New Posts For Thread: Would VENN OTTERY (NAP) have won the Champion Chase?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chaseWhen reviewing the festival last night I concluded that the Champion Chase was probably the worst championship race that I can every remember.Then my thoughts turned to probably the best 2 mile chaser never to have won the QMCC, VENN OTTERY (NAP). Injoevalue147 12 Jul 17 20:58 What year was that lads?1897 I thinkhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552332511#552332511joevalue147 12 Jul 17 20:58 What year was that lads?1897 I thinkThu, 13 Jul 2017 05:37:09 -0500On a sad note, did they ever get to the bottom of the horses death? The trainer Sue Gardner said at the time that the horse should not have run but Carter who even at the age of 88 held a licence to train, insisted that it ran. Very sad.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552331745#552331745On a sad note, did they ever get to the bottom of the horses death? The trainer Sue Gardner said at the time that the horse should not have run but Carter who even at the age of 88 held a licence to train, insisted that it ran. Very sad.Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:28:04 -0500Ven Ottery rated 110 in the Champion Chase to Azertyioup at 170 says it all really. Nicholls did improve his rating from 80 to as high as 117 training the horse to all four of his wins under rules, but winning the Champion Chase would have indeed beehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552331725#552331725Ven Ottery rated 110 in the Champion Chase to Azertyioup at 170 says it all really. Nicholls did improve his rating from 80 to as high as 117 training the horse to all four of his wins under rules, but winning the Champion Chase would have indeed beeWed, 12 Jul 2017 18:18:41 -0500https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrI-uyEXh08https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552331615#552331615https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrI-uyEXh08Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:43:36 -0500The village not the horsehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552331517#552331517The village not the horseWed, 12 Jul 2017 17:14:18 -0500Weird was only in Devon last week and saw a signpost for Venn otteryhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552331499#552331499Weird was only in Devon last week and saw a signpost for Venn otteryWed, 12 Jul 2017 17:13:20 -0500What year was that lads?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552330725#552330725What year was that lads?Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:58:32 -0500It was a surreal run , he come down the hill looking like Pegasus and then nothing.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552330195#552330195It was a surreal run , he come down the hill looking like Pegasus and then nothing.Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:50:54 -0500would've won if the trainer had decared the tongue strap Cleary choked at the top off hill when traveling powerfullyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552330021#552330021would've won if the trainer had decared the tongue strap Cleary choked at the top off hill when traveling powerfullyWed, 12 Jul 2017 13:23:37 -0500.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27288965/would-venn-ottery-nap-have-won-the-champion-chase?post_id=552330013#552330013.Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:20:55 -0500