New Posts For Thread: 160 rated hurdler running on Flat for 1st time in 5 years.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31874101/160-rated-hurdler-running-on-flat-for-1st-time-in-5-yearsZanahiyr, flat rating 77, placed in a couple of Champion hurdles, can he still do it on the flat as an 8 yo. Using the 40lb rule seems thrown in, his trainer Elliott has to complicate things by having another runner Mordor in it possibly 2nd/3rd fav.Thanks Ged, knew Sea Pigeon won the Chester Cup couldn't remember how long he hadn't ran on the flat for. Don't think Zanihiyr is on the level of Sea Pigeon, Persian War or Night Nurse though and he's been chasing as well.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31874101/160-rated-hurdler-running-on-flat-for-1st-time-in-5-years?post_id=564724811#564724811Thanks Ged, knew Sea Pigeon won the Chester Cup couldn't remember how long he hadn't ran on the flat for. Don't think Zanihiyr is on the level of Sea Pigeon, Persian War or Night Nurse though and he's been chasing as well.Tue, 13 May 2025 08:52:22 -0500Sea Pigeon won the Chester Cup as a 7yo on his first run on the flat for 3 years, carrying 8-8. He was about 6 clear at the furlong pole, but tired late on and won by 2. His stable companion, 6yo Night Nurse was 4th in the race off 7-8, and was the rhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31874101/160-rated-hurdler-running-on-flat-for-1st-time-in-5-years?post_id=564724755#564724755Sea Pigeon won the Chester Cup as a 7yo on his first run on the flat for 3 years, carrying 8-8. He was about 6 clear at the furlong pole, but tired late on and won by 2. His stable companion, 6yo Night Nurse was 4th in the race off 7-8, and was the rTue, 13 May 2025 08:28:50 -0500Persian War ran on the flat as a 6yo, for the first time since his 3yo season. He ran in the Newbury Autumn Cup in Sep 1969, having won the previous 2 Champion Hurdles. They didn't have centralised ratings then, but he probably wasn't far off 77 as hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31874101/160-rated-hurdler-running-on-flat-for-1st-time-in-5-years?post_id=564724673#564724673Persian War ran on the flat as a 6yo, for the first time since his 3yo season. He ran in the Newbury Autumn Cup in Sep 1969, having won the previous 2 Champion Hurdles. They didn't have centralised ratings then, but he probably wasn't far off 77 as hTue, 13 May 2025 08:02:35 -0500Zanahiyr, flat rating 77, placed in a couple of Champion hurdles, can he still do it on the flat as an 8 yo. Using the 40lb rule seems thrown in, his trainer Elliott has to complicate things by having another runner Mordor in it possibly 2nd/3rd fav.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31874101/160-rated-hurdler-running-on-flat-for-1st-time-in-5-years?post_id=564724475#564724475Zanahiyr, flat rating 77, placed in a couple of Champion hurdles, can he still do it on the flat as an 8 yo. Using the 40lb rule seems thrown in, his trainer Elliott has to complicate things by having another runner Mordor in it possibly 2nd/3rd fav.Tue, 13 May 2025 05:33:34 -0500