New Posts For Thread: Where the BHA went wrong over the whiphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whipClaims Fivehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/chriscookRacing is in crisis on the eve of Ascot's Champions Day, the most valuable card ever staged in Britain. How has this happened?If you take 10 months over a single task, the result had better not unAnaglogs Daughter 14 Oct 11 09:59 Paul Nicholls twitterOh my god what a mess. Old whip rules should be re instated with immediate effect untill a sensible compromise can be reachedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509984525#509984525Anaglogs Daughter 14 Oct 11 09:59 Paul Nicholls twitterOh my god what a mess. Old whip rules should be re instated with immediate effect untill a sensible compromise can be reachedFri, 14 Oct 2011 08:51:31 -0500I posted it a couple of hours ago onlookerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509984451#509984451I posted it a couple of hours ago onlookerFri, 14 Oct 2011 08:50:02 -0500The reason why the restricted is because of Aintree. The hottest day of the year and tho some noticed the stricken horses with the tarpaulin over them the once of year punters got really upset with the buckets of water been flung over the finishers,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509984431#509984431The reason why the restricted is because of Aintree. The hottest day of the year and tho some noticed the stricken horses with the tarpaulin over them the once of year punters got really upset with the buckets of water been flung over the finishers,Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:49:13 -0500SkySportsNews reporting PAUL NICHOLS has tweeted ... something like ....'What a mess - revert to the old rules - until this mess is sorted out'.------------------------------No doubt you will find in for us, Anaglogs.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509984277#509984277SkySportsNews reporting PAUL NICHOLS has tweeted ... something like ....'What a mess - revert to the old rules - until this mess is sorted out'.------------------------------No doubt you will find in for us, Anaglogs.Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:45:15 -0500Will stirring the pot do?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509983247#509983247Will stirring the pot do?Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:20:04 -0500@differentdrumNot really fair to accuse me of bandwagon-jumping. More than two weeks ago, on the day after the new rules were published, I wrote that:i) the timing would undermine Champions Dayii) using a strict numerical limit for whip-strokes was ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509983029#509983029@differentdrumNot really fair to accuse me of bandwagon-jumping. More than two weeks ago, on the day after the new rules were published, I wrote that:i) the timing would undermine Champions Dayii) using a strict numerical limit for whip-strokes was aFri, 14 Oct 2011 08:14:07 -0500Analogs if it does not hurt why restrict its use?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509982855#509982855Analogs if it does not hurt why restrict its use?Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:08:50 -0500Graham Cunningham @ @claimsfive really good read thathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509981929#509981929Graham Cunningham @ @claimsfive really good read thatFri, 14 Oct 2011 07:42:33 -0500Simon Clare @claimsfive Excellent article.All along BHA should have been focused on demonstrating that the whip is air-cushioned and doesn't hurthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509981901#509981901Simon Clare @claimsfive Excellent article.All along BHA should have been focused on demonstrating that the whip is air-cushioned and doesn't hurtFri, 14 Oct 2011 07:41:35 -0500totally agree differentdrumhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28510719/where-the-bha-went-wrong-over-the-whip?post_id=509981777#509981777totally agree differentdrumFri, 14 Oct 2011 07:36:40 -0500