New Posts For Thread: Because Horseracing is judged by the General Public on one eventhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28507839/because-horseracing-is-judged-by-the-general-public-on-one-eventA year, should we sacrifice the National in order to keep racing as it is.Its not the event it was anyway, most of the really good ones dont run nowdays and most of the publicity seems to be badAny opinions??You can bet that 99.99% of the once a year Grand National watching GENERAL PUBLIC - who the BHA have chosen to appease -will still be [b]blissfully unaware[b] that the Whip Rules have been changed.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28507839/because-horseracing-is-judged-by-the-general-public-on-one-event?post_id=509938857#509938857You can bet that 99.99% of the once a year Grand National watching GENERAL PUBLIC - who the BHA have chosen to appease -will still be [b]blissfully unaware[b] that the Whip Rules have been changed.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:30:30 -0500Not really GG, although its a big event i dont think the general public give a fig.Id make the Derby a Matinee meeting and hold it midweek though.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28507839/because-horseracing-is-judged-by-the-general-public-on-one-event?post_id=509938713#509938713Not really GG, although its a big event i dont think the general public give a fig.Id make the Derby a Matinee meeting and hold it midweek though.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:26:40 -0500LOL - Gerry ... IRONY indeed.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28507839/because-horseracing-is-judged-by-the-general-public-on-one-event?post_id=509938651#509938651LOL - Gerry ... IRONY indeed.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:25:01 -0500Can you imagine the outcry from the public if they banned the National!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28507839/because-horseracing-is-judged-by-the-general-public-on-one-event?post_id=509938603#509938603Can you imagine the outcry from the public if they banned the National!Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:23:40 -0500A year, should we sacrifice the National in order to keep racing as it is.Its not the event it was anyway, most of the really good ones dont run nowdays and most of the publicity seems to be badAny opinions??https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28507839/because-horseracing-is-judged-by-the-general-public-on-one-event?post_id=509938549#509938549A year, should we sacrifice the National in order to keep racing as it is.Its not the event it was anyway, most of the really good ones dont run nowdays and most of the publicity seems to be badAny opinions??Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:21:54 -0500