New Posts For Thread: How good is Aidan O'Brien?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrienI know he is massively successful but the amount of well bred horses he gets surely that is only to be expected. Is he really that much better than most trainers? He can adopt a high class scatter gun approach that anyone could do?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563202237#563202237Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:16:49 -0500I threw a grenade of a post into the forum with that critique of Aidan and I'm very surprised that nearly three days later there's no response as there was plenty of shrapnel to sift through and disagree with.I saw another thread about the forum beinhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563202007#563202007I threw a grenade of a post into the forum with that critique of Aidan and I'm very surprised that nearly three days later there's no response as there was plenty of shrapnel to sift through and disagree with.I saw another thread about the forum beinWed, 07 Jun 2023 09:15:17 -0500I remember Lammtarra with great fondness. I made a lot of money from his 3yo career.One of the wacky stories of racing as his first trainer was shot dead in his stable .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196757#563196757I remember Lammtarra with great fondness. I made a lot of money from his 3yo career.One of the wacky stories of racing as his first trainer was shot dead in his stable .Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:32:57 -0500WK - a definite doff of the cap for Saeed then with that excellent colthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196675#563196675WK - a definite doff of the cap for Saeed then with that excellent coltSun, 04 Jun 2023 18:12:19 -0500WK - agreed mate. I actually backed two of the last 3 in the betting (King Of Steel & Adelaide River) 80/1 & 50/1 with 365 as they went 4 places - I did get a bit excited I read some positive words from Varian (not known for his hyperbole) a couple ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196669#563196669WK - agreed mate. I actually backed two of the last 3 in the betting (King Of Steel & Adelaide River) 80/1 & 50/1 with 365 as they went 4 places - I did get a bit excited I read some positive words from Varian (not known for his hyperbole) a couple oSun, 04 Jun 2023 18:10:40 -0500and none of it as good as saeed bin suroor with lammtarra in 1995https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196661#563196661and none of it as good as saeed bin suroor with lammtarra in 1995Sun, 04 Jun 2023 18:04:24 -0500I'm not putting the boot in on Aidan as he's without doubt a really good egg as a person but I do have a few misgivings as he never tells you anything except that a horse is well and all the 'tremendous speed' jive.He said yesterday that Auguste Rodihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196659#563196659I'm not putting the boot in on Aidan as he's without doubt a really good egg as a person but I do have a few misgivings as he never tells you anything except that a horse is well and all the 'tremendous speed' jive.He said yesterday that Auguste RodiSun, 04 Jun 2023 18:04:15 -0500we will never know really ... but off subject slightly , the training performance of the derby was the second horse .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196655#563196655we will never know really ... but off subject slightly , the training performance of the derby was the second horse .Sun, 04 Jun 2023 18:01:37 -0500Acey - I totally disagree with your views about Aidan...but there are many knowledgeable aficionados whose opinions I believe are nonsense, so I guess you won't be losing much sleep over this post I like Jim McGrath (Ch4) and respect his views but thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196633#563196633Acey - I totally disagree with your views about Aidan...but there are many knowledgeable aficionados whose opinions I believe are nonsense, so I guess you won't be losing much sleep over this post I like Jim McGrath (Ch4) and respect his views but tSun, 04 Jun 2023 17:45:19 -0500On a tangent, amazing how two Classic winners this season both had disasters in their previous races.Bl99dy brilliant how Aidan's first thought immediately post-race was about the chap, ill in hospital, who had helped out in a small ( but important )https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28270711/how-good-is-aidan-obrien?post_id=563196553#563196553On a tangent, amazing how two Classic winners this season both had disasters in their previous races.Bl99dy brilliant how Aidan's first thought immediately post-race was about the chap, ill in hospital, who had helped out in a small ( but important )Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:16:31 -0500