New Posts For Thread: Where are all the horses?.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horsesI have just looked at the runners for tomorrow.Where are all the horses?.Owners bleat about the lack of prize money,and yet on a the biggest raceday of the week a distinct lack of runners.Racing is getting mediocre,bland,boring.I say this as a punterGary Moore has just found out that giving good horses a prep run on heavy ground can be risky. Very sorry to read that Violet Dancer and Ar Mad are both injured and miss Cheltenham.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547820005#547820005Gary Moore has just found out that giving good horses a prep run on heavy ground can be risky. Very sorry to read that Violet Dancer and Ar Mad are both injured and miss Cheltenham.Tue, 16 Feb 2016 06:05:15 -0600Isn't it great when people who pretend to know something about racing (and get paid to write about it) come out with generic, bland ideas with absolutely no detail attached at all. "A big pot here, a bonus scheme there"....dear oh dear. How much dohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547785777#547785777Isn't it great when people who pretend to know something about racing (and get paid to write about it) come out with generic, bland ideas with absolutely no detail attached at all. "A big pot here, a bonus scheme there"....dear oh dear. How much doSat, 13 Feb 2016 02:31:54 -0600Newsboy has picked up the baton on this in his steaming column. Makes the same points about lack of quality racing and here's his idea to tackle it. 'Do we really need a million pound bonus for winner of betfair chase, king george, gold cup. Withhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547785739#547785739Newsboy has picked up the baton on this in his steaming column. Makes the same points about lack of quality racing and here's his idea to tackle it. 'Do we really need a million pound bonus for winner of betfair chase, king george, gold cup. WithSat, 13 Feb 2016 02:16:38 -0600The Betfair Chase field tomorrow would be more at home at Fontwell on a Wednesday. I do think the bad ground has had a big effect on the staying chasersTough race on this type of ground only 4 weeks before the festival could bottom a lot of them andhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547784487#547784487The Betfair Chase field tomorrow would be more at home at Fontwell on a Wednesday. I do think the bad ground has had a big effect on the staying chasersTough race on this type of ground only 4 weeks before the festival could bottom a lot of them andFri, 12 Feb 2016 17:39:14 -0600Checkout the runners for The Betfair Chase, The Game Spirit Chase and the Kingmaker Chase this Saturday!Utter filth.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547747269#547747269Checkout the runners for The Betfair Chase, The Game Spirit Chase and the Kingmaker Chase this Saturday!Utter filth.Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:49:18 -0600The Cheltenham October meeting is now very competitive but I can remember when there were 3 and 4 runner fields for that. The real issue is the number of opportunities for flat horses on the AW, Dubai and even Australia, reducing the pool of novice hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547737037#547737037The Cheltenham October meeting is now very competitive but I can remember when there were 3 and 4 runner fields for that. The real issue is the number of opportunities for flat horses on the AW, Dubai and even Australia, reducing the pool of novice hMon, 08 Feb 2016 07:59:45 -0600I'm sure the BHA have the best interests of the sport at heart, pd. Most, not all, other factions tend to see the game very much through their own eyes. Unfortunately no-one else has any say over commercial agreements between racecourses and sponsohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547724483#547724483I'm sure the BHA have the best interests of the sport at heart, pd. Most, not all, other factions tend to see the game very much through their own eyes. Unfortunately no-one else has any say over commercial agreements between racecourses and sponsoSun, 07 Feb 2016 08:53:56 -0600Headmaster i wrote my last post before in saw your last one.Yes there were blips with fields 20 years ago.The BBC being at Chepstow for two 3 runner races.They have said that they are trying to do something about it.But i have absolutely no confidenchttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547724105#547724105Headmaster i wrote my last post before in saw your last one.Yes there were blips with fields 20 years ago.The BBC being at Chepstow for two 3 runner races.They have said that they are trying to do something about it.But i have absolutely no confidencSun, 07 Feb 2016 08:27:48 -0600Maybe it was the Lingfield Derby trial?,can't dig out the annuals at the mo.Anyway,I'm not suggesting that we go back to 60 runners in the Lincoln as 1948?,but bigger fields and less dross meetings.What would be easier if big meee=ts had more Qualifhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547723029#547723029Maybe it was the Lingfield Derby trial?,can't dig out the annuals at the mo.Anyway,I'm not suggesting that we go back to 60 runners in the Lincoln as 1948?,but bigger fields and less dross meetings.What would be easier if big meee=ts had more QualifSun, 07 Feb 2016 07:15:06 -0600Btw I'm not trying to prove that field sizes are exactly the same, or bigger, as they were 50 years ago. That would be plain daft. I well remember Novice Chases dividing - two fields of 18 - at Newbury, Leicester etc etc. Can you imagine that happehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30648819/where-are-all-the-horses?post_id=547722647#547722647Btw I'm not trying to prove that field sizes are exactly the same, or bigger, as they were 50 years ago. That would be plain daft. I well remember Novice Chases dividing - two fields of 18 - at Newbury, Leicester etc etc. Can you imagine that happeSun, 07 Feb 2016 06:48:16 -0600