New Posts For Thread: new book about Brigadier Gerardhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerardMust say I was a big fan of the horse and looking forward to reading the book.Dick Hern also said that Alhaarth was the best two year old he had trained. As with Nashwan, could he have just been saying what the owners wanted to hear?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562385115#562385115Dick Hern also said that Alhaarth was the best two year old he had trained. As with Nashwan, could he have just been saying what the owners wanted to hear?Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:12:44 -0500We say that seeing is believing and anyone under 50 will struggle to understand that there may have been horses around such as Sea Bird, Brigadier Gerard and Mill Reef that might have been better than Frankel. Tudor Minstrel was before my time and Ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562384097#562384097We say that seeing is believing and anyone under 50 will struggle to understand that there may have been horses around such as Sea Bird, Brigadier Gerard and Mill Reef that might have been better than Frankel. Tudor Minstrel was before my time and IMon, 18 Jul 2022 12:53:15 -0500It's all hearsay but really can't have that Frankel was7LB better than Dancung Brave.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562383795#562383795It's all hearsay but really can't have that Frankel was7LB better than Dancung Brave.Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:54:44 -0500Some years ago on this forum the author of the book talked about the Timeform rating of Excelebration in comparison to Royal Palace who had won the 2000 gns, The Derby,Eclipse, Coronation Cup and the King George. In The Eclipse he had beaten Sir Ivorhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562383515#562383515Some years ago on this forum the author of the book talked about the Timeform rating of Excelebration in comparison to Royal Palace who had won the 2000 gns, The Derby,Eclipse, Coronation Cup and the King George. In The Eclipse he had beaten Sir IvorMon, 18 Jul 2022 09:47:44 -0500for me perhaps the greatest horse in terms of overall achievements is Enable - this may raise eyebrows with many but I always think the 2 most prestigious races in Europe open to all-comers are the King George and the Arc - she won these races 5 timehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562383387#562383387for me perhaps the greatest horse in terms of overall achievements is Enable - this may raise eyebrows with many but I always think the 2 most prestigious races in Europe open to all-comers are the King George and the Arc - she won these races 5 timeMon, 18 Jul 2022 09:21:46 -0500HRAC is on record saying Frankel would have even been better as a 5 year old. The cynics will say 'he would say that' but Henry never called a duck a swan.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562383285#562383285HRAC is on record saying Frankel would have even been better as a 5 year old. The cynics will say 'he would say that' but Henry never called a duck a swan.Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:59:43 -0500Those who said he beat nothing were given examples earlier of the very good horses he beat easily one that was not mentioned was Nathaniel.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562383257#562383257Those who said he beat nothing were given examples earlier of the very good horses he beat easily one that was not mentioned was Nathaniel.Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:51:01 -0500According to ratings ( timeform and others ) he put up the best performance. So whatever anyone says about distances opposition etc. at worst he would still be the best. If he had run in a heavy ground Arc and finished nearer last than first he wouhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562383169#562383169According to ratings ( timeform and others ) he put up the best performance. So whatever anyone says about distances opposition etc. at worst he would still be the best. If he had run in a heavy ground Arc and finished nearer last than first he wouMon, 18 Jul 2022 08:18:40 -0500Its all about opinions though jimnast and I base mine on the form of the horses they had beaten. My view of Frankel was that he might well have been the best had he been raced more competitively and not confined to distances between 7f and 10f and rehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562382985#562382985Its all about opinions though jimnast and I base mine on the form of the horses they had beaten. My view of Frankel was that he might well have been the best had he been raced more competitively and not confined to distances between 7f and 10f and reMon, 18 Jul 2022 07:15:28 -0500I would take more notice of the majors opinion than that of mick channon,Sparrow I can really only go back to 77 In what I’ve seen and in 86 I saw the best I thought I would ever see it was 26 years later as a 4 year old I saw a better one ,as Howahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31766489/new-book-about-brigadier-gerard?post_id=562382893#562382893I would take more notice of the majors opinion than that of mick channon,Sparrow I can really only go back to 77 In what I’ve seen and in 86 I saw the best I thought I would ever see it was 26 years later as a 4 year old I saw a better one ,as HowaMon, 18 Jul 2022 06:51:13 -0500