New Posts For Thread: Minella Rocco Grand National ?????https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national7 Years Old ran a stormer in GC ,why would anyone run the Horse in the Grand National ?? Add he is not the Greatest Jumper ,and Jonjos History with Gold cup horses going to Aintree Seems Bizzare .He's not my idea of a Gold Cup horse.Outpaced three out, and not for the first if you care to read through his form.The horse is a stayer, he lacks a turn of foot at this level.He did very well in this years GC to run on through beaten horses to snathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551468825#551468825He's not my idea of a Gold Cup horse.Outpaced three out, and not for the first if you care to read through his form.The horse is a stayer, he lacks a turn of foot at this level.He did very well in this years GC to run on through beaten horses to snatWed, 22 Mar 2017 05:15:43 -0500The National weights are fixed Yes I thought that might be the case but someone else's comments put me off.Thanks for pointing it out.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551468757#551468757The National weights are fixed Yes I thought that might be the case but someone else's comments put me off.Thanks for pointing it out.Wed, 22 Mar 2017 04:54:10 -0500to be fair the horse finished second in a gold cup so it's not like they're limited to thinking about the grand national onlyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551468509#551468509to be fair the horse finished second in a gold cup so it's not like they're limited to thinking about the grand national onlyWed, 22 Mar 2017 03:47:23 -0500Exactly, more of a reason for the horse to run in the race, than not.!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551468445#551468445Exactly, more of a reason for the horse to run in the race, than not.!Wed, 22 Mar 2017 03:10:21 -0500Or that 10lbs has made up his mind for him.The National weights are fixed so Minella Rocco would not carry the extra weight in this year's Grand National, he'd just be (officially) ten pounds well in, so this is not why he won't run.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551468279#551468279Or that 10lbs has made up his mind for him.The National weights are fixed so Minella Rocco would not carry the extra weight in this year's Grand National, he'd just be (officially) ten pounds well in, so this is not why he won't run.Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:13:40 -0500O'Neil knows better than anyone on here what's best for the horse.He must think he'll be better put away until next year or he'd run him.Or that 10lbs has made up his mind for him.They'll live to regret that run in the Gold Cup.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551467149#551467149O'Neil knows better than anyone on here what's best for the horse.He must think he'll be better put away until next year or he'd run him.Or that 10lbs has made up his mind for him.They'll live to regret that run in the Gold Cup.Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:11:29 -0500gold cup aside, not much to write home about for the yard at the fezhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551466439#551466439gold cup aside, not much to write home about for the yard at the fezTue, 21 Mar 2017 14:29:03 -0500ffs it takes oneil al season to get them fit and right to do themselves justice then there put away again,by next season oneil means next marchhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551466195#551466195ffs it takes oneil al season to get them fit and right to do themselves justice then there put away again,by next season oneil means next marchTue, 21 Mar 2017 13:55:02 -0500Was never going to Run after GC run imo.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551466169#551466169Was never going to Run after GC run imo.Tue, 21 Mar 2017 13:50:49 -0500A sensible decision imo.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30833065/minella-rocco-grand-national?post_id=551463901#551463901A sensible decision imo.Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:55:24 -0500