Starter caught them in a good line

Its not annoying at all...unless you would prefer to see some horses disadvantaged at the start.
We know they are in a line, but they are not always/usually in the same state of readiness

NONSENSE. - It is Terry Spargo's 'stock in trade call' - like, "Theeeeey're Offf" - from other commentators.

How on earth can the starter ANTICIPATE, or DETERMINE whether a horse is going to rear or not, or dwell in the stalls, when he presses the release button.

"Starter caught them in a good line," - is a load of unprovable  platitudinous bollocks.

How do you know that he was referring to a specific caller? I would suggest that catching the horses at the right time for release is often very difficult, but not impossible. Of course, there will be occurrences that happen without warning but these can often be foreseen by close observation of the horses...helped by an experienced eye on behalf of the starter. Not an easy task. Often thankless.

Obviously meant for the horse racing forum but think this could refer to the start at Cork(4.45) where due to the heavy ground the stalls couldn't be used.It was a fairly ragged start.

Did he call out ''triers at the front, non-triers at the back?''

That's the usual procedure when there's a lot of runners.

in reply to onlooker

naydam
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How do you know that he was referring to a specific caller?

The clue was in the starter caught them in a good line, didnt need to name the individual

Onlooker is right (As per)

Even when they are in a BAD line?
I suppose that it IS easier to say than "One charged the gate. Two of them stayed in the stalls and one lost his jockey when it went down on it's nose...the rest got away reasonably together.

Put the stalls on a timer.  If the race is at 15:00 the stalls open at 15:00.  If you are wandering about behind the stalls tough luck.
And if the bookies moan about bets before / after the off they can **** off.  Close the till a minute before 15:00.