New Posts For Thread: The Thinker 1987 Gold Cuphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cuphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXBlsEesDtwWayward lad best chaser to not win a gold cup IMOSome great comments , Didnt remember there was only one days racing that year , remember the gold cup ok Ridley Lamb met a sad end taken too soon WestMorley street He was some horse his champion hurdle there were 24 runners a joint biggest field for the racehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565113091#565113091Morley street He was some horse his champion hurdle there were 24 runners a joint biggest field for the raceThu, 04 Dec 2025 03:14:55 -0600Good morning regIt was fontwell where beech road won before his champion hurdle win it was the national spirit hurdle a race batacouda would use prior to running in the stayers hurdle,50/1 was a big price in a pretty open race.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565113083#565113083Good morning regIt was fontwell where beech road won before his champion hurdle win it was the national spirit hurdle a race batacouda would use prior to running in the stayers hurdle,50/1 was a big price in a pretty open race.Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:11:09 -0600Jimnast, re your post 2 up...I had backed Beech Road at 50s in the Champion Hurdle after seeing him win at either Plumpton or Fontwell in the FebruaryI couldn't let him go off at 10s just 3 weeks laterAnd Little Polvier had also previously won a Scothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565113033#565113033Jimnast, re your post 2 up...I had backed Beech Road at 50s in the Champion Hurdle after seeing him win at either Plumpton or Fontwell in the FebruaryI couldn't let him go off at 10s just 3 weeks laterAnd Little Polvier had also previously won a ScotThu, 04 Dec 2025 01:37:44 -0600Went the 3 days and agree with the sentiments over Pearlyman. Beat two class acts who ran to form over the C&D, and a scenario far more comfortable to digest than wide margin winners throwing up doubts about how far off their game those behind were.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565112959#565112959Went the 3 days and agree with the sentiments over Pearlyman. Beat two class acts who ran to form over the C&D, and a scenario far more comfortable to digest than wide margin winners throwing up doubts about how far off their game those behind were.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:18:19 -0600LoyalYou mention beech road well I can say without doubt the most remarkable sp of my lifetime that day he had won the champion hurdle less than a month earlier and was returned 10/1 at Aintree.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565111595#565111595LoyalYou mention beech road well I can say without doubt the most remarkable sp of my lifetime that day he had won the champion hurdle less than a month earlier and was returned 10/1 at Aintree.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:25:39 -0600WA must have been a decent trainer, it took Martin Pipe to overtake his record for number of winners. Old school northern trainer, he was happy to watch The Thinker win the Gold Cup from Hexham.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565111571#565111571WA must have been a decent trainer, it took Martin Pipe to overtake his record for number of winners. Old school northern trainer, he was happy to watch The Thinker win the Gold Cup from Hexham.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:16:46 -0600Just watched it breadnbutter. Many thanks. Fabulous run as you say, overlooked by history. West Tip well there too after his ‘86 win. Jimmy Frost winning in his first National.An astonishing piece of the commentary which would cause outrage inhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565111527#565111527Just watched it breadnbutter. Many thanks. Fabulous run as you say, overlooked by history. West Tip well there too after his ‘86 win. Jimmy Frost winning in his first National.An astonishing piece of the commentary which would cause outrage inWed, 03 Dec 2025 08:51:35 -0600He was as far I am concerned but rarely got the plaudits he deserved from a grudging Press/Media.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565111501#565111501He was as far I am concerned but rarely got the plaudits he deserved from a grudging Press/Media.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:36:58 -0600If you steal a moment to watch the race again on YT, the mistake W.A Stephenson charge makes at 3rd last is testament to a diff era altogether, the jarring loss of momentum stops the horse to such a degree you wonder how he manages to get up the hillhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565111297#565111297If you steal a moment to watch the race again on YT, the mistake W.A Stephenson charge makes at 3rd last is testament to a diff era altogether, the jarring loss of momentum stops the horse to such a degree you wonder how he manages to get up the hillWed, 03 Dec 2025 07:08:15 -0600Pearlyman won off top weight at Aintree, his best performance ever....I love an aftertime, I had lots on at 3s...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31890055/the-thinker-1987-gold-cup?post_id=565111289#565111289Pearlyman won off top weight at Aintree, his best performance ever....I love an aftertime, I had lots on at 3s...Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:02:46 -0600