New Posts For Thread: who should deciede on wether to alter the national.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-nationalpretty much everyone who have written an article about it ,or wrote a letter about,or anyone who works in racing.the national is the one time of year that racing gets mass appeal,its like its open day,or try it first day.so if racing wants new custoIf we are going on viewers or people turning up then Chester must have the best racing in the world.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519056427#519056427If we are going on viewers or people turning up then Chester must have the best racing in the world.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:20:26 -0500It was the national that got me into racing at the tender age of four, take it away and Im done.Sick of the sport having to appease opportunist welfare groups who can't see the bigger picture from the top of their raised soap boxes.Let them do away whttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519054019#519054019It was the national that got me into racing at the tender age of four, take it away and Im done.Sick of the sport having to appease opportunist welfare groups who can't see the bigger picture from the top of their raised soap boxes.Let them do away wThu, 26 Apr 2012 14:21:14 -0500Most of those 10 million probably only had a sweepstake from the office,and a fair few of those 10 million have never heard of the Gold Cup i would wager.Most proper race fans will say that Cheltenham is the highlight of the NH calendar,and the GC ishttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519052421#519052421Most of those 10 million probably only had a sweepstake from the office,and a fair few of those 10 million have never heard of the Gold Cup i would wager.Most proper race fans will say that Cheltenham is the highlight of the NH calendar,and the GC isThu, 26 Apr 2012 13:36:30 -0500tell that to the ten million plus who watched the national on the bbc, not to mention worldwide.The gold cup is the blue riband, the national will always be the greatest.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519051273#519051273tell that to the ten million plus who watched the national on the bbc, not to mention worldwide.The gold cup is the blue riband, the national will always be the greatest.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:02:45 -0500I disagree the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the worlds greatest steeplechase.Kauto StarDenmanBest MateBurrough Hill LadSilver BuckArklehttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519049331#519049331I disagree the Cheltenham Gold Cup is the worlds greatest steeplechase.Kauto StarDenmanBest MateBurrough Hill LadSilver BuckArkleThu, 26 Apr 2012 12:02:33 -0500What i meant was,if the race WAS banned,maybe a similar sort of race could be introduced.Its just sunmmising sunshine,no need to get all hot under the collar!!https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519047423#519047423What i meant was,if the race WAS banned,maybe a similar sort of race could be introduced.Its just sunmmising sunshine,no need to get all hot under the collar!!Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:08:14 -0500How the hell can you have a substitute race for the Aintree Grand National?,The worlds greatest steeple chase!some people just haven't got a clue.https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519042631#519042631How the hell can you have a substitute race for the Aintree Grand National?,The worlds greatest steeple chase!some people just haven't got a clue.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:38 -0500No I know horses die in fields, mine did, I see there were no fallers in the Scots National, won by a specialist in a good finish. I think the GN has been unlucky in the last 2 years, but you create your own luck. A drop in runners at this stage seemhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519009455#519009455No I know horses die in fields, mine did, I see there were no fallers in the Scots National, won by a specialist in a good finish. I think the GN has been unlucky in the last 2 years, but you create your own luck. A drop in runners at this stage seemWed, 25 Apr 2012 11:47:29 -0500Cant agree with the Great Endeavour point,or indeed mptoring comparisms.Both of those are neccessary,horses have to be in fields and we cannot ban driving.The Grand National however is not neccessary.Banning that would mean just one race less a year,https://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519007605#519007605Cant agree with the Great Endeavour point,or indeed mptoring comparisms.Both of those are neccessary,horses have to be in fields and we cannot ban driving.The Grand National however is not neccessary.Banning that would mean just one race less a year,Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:01:52 -0500I'm sorry SS, I don't buy that. The majority of motoring related deaths involve neither alcohol nor mobile phones, yet nobody has banned driving.Besides, my examples were specifically sports orientated and I think you can therefore use them as examplhttps://community.betfair.com/aintree2011/go/thread/view/121613/29076457/who-should-deciede-on-wether-to-alter-the-national?post_id=519001645#519001645I'm sorry SS, I don't buy that. The majority of motoring related deaths involve neither alcohol nor mobile phones, yet nobody has banned driving.Besides, my examples were specifically sports orientated and I think you can therefore use them as examplWed, 25 Apr 2012 08:07:11 -0500