completely useless as a three year old.my theory is that he didn't handle the hustle and bustle ofFri, 15 Oct 2010 08:08:35 -0500He wasnt the biggest of animals though MP, had very little scope.I remember spittin image doing a sketch around the time when a punter goes to a bookmaker saying he backed Tenby and wanted his money backIt ended with "Not another bleedin LLOYDS NAME"https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470251169#470251169He wasnt the biggest of animals though MP, had very little scope.I remember spittin image doing a sketch around the time when a punter goes to a bookmaker saying he backed Tenby and wanted his money backIt ended with "Not another bleedin LLOYDS NAME"Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:02:36 -0500FIVE DAYS after proving he had recovered from indigestion, Tenby also had his main headache eased when his stable-mate Armiger was removed from Derby calculations.(cecil...Commander In Chief is well balanced and should be suited by the course.)was cohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470250941#470250941FIVE DAYS after proving he had recovered from indigestion, Tenby also had his main headache eased when his stable-mate Armiger was removed from Derby calculations.(cecil...Commander In Chief is well balanced and should be suited by the course.)was coFri, 15 Oct 2010 08:00:28 -0500Quite a small horse though wasn't he?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470250929#470250929Quite a small horse though wasn't he?Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:00:24 -0500some shocking aftertiming here. tenby was a very good two year old and impressive in the dante. it wasn't the worst dante ever run. quite why he ran so bad in the derby, and afterwards, remains a mystery.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470250745#470250745some shocking aftertiming here. tenby was a very good two year old and impressive in the dante. it wasn't the worst dante ever run. quite why he ran so bad in the derby, and afterwards, remains a mystery.Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:58:50 -0500He was as short as 4/9 in places after the Dante!!Can remember rumours of a scare and Commander In Chief was quite well backed, think it won the Middleton at the same meeting at Yorkhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470250701#470250701He was as short as 4/9 in places after the Dante!!Can remember rumours of a scare and Commander In Chief was quite well backed, think it won the Middleton at the same meeting at YorkFri, 15 Oct 2010 07:58:25 -0500RogerIf I knew about it then so did everyman and his dog.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470250425#470250425RogerIf I knew about it then so did everyman and his dog.Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:56:01 -0500was that colic scare in the trade press though?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/26060197/anyone-remember-tenby?post_id=470250149#470250149was that colic scare in the trade press though?Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:53:14 -0500