New Posts For Thread: Bypassed fences in the GNhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gnThe aerial shots of the horses lying stricken and the fact that 2 fences were bypassed has caused a media storm. What didnt happen this year that happened before ? Didnt they used to drag the bodies out of the way of the race ? (and out of sight of tI watched the 1989 National earlier - the last one of the old style fences.What struck was the size back then and the width across the track. Now with the bypassing option - it seems that this is at the expense of some of the fence.With the reduced whttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492717913#492717913I watched the 1989 National earlier - the last one of the old style fences.What struck was the size back then and the width across the track. Now with the bypassing option - it seems that this is at the expense of some of the fence.With the reduced wSat, 16 Apr 2011 06:07:45 -0500It will be less than that if the race is allowed to be run as it is currently.The anti brigade will win the day,unless we are seen to do something to improve safety.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492316145#492316145It will be less than that if the race is allowed to be run as it is currently.The anti brigade will win the day,unless we are seen to do something to improve safety.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:24:07 -0500Signing in.I give the race 10 years max if the bypassing policy isn't reversed.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492311457#492311457Signing in.I give the race 10 years max if the bypassing policy isn't reversed.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:36:44 -0500totally agree here as well bypassing the fences was a crazy idea and one that needs rethinking.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492212805#492212805totally agree here as well bypassing the fences was a crazy idea and one that needs rethinking.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:15:07 -0500Totally agree, Aintree have shot themselves in the foot by highlighting the dead horses to the once a year punter with a mixture of the omitted fences and the camera angles from the BBC. Its not even safer, given the fact that a loose horse narrowlyhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492199253#492199253Totally agree, Aintree have shot themselves in the foot by highlighting the dead horses to the once a year punter with a mixture of the omitted fences and the camera angles from the BBC. Its not even safer, given the fact that a loose horse narrowlyMon, 11 Apr 2011 12:10:21 -0500I can't remember bypassing fences in the past either but assume this isn't the first time Saturday's incidents have occurred.They had the screens up at Bechers but it didn't matter on TV as they were showing the shot from the air. They didn't have anhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492166865#492166865I can't remember bypassing fences in the past either but assume this isn't the first time Saturday's incidents have occurred.They had the screens up at Bechers but it didn't matter on TV as they were showing the shot from the air. They didn't have anMon, 11 Apr 2011 06:05:25 -0500No me neither but you are watching the horses jump so you don't notice or remember it so easily.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492162377#492162377No me neither but you are watching the horses jump so you don't notice or remember it so easily.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:50:00 -0500Interesting but I cant remember actually seeing stricken horses (or screens) at Bechers second time around before.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492161881#492161881Interesting but I cant remember actually seeing stricken horses (or screens) at Bechers second time around before.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:39:28 -0500No I'm sure they used to "doll off" part of the fence and the horses would jump round the poor horse.Remember on the first few fences there used to be no way of going around them so they had no choice.So this time by bypassing a fence, rather than wahttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492161685#492161685No I'm sure they used to "doll off" part of the fence and the horses would jump round the poor horse.Remember on the first few fences there used to be no way of going around them so they had no choice.So this time by bypassing a fence, rather than waMon, 11 Apr 2011 04:35:31 -0500The aerial shots of the horses lying stricken and the fact that 2 fences were bypassed has caused a media storm. What didnt happen this year that happened before ? Didnt they used to drag the bodies out of the way of the race ? (and out of sight of thttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/27435005/bypassed-fences-in-the-gn?post_id=492160525#492160525The aerial shots of the horses lying stricken and the fact that 2 fences were bypassed has caused a media storm. What didnt happen this year that happened before ? Didnt they used to drag the bodies out of the way of the race ? (and out of sight of tMon, 11 Apr 2011 04:08:08 -0500