New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham's new look hurdleshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdlesCheltenham Festival's hurdles will be significantly different this year as organisers seek to improve horse welfare. The new obstacles will have rubber padding Velcroed on to the wood as opposed to having exposed birch in a move designed to slash theJumping-cuckoo-monk 12 Mar 25 14:00 MJKDate Joined: 13 May 10Add contact | Send message12 Mar 25 11:37Joined: 13 May 10 | Topic/replies: 17,784 | Blogger: MJK's blogI could be getting this mixed up with something else but didn't a trainer state a whhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598927#564598927Jumping-cuckoo-monk 12 Mar 25 14:00 MJKDate Joined: 13 May 10Add contact | Send message12 Mar 25 11:37Joined: 13 May 10 | Topic/replies: 17,784 | Blogger: MJK's blogI could be getting this mixed up with something else but didn't a trainer state a whWed, 12 Mar 2025 10:01:52 -0500Cheershttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598883#564598883CheersWed, 12 Mar 2025 09:50:39 -050020 odd hurdlers had no problem there with the hurdleshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598873#56459887320 odd hurdlers had no problem there with the hurdlesWed, 12 Mar 2025 09:49:56 -0500MJKDate Joined: 13 May 10Add contact | Send message12 Mar 25 11:37Joined: 13 May 10 | Topic/replies: 17,784 | Blogger: MJK's blogI could be getting this mixed up with something else but didn't a trainer state a while back (possibly last season) thathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598661#564598661MJKDate Joined: 13 May 10Add contact | Send message12 Mar 25 11:37Joined: 13 May 10 | Topic/replies: 17,784 | Blogger: MJK's blogI could be getting this mixed up with something else but didn't a trainer state a while back (possibly last season) thatWed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:13 -0500State Man Jumped the previous 7 "new" hurdles perfectly well, the fall was very similar to Annie Power's fall at the last when clear.Its just one of those things unfortunately for connections.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598289#564598289State Man Jumped the previous 7 "new" hurdles perfectly well, the fall was very similar to Annie Power's fall at the last when clear.Its just one of those things unfortunately for connections.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:35:56 -0500he might have knocked the top of the hurdle back but CONST hill front leg didn't make the bottom 0f the hurdle on the slow mo he took of a fall strider to early was never makiongt it to the other side, very similar to what he did at last in his prephttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598221#564598221he might have knocked the top of the hurdle back but CONST hill front leg didn't make the bottom 0f the hurdle on the slow mo he took of a fall strider to early was never makiongt it to the other side, very similar to what he did at last in his prepWed, 12 Mar 2025 07:11:11 -0500^^Agree with IShttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598213#564598213^^Agree with ISWed, 12 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0500When CH ran up to the hurdle that he fell at the hurdle had been knocked forward(lower) by a horse in front of him and then sprung back up when CH went to jump it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598189#564598189When CH ran up to the hurdle that he fell at the hurdle had been knocked forward(lower) by a horse in front of him and then sprung back up when CH went to jump it.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:53:38 -0500I could be getting this mixed up with something else but didn't a trainer state a while back (possibly last season) that he put white paint around the hurdles at home, or something to that effect, to get his runners prepared for the new look Cheltenhhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598153#564598153I could be getting this mixed up with something else but didn't a trainer state a while back (possibly last season) that he put white paint around the hurdles at home, or something to that effect, to get his runners prepared for the new look CheltenhWed, 12 Mar 2025 06:37:52 -0500look at the slowest mo replay,he didn't reach the hurdle ,let alone the top of it, he basically in football terms/rugby drop kick , half volleyed the bottom of the hurdle with one of his legshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31868767/cheltenhams-new-look-hurdles?post_id=564598127#564598127look at the slowest mo replay,he didn't reach the hurdle ,let alone the top of it, he basically in football terms/rugby drop kick , half volleyed the bottom of the hurdle with one of his legsWed, 12 Mar 2025 06:28:55 -0500