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Here's the rub, EC1.

It's only really hindsight that affords us perspective. Practically everyone thought that Binocular's form was well up there last year - him generally being rated anywhere between 168 and 175 across various forums (fora? Dunno, ask Graysons).

But hindsight suggests that the race was perhaps not all that clever. A re-assessment is not only necessary, it should really be mandatory for anyone looking to have a bet in this year's Champion Hurdle.

If Hurricane Fly wins this Champion Hurdle by a half-dozen lengths, there will be no-one (and I mean no-one) more delighted than me. I might even be inclined to toss ratings numbers around like confetti.

But if we get to February 2012, and the form of the Champion Hurdle hasn't stood-up, I'm not going to be sticking with him limpet-like - because that would make me a muppet.

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<blockquote data-quote="Grasshopper" data-source="post: 2280985" data-attributes="member: 65342">Here&#039;s the rub, EC1. &nbsp;It&#039;s only really hindsight that affords us perspective. Practically everyone thought that Binocular&#039;s form was well up there last year - him generally being rated anywhere between 168 and 175 across various forums (fora? Dunno, ask Graysons).&nbsp;But hindsight suggests that the race was perhaps not all that clever. A re-assessment is not only necessary, it should really be mandatory for anyone looking to have a bet in this year&#039;s Champion Hurdle. &nbsp;If Hurricane Fly wins this Champion Hurdle by a half-dozen lengths, there will be no-one (and I mean no-one) more delighted than me. I might even be inclined to toss ratings numbers around like confetti. &nbsp;But if we get to February 2012, and the form of the Champion Hurdle hasn&#039;t stood-up, I&#039;m not going to be sticking with him limpet-like - because that would make me a muppet. &nbsp;:blink:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grasshopper, post: 2280985, member: 65342"] Here's the rub, EC1. It's only really hindsight that affords us perspective. Practically everyone thought that Binocular's form was well up there last year - him generally being rated anywhere between 168 and 175 across various forums (fora? Dunno, ask Graysons). But hindsight suggests that the race was perhaps not all that clever. A re-assessment is not only necessary, it should really be mandatory for anyone looking to have a bet in this year's Champion Hurdle. If Hurricane Fly wins this Champion Hurdle by a half-dozen lengths, there will be no-one (and I mean [I]no-one[/I]) more delighted than me. I might even be inclined to toss ratings numbers around like confetti. But if we get to February 2012, and the form of the Champion Hurdle hasn't stood-up, I'm not going to be sticking with him limpet-like - because that would make me a muppet. :blink: [/QUOTE]

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