New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham Racecourse – The Drainage Systemhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-systemThe weather is often a hot topic around this time of the year, and invariably the course drainage system is rolled out as a way to ease the mind of anyone concerned with water logging or heavy ground. But when was that installed and how effective isBottomless, sticky, gluepot all rank alongside !https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558876743#558876743Bottomless, sticky, gluepot all rank alongside !Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:31:10 -0600Seems there's no fixed quality to it. Guess you have to wait for the first race of a day to hear what the jockeys have to say. It's that lack of bounce.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558875287#558875287Seems there's no fixed quality to it. Guess you have to wait for the first race of a day to hear what the jockeys have to say. It's that lack of bounce.Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:17:04 -0600Just my opinion because there is no official rating for dead ground, but the general impression i have is that there is no bounce out of dead ground. Many trainers say they have had dead ground all winter, which is usually anything from soft to heavyhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558874683#558874683Just my opinion because there is no official rating for dead ground, but the general impression i have is that there is no bounce out of dead ground. Many trainers say they have had dead ground all winter, which is usually anything from soft to heavyFri, 21 Feb 2020 09:39:52 -0600Irishone, thanks for that. Good to get it pretty much from the horses mouth as to say.Pleased to hear the team at Cheltenham put the effort in to keep the workings below in order.You seem to have a bit of knowledge on the subject of ground conditionshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558873695#558873695Irishone, thanks for that. Good to get it pretty much from the horses mouth as to say.Pleased to hear the team at Cheltenham put the effort in to keep the workings below in order.You seem to have a bit of knowledge on the subject of ground conditionsFri, 21 Feb 2020 07:08:12 -0600I think you are in danger of starting the annual debate over the going which invites much conjecture, division and nonsense.They have drained the area up the run in where mite bite chucked it in. They verti drain the course regularly , personally, ihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558872851#558872851I think you are in danger of starting the annual debate over the going which invites much conjecture, division and nonsense.They have drained the area up the run in where mite bite chucked it in. They verti drain the course regularly , personally, iFri, 21 Feb 2020 03:11:02 -0600I have no examples of this, but have had it in my head in the last two or three years that it’s not draining aswell as it used to.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558872795#558872795I have no examples of this, but have had it in my head in the last two or three years that it’s not draining aswell as it used to.Fri, 21 Feb 2020 02:41:13 -0600this is what my betting system should be named as it seems to drain my bank :-(https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558869499#558869499this is what my betting system should be named as it seems to drain my bank :-(Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:22:09 -0600Good observation....it should do its job again then.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558869455#558869455Good observation....it should do its job again then.Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:13:32 -0600Dont worry about simonHes got it all coveredpublic relations is far more relevant to.his post than the going stickIf he had his way he would dig the place up and start againThe reversed cambers and dips drive him made Absolute gentleman and well aheahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558869073#558869073Dont worry about simonHes got it all coveredpublic relations is far more relevant to.his post than the going stickIf he had his way he would dig the place up and start againThe reversed cambers and dips drive him made Absolute gentleman and well aheaThu, 20 Feb 2020 12:13:33 -0600It seems to be working as well as ever.Several years ago the going was Heavy the week before the Festival. Midway through the Festival, Claisse was having to water to maintain Good to Soft in the official going description.Two years ago the Festivalhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31629177/cheltenham-racecourse-the-drainage-system?post_id=558868935#558868935It seems to be working as well as ever.Several years ago the going was Heavy the week before the Festival. Midway through the Festival, Claisse was having to water to maintain Good to Soft in the official going description.Two years ago the FestivalThu, 20 Feb 2020 11:45:35 -0600