New Posts For Thread: yellow flag manhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-manshould have stopped race?sageform, spot on, the position in a nutshell.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509936467#509936467sageform, spot on, the position in a nutshell.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:19:52 -0500That is not correct. Officials are placed at several points round the course who have the authority to wave a yellow flag if they think it is dangerous for the race to carry on. Under the circumstances, the guy made a good call but because of the poshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509935977#509935977That is not correct. Officials are placed at several points round the course who have the authority to wave a yellow flag if they think it is dangerous for the race to carry on. Under the circumstances, the guy made a good call but because of the posThu, 13 Oct 2011 08:05:11 -0500people who mow the grass should not be able to void races where 100s of thousands are being traded.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509934521#509934521people who mow the grass should not be able to void races where 100s of thousands are being traded.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:25:00 -0500do jockeys actually know what a yellow flag means.to me clearly [ before yesterday ] they don'thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509930219#509930219do jockeys actually know what a yellow flag means.to me clearly [ before yesterday ] they don'tThu, 13 Oct 2011 04:39:26 -0500In partial defence of the jocks there was also a guy waving a chequered flag only a further 100 yards down the course than the yellow flag waver.Maybe they need more than one yellow flag.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509930159#509930159In partial defence of the jocks there was also a guy waving a chequered flag only a further 100 yards down the course than the yellow flag waver.Maybe they need more than one yellow flag.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:35:48 -0500ribero, He has permission to make the call he has supposedly the right amount of experience,however you look at it the jockeys especially the experienced ones were at fault for carrying on.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509929567#509929567ribero, He has permission to make the call he has supposedly the right amount of experience,however you look at it the jockeys especially the experienced ones were at fault for carrying on.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:06:01 -0500i guess so wee eck but they do admit they were trying to contact him before he raised it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509929413#509929413i guess so wee eck but they do admit they were trying to contact him before he raised it.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:59:16 -0500seamship, re your point about flagman, possibly he did not want an early death.Ribero the flag must have been officially sanctioned surely?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509928587#509928587seamship, re your point about flagman, possibly he did not want an early death.Ribero the flag must have been officially sanctioned surely?Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:07:17 -0500you could bet any farce in racng that fiona needham would be involved.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509928423#509928423you could bet any farce in racng that fiona needham would be involved.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:58:25 -0500surely they will appeal? the groundsman decides to stop the race,you couldn't make it up,he may be the best grower of grass in the country (although as it's wetherby i doubt it) but who's to say he knows the first thing about horse racing? it's clearhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28505363/yellow-flag-man?post_id=509907549#509907549surely they will appeal? the groundsman decides to stop the race,you couldn't make it up,he may be the best grower of grass in the country (although as it's wetherby i doubt it) but who's to say he knows the first thing about horse racing? it's clearWed, 12 Oct 2011 14:10:55 -0500