Would you send your horse to Cheltenham?

Sea The Starz

If you owned a useful horse would you send it to the festival? Unless I had a real monster or a horse with an excellent shot of winning there's no way I'd run. I think it's madness it's so competitive with everyone trying and more than likely laid out for the race with a few pounds in hand, especially considering the money for all bar the grade 1's is pretty average. I've seen so many people send nice horses to cheltenham just for the sake of it, instead of staying in Ireland and picking up some nice prizes. Every horse that runs at Cheltenham know they have a race and it takes a long time to recover if they ever do actually recover. I know it'd be good craic and all to have a runner at cheltenham but personally i'd rather have a winner at ballinrobe than a runner at Cheltenham. Is it just me who thinks this lol?

ft9

If a small owner ever has one good enough It's more than likely a dream come true to run there. But yeah I get what your saying.

Bez32

Sea The Starz wrote: »

If you owned a useful horse would you send it to the festival? Unless I had a real monster or a horse with an excellent shot of winning there's no way I'd run. I think it's madness it's so competitive with everyone trying and more than likely laid out for the race with a few pounds in hand, especially considering the money for all bar the grade 1's is pretty average. I've seen so many people send nice horses to cheltenham just for the sake of it, instead of staying in Ireland and picking up some nice prizes. Every horse that runs at Cheltenham know they have a race and it takes a long time to recover if they ever do actually recover. I know it'd be good craic and all to have a runner at cheltenham but personally i'd rather have a winner at ballinrobe than a runner at Cheltenham. Is it just me who thinks this lol?

Whats the point of getting into National Hunt if you wouldnt send a decent horse to Cheltenham

rossom

I'd never send a horse that I knew had no chance and would merely be around for the spin and just a day out. If I felt the horse had an each way squeak or better I'd have no hesitation in sending the horse.

jimjamcos

Sea The Starz wrote: »

If you owned a useful horse would you send it to the festival? Unless I had a real monster or a horse with an excellent shot of winning there's no way I'd run. I think it's madness it's so competitive with everyone trying and more than likely laid out for the race with a few pounds in hand, especially considering the money for all bar the grade 1's is pretty average. I've seen so many people send nice horses to cheltenham just for the sake of it, instead of staying in Ireland and picking up some nice prizes. Every horse that runs at Cheltenham know they have a race and it takes a long time to recover if they ever do actually recover. I know it'd be good craic and all to have a runner at cheltenham but personally i'd rather have a winner at ballinrobe than a runner at Cheltenham. Is it just me who thinks this lol?

If you were wealthy enough to own a good one (and resist selling it!) then I don't think the lure of prize money in Ireland would stop you going to Cheltenham..

mdwexford

Sea The Starz wrote: »

but personally i'd rather have a winner at ballinrobe than a runner at Cheltenham. Is it just me who thinks this lol?

Yep

Hoofer

oh yes but it does take alot out of them....have to have a horse that travels, jumps, can quicken, quicken again and quicken again and stay up the hill but thats what makes it Cheltenham..no home like the festival home!

SRFC

Didnt know only horses with favourites chances won at the festival :eek:



Must lay all the rags lol I've seen enough horses with no realistic chance on the form book win at big odds in Cheltenham so why not run something that has a certain level of ability.

Sea The Starz

Ok so as I expected most people would send their horse to cheltenham. Just to be more specific would u run a promising young horse in the bumper. I would never, the prize money is appalling, extremely competitive and imo a hard race could ruin a young horse. Why not run at punchestown for triple prize money, grade 1 prestige and a generally a less rough race for your horse?

Would you run the likes of So Young in the world hurdle? Would you run arvika legionnaire in the arkle - surely waiting for the powers over 2m 4f would suit him better than cheltenham v simonsig and overturn? Other horses that i wouldnt run would be sanctuaire in the champion etc. Would you still run your horse even if he's held on all know form with little to no chance of improvement?

I'm not against running a horse at cheltenham, I think if the race and conditions suit the horse and you believe he's good enough/want to find out how good he really is then there's no better place but that's just me.

Nulty

Sea The Starz wrote: »

Ok so as I expected most people would send their horse to cheltenham. Just to be more specific would u run a promising young horse in the bumper. I would never, the prize money is appalling, extremely competitive and imo a hard race could ruin a young horse. Why not run at punchestown for triple prize money, grade 1 prestige and a generally a less rough race for your horse?

Would you run the likes of So Young in the world hurdle? Would you run arvika legionnaire in the arkle - surely waiting for the powers over 2m 4f would suit him better than cheltenham v simonsig and overturn? Other horses that i wouldnt run would be sanctuaire in the champion etc. Would you still run your horse even if he's held on all know form with little to no chance of improvement?

I'm not against running a horse at cheltenham, I think if the race and conditions suit the horse and you believe he's good enough/want to find out how good he really is then there's no better place but that's just me.

Fair enough, Simonsig and Overturn. But don't they say you should never fear one horse? If the big one is all thats putting you off then you need to reconsider.