New Posts For Thread: What an embarrissingly bad Gold Cup that washttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-wasWorst GC i have even witnessed in my 40 plus years of watching racing,even nortons coin was a better horse than Synchronised,a sad day for the sportLast 6 Gold Cup Runners UpExotic Dancer , Kauto Star , Denman , Denman , Denman .....The Giant Bolsterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517615351#517615351Last 6 Gold Cup Runners UpExotic Dancer , Kauto Star , Denman , Denman , Denman .....The Giant BolsterFri, 16 Mar 2012 15:09:40 -0500Certainly worth thinking about during the summer. Al Ferof will be the Nicholls Gold Cup horse next season. I think Long Run ran to this seasons form, when you look at where Burton Port finished. I'm going to get studying Uttoxeters National to findhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517614597#517614597Certainly worth thinking about during the summer. Al Ferof will be the Nicholls Gold Cup horse next season. I think Long Run ran to this seasons form, when you look at where Burton Port finished. I'm going to get studying Uttoxeters National to findFri, 16 Mar 2012 14:49:40 -0500he's about 20lb better than Synchronised and don't forget he won a Grade 2 novice chase round Aintree beating Albertas Run when he was a 5 year old so you have to be kidding if you think he couldn't jump well enough. Fack me Kauto Star has fallen morhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517613949#517613949he's about 20lb better than Synchronised and don't forget he won a Grade 2 novice chase round Aintree beating Albertas Run when he was a 5 year old so you have to be kidding if you think he couldn't jump well enough. Fack me Kauto Star has fallen morFri, 16 Mar 2012 14:34:04 -0500there have been plenty of staying plodders win a gold cupthink we have been spoilt in the denman kauto era with having a couple of class animals vying for the race each year, in behind have been the 155-165 brigade waiting for them to move onbe interhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517613279#517613279there have been plenty of staying plodders win a gold cupthink we have been spoilt in the denman kauto era with having a couple of class animals vying for the race each year, in behind have been the 155-165 brigade waiting for them to move onbe interFri, 16 Mar 2012 14:16:41 -0500He won them because of how well he travels. The fact that he won 2 or 3 chases does not make him a 'natural jumper'.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517612947#517612947He won them because of how well he travels. The fact that he won 2 or 3 chases does not make him a 'natural jumper'.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:07:08 -0500He won 3 Chases,including a Grade 2 Chase,so there goes you're "he wasn't a natural"and ruby was only even beaten once on him in 7 of his chase starts,Sam thomas,nick scholfield and liam heard all beaten on him,clearly ruby is hugely important to thihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517612647#517612647He won 3 Chases,including a Grade 2 Chase,so there goes you're "he wasn't a natural"and ruby was only even beaten once on him in 7 of his chase starts,Sam thomas,nick scholfield and liam heard all beaten on him,clearly ruby is hugely important to thiFri, 16 Mar 2012 13:57:59 -0500Too valuable a horse to be throwing back over fences. Like johnny says, he wasn't a natural and clearly didn't fancy them. Campaign him the same way as this year IMO, come back and win a 5th World Hurdle against the latest new pretender to his thronehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517612403#517612403Too valuable a horse to be throwing back over fences. Like johnny says, he wasn't a natural and clearly didn't fancy them. Campaign him the same way as this year IMO, come back and win a 5th World Hurdle against the latest new pretender to his throneFri, 16 Mar 2012 13:49:53 -0500Did you ever see Big Buck's jump a fence? He hated it and was as unnatural as you'll ever see. Sending him over fences would be like signing his death warrant.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517612269#517612269Did you ever see Big Buck's jump a fence? He hated it and was as unnatural as you'll ever see. Sending him over fences would be like signing his death warrant.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:45:47 -0500silviniaco conti wins the gold cup next year folkshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517612221#517612221silviniaco conti wins the gold cup next year folksFri, 16 Mar 2012 13:44:30 -0500agreed judo,absolute madeness not to send him back chasinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29001591/what-an-embarrissingly-bad-gold-cup-that-was?post_id=517612143#517612143agreed judo,absolute madeness not to send him back chasingFri, 16 Mar 2012 13:41:33 -0500