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22 Mar 16
14:51
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Just a heads up for anyone playing tonight that they'd done away with the 8 dog traps last weekend and are using the curved front (proper traps) and the traps are sited bang in the middle of the track.
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the old traps were still in operation for the sprint and staying trips,not sure if/when they will be changed.
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are the curved boxes 6 or 8 dog traps pat?
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6 dog boxes wonders
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cheers
fair play towcester that's the 1st improvement that can be ticked off the list |
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Cheers for the INFO PS
Also, from the RP site: IT is all change for Racing Post Greyhound TV when it returns on Tuesday for the first show of the week with a new home on the FrontRunner channel on Sky 468 and Freesat 250. Streaming remains as before via http://greyhoundbet.racingpost.com/ plus partner websites. |
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I hope it works at Towcester
At last an acknowledgement they may have a problem Frontrunner channel very apt Everton |
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fear not bg they know they've dropped a huge b0llock with this track, they just won't admit it, or at least haven't so far...at least this is a start
lets see if a 500 trip is created and the bends are tightened and banked then they have a chance of turning a mickey mouse crock of sh1te into a reasonably credible track |
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Its how they were TOLD to build it wonders....it wasnt built like it is through choice...
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told by who pat?
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GBGB as i understand it
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they've got a lot to answer for pat, on many many counts
counts...how apt  |
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lol
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Is SWAMP THING a jealous dog ?
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Wish they'd tie Chapman to the hare
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Poor hare!
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watched the show this morning...they said these are the 500 boxes and the current 480 boxes are just being refurbished
so basically the 8 dog sh1te is here to stay and now they have 2 types of boxes at the track and have 2 standard trips  FCK OFF UTTER SH1THOLE |
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I've been told that the GBGB specified the minimum radius of the bends that were acceptable. Any new track (no chance, I know) would be built like Towcester, long bends and short straights, unless you had a standard of say 550.
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minimum radius of the bends that is acceptable for new tracks...are they implying that some (most??) current tracks have an unacceptable design??
interesting moral stance |
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Watch that crossfield vitus race from last night it sums up the track !
He was like big bus he run the track perfect |
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think this horse will run ok riddler 4.00
only 1 of his I've bet today, is a peanut only tho |
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run ok no more
needs better ground but seemed to get outpaced on it |
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WTF do these people keep punting tow as a derby track ? Someone saying it is a fair Galloping track are they watching the fckin raCES FFS
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If they put in 500m traps and tighten track a bit would be an absolute no brainer.
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Track needs something done ,u get the aerial view everything thing looks ok ,but its blatant bunny dog bias, the racing is actually boring
 Look at the back 3 dogs 95% of races they go no where  480 trip |
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ive stopped moaning about towcester just get the vids and give it a go
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If the derby is run at Towcestor in the future
As a watching spectator sport the game will be finished It's an awful track which should be dug up and started again Savva started to blown the tracks trumpet when it first opened Then he must hsve released what a mess it is, this can ve backed up by his many runners he has st the track Also according to Kevin Boothby at henlow on Sunday savva will rtsrting his two new litters at henlow soon sngd not Towcester Again that tells you all you need to know |
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They know they have to alter the track if they want to run the derby.
But if they can make alterations that are acceptable surely supporting Towcester with the derby is the best way for the sport to move forward. If they prove successful then why wouldnt the like of Kempton/Chelmsford potentially do something similar. Unless that happens there wont be any new tracks anywhere. |
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Agree captain if they make the changes to the track ,its such a wasted chance could have been a super track ..
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The problem you got is captain its all bends and too short straights and it's too wide
The hare runs around the outside of the track so it's hard to easily change anything cheaply I gues you could leave the hard rail where it and and try and re shape the track by bringing the inside rails outwards to narrow the circuit and at the same time make the straights longer Whether its possible to achieve this with leaving the outside rail mechanism untouched I doubt it |
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Sure ravage.
Although if the trip was 500m with a chute it would be a good run to the bend. After that I have no problem with it being hard to pass front runners, the derby should reward early pace imo, especially if it was over 500m. |
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The bends could do with banking also.
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500 m trip would help
But much more fundamental problems with the track that just having 20m longer run to the bend |