New Posts For Thread: Four dead......FFS.... BHA do somethinghttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something0ver 70 the last 22 yearsThe numbers are staggering Its 70 deaths in 88 meetings , almost one a dayThere is something fundamentally wrongOver the years I have heard about soft ground patches, reverse cambers on bends, tight corners, and too early fenThey cant start the festival without soft in the going description.Times are like ratings ....basically guesses.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562082973#562082973They cant start the festival without soft in the going description.Times are like ratings ....basically guesses.Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:20:50 -0500Excellent point.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562081709#562081709Excellent point.Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:44:31 -0500But you will still have the issue regarding the appalling going descriptions. On the Tuesday the official going was good to soft where the times were telling us it was far quicker than that.Even after all that rain that fell in Wednesday, Allaho recohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562081505#562081505But you will still have the issue regarding the appalling going descriptions. On the Tuesday the official going was good to soft where the times were telling us it was far quicker than that.Even after all that rain that fell in Wednesday, Allaho recoTue, 05 Apr 2022 05:25:36 -0500I think that if the BHA/IHB made a rule that, for saftey reasons, all major festivals would be run on soft or slower ground for safety reasons, that would be OK. I.e., if the ground is naturally slow or dofter that's fine, otherwise it will be waterehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562081387#562081387I think that if the BHA/IHB made a rule that, for saftey reasons, all major festivals would be run on soft or slower ground for safety reasons, that would be OK. I.e., if the ground is naturally slow or dofter that's fine, otherwise it will be watereTue, 05 Apr 2022 04:27:39 -0500In my experience the most moaning about going comes from ante-post punters not backyard trainers, who generally just take their lumps and get on with it. It may be that Henderson only ran Shishkin because he knew the upheaval and outrage which wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562081145#562081145In my experience the most moaning about going comes from ante-post punters not backyard trainers, who generally just take their lumps and get on with it. It may be that Henderson only ran Shishkin because he knew the upheaval and outrage which wouldMon, 04 Apr 2022 23:00:48 -0500life is easier if you have 4 or 5 potential runners in each race and can declare the ones best suited to the conditions. if you only train one or two good horses you have to hope the ground is suitable.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562080445#562080445life is easier if you have 4 or 5 potential runners in each race and can declare the ones best suited to the conditions. if you only train one or two good horses you have to hope the ground is suitable.Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:33:55 -0500Yes, I couldn't help but smile at that. He derives no racing advantage at all from races being run on soft ground.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562078483#562078483Yes, I couldn't help but smile at that. He derives no racing advantage at all from races being run on soft ground.Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:30:20 -0500Willie Mullins, asked about the proposed watering for Aintree:-"“I always thought a rule of thumb was not to worry about having it over-watered, safety is the main thing to me and a little too much is better than a little too less.”https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562078223#562078223Willie Mullins, asked about the proposed watering for Aintree:-"“I always thought a rule of thumb was not to worry about having it over-watered, safety is the main thing to me and a little too much is better than a little too less.”Sun, 03 Apr 2022 21:01:18 -0500introduced increased padding on hurdles in 2001, newly custom-designed “One Fit” padded hurdles are now in place at ten racecourses since being rolled out in 2014, with more to follow. These hurdles are statistically proven to reduce faller and ihttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562077979#562077979introduced increased padding on hurdles in 2001, newly custom-designed “One Fit” padded hurdles are now in place at ten racecourses since being rolled out in 2014, with more to follow. These hurdles are statistically proven to reduce faller and iSun, 03 Apr 2022 15:51:59 -0500There was a study done in 2017 by the BHAShowed a 15% fall in the number of fallers at padded fences as opposed to birch fence panels ..........and they still use the birch panels at CheltenhamHow much longer have we got with this incompetence at thehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/31750523/four-deadffs-bha-do-something?post_id=562077969#562077969There was a study done in 2017 by the BHAShowed a 15% fall in the number of fallers at padded fences as opposed to birch fence panels ..........and they still use the birch panels at CheltenhamHow much longer have we got with this incompetence at theSun, 03 Apr 2022 15:50:29 -0500