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Make sure you have your say by posting your comments. en Copyright 2026 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification "Be Prepared" is the oft-quoted motto of the Boy Scout Movement in Britain, though it would appear not many of our current leading jumps trainers were disciples of Robert Baden-Powell... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/handicappers-corner/handicappers-corner-novice-mistakes-in-sprinters-absence-250214-58.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/handicappers-corner/handicappers-corner-novice-mistakes-in-sprinters-absence-250214-58.html Cheltenham Tips Handicappers' Corner Timeform Debate Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:58:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/113191891 The finishing touches are being put to many Cheltenham Festival candidates, and a novice chaser that could improve in handicaps caught our eye at Doncaster last week... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-notebook/timeform-notebook-go-to-the-well-again-240214-143.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-notebook/timeform-notebook-go-to-the-well-again-240214-143.html Timeform Debate Timeform Notebook Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:57:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/112793468 In the latest edition of the Timeform Notebook, we identify a horse that could again make an impact at Aintree... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-notebook/timeform-notebook-take-a-chance-170214-143.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-notebook/timeform-notebook-take-a-chance-170214-143.html Timeform Debate Timeform Notebook Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:57:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/108848154 Ambidexterity can be a huge advantage in sport. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's tendency to drift into left-handed play is often dismissed as "showboating" in order to goad his opponents, but it is clearly a skill which has helped propel him to five snooker world championships. https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/handicappers-corner/handicappers-corner-everything-falls-right-for-chris-180214-58.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/handicappers-corner/handicappers-corner-everything-falls-right-for-chris-180214-58.html Handicappers' Corner Timeform Debate Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:36:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/108559526 Not all eagerly-awaited clashes live up to expectations but the 2003 Stayers' Hurdle certainly did. Tony McFadden looks back on the contest... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/big-meeting-memories/cheltenham-memories-baracouda-prevails-in-three-way-battle-270213-548.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/big-meeting-memories/cheltenham-memories-baracouda-prevails-in-three-way-battle-270213-548.html Big-Meeting Memories Cheltenham Tips Timeform Debate Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:58:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/108559525 Carol singers were on a sticky wicket if they visited Alan King this Christmas - indeed,  it is a safe bet to assume any rendition of Deck The Halls would have been met with a slammed door long before the "tis the season to be jolly" line! https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/handicappers-corner/handicappers-corner-whos-the-king-at-barbury-castle-110214-58.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/handicappers-corner/handicappers-corner-whos-the-king-at-barbury-castle-110214-58.html Handicappers' Corner Timeform Debate Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:55:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/110109184 Timeform think they have found another JP McManus-owned horse that will go close at the Cheltenham Festival... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-notebook/timeform-notebook-no-doubt-this-is-a-horse-on-the-up-100214-143.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-notebook/timeform-notebook-no-doubt-this-is-a-horse-on-the-up-100214-143.html Timeform Debate Timeform Notebook Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:00:00 +0000 Jamie Lynch, Timeform's Chief Correspondent, takes a look at the best of the action at Newbury on Saturday... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/jamie-lynch/jamie-lynchs-weekend-preview-novice-guide-to-the-betfair-hurdle-070214-103.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/jamie-lynch/jamie-lynchs-weekend-preview-novice-guide-to-the-betfair-hurdle-070214-103.html Jamie Lynch Timeform Debate Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:00:00 +0000 112738289 Michael Williamson uses Timeform's trainer rankings to try and find an angle in the Betfair Hurdle... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-trainer-rankings-moore-to-come-from-betfair-hurdle-contender-070214-143.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/timeform-trainer-rankings-moore-to-come-from-betfair-hurdle-contender-070214-143.html Timeform Debate Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:58:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/112738290 With the news that Tidal Bay will attempt to become the first-ever teenage winner of a Grade 1 in Sunday's Irish Hennessy, Timeform writers look back on other notable achievements by racehorses of a certain age... https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/big-meeting-memories/teenage-kicks-three-veterans-to-inspire-fans-of-tidal-bay-040214-143.html https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-debate/big-meeting-memories/teenage-kicks-three-veterans-to-inspire-fans-of-tidal-bay-040214-143.html Big-Meeting Memories Timeform Debate Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:50:00 +0000 https://btfr.co/112545440