New Posts For Thread: Arkle.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkleIt is quite impossible to compare the racehorses of different eras, so no one can say for certain that Arkle was the greatest steeplechaser there has ever been.What can be said is that no other steeplechaser in the history of the sport established aCottage Rake won an Irish Cesarewitch , and a mile and a half race ( Naas November handicap ) . Had a burst of speed . Trained by the Master , Michael Vincent , he was one of the 3 or 4 "core" horses that put Vincent on the map.He won his first racehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522543095#522543095Cottage Rake won an Irish Cesarewitch , and a mile and a half race ( Naas November handicap ) . Had a burst of speed . Trained by the Master , Michael Vincent , he was one of the 3 or 4 "core" horses that put Vincent on the map.He won his first raceThu, 02 Aug 2012 14:51:25 -0500Thank you for your correction was aware he won on the flat confused the racehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522533117#522533117Thank you for your correction was aware he won on the flat confused the raceThu, 02 Aug 2012 10:06:58 -0500Arkle never won a Cesarewitch,he did however win the only flat race he ever contested,a mile six furlong maiden when ridden by T P Burns.Strangely enough a horse both Arkle and Flyingbolt were constantly beating did,Height O,Fashion another chaser Jahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522526591#522526591Arkle never won a Cesarewitch,he did however win the only flat race he ever contested,a mile six furlong maiden when ridden by T P Burns.Strangely enough a horse both Arkle and Flyingbolt were constantly beating did,Height O,Fashion another chaser JaThu, 02 Aug 2012 06:51:06 -0500Cottage Rake was a good chaser , versatile too . But he was not in the same category as Arkle or Flyingbolt in my book , particularly in respect of the opposition he faced . Good animal though .Not sure about Arkle winning an Irish Cesarawitch , buhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522525421#522525421Cottage Rake was a good chaser , versatile too . But he was not in the same category as Arkle or Flyingbolt in my book , particularly in respect of the opposition he faced . Good animal though .Not sure about Arkle winning an Irish Cesarawitch , buThu, 02 Aug 2012 06:00:26 -0500It is almost impossible in an unbiased manner to compare horses of different eras. To me, and I remember both Arkle and Flyingbolt, Arkle will always be the greatest racehorse/ horse ever, however, an acquaintance of mine swears that he wouldn't holdhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522525249#522525249It is almost impossible in an unbiased manner to compare horses of different eras. To me, and I remember both Arkle and Flyingbolt, Arkle will always be the greatest racehorse/ horse ever, however, an acquaintance of mine swears that he wouldn't holdThu, 02 Aug 2012 05:52:50 -0500Saw them both many times on TV , once in the flesh .Have to put Arkle ahead of Flyingbolt , but they are 1 and 2 of all time in my book .Attempts to put more recent animals ahead of them are understandable , its bums on seats basically .There have behttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522518085#522518085Saw them both many times on TV , once in the flesh .Have to put Arkle ahead of Flyingbolt , but they are 1 and 2 of all time in my book .Attempts to put more recent animals ahead of them are understandable , its bums on seats basically .There have beWed, 01 Aug 2012 20:36:00 -0500Sorry kavvie for only coming back to this now. Flyingbolt's versatility set him apart and he put up similar weight carrying performances as Arkle, giving a lot of the same horses bigger beatings. He finished third in a Champion hurdle the day after hhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=522516703#522516703Sorry kavvie for only coming back to this now. Flyingbolt's versatility set him apart and he put up similar weight carrying performances as Arkle, giving a lot of the same horses bigger beatings. He finished third in a Champion hurdle the day after hWed, 01 Aug 2012 19:27:08 -0500Probably March 2011 so. Come admit it you've been caught out so many times it's unreal. I'm pretty sure i know the author of that as well. He'd know his way round the weighrom hint hint.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=521837663#521837663Probably March 2011 so. Come admit it you've been caught out so many times it's unreal. I'm pretty sure i know the author of that as well. He'd know his way round the weighrom hint hint.Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:58:02 -0500Have you ever got anything right,so you are pretty certain it was in a paper last March,if that is the case it was lifted from here as i wrote this last year.Your low attention span and inability to read long posts has made you a laughing stock yet ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=521836415#521836415Have you ever got anything right,so you are pretty certain it was in a paper last March,if that is the case it was lifted from here as i wrote this last year.Your low attention span and inability to read long posts has made you a laughing stock yet aFri, 13 Jul 2012 11:20:07 -0500Wildman nice copy and paste job, but that piece appeared in a paper in Ireland last marcch i'm pretty certain of.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28755811/arkle?post_id=521834029#521834029Wildman nice copy and paste job, but that piece appeared in a paper in Ireland last marcch i'm pretty certain of.Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:06:55 -0500