New Posts For Thread: Tom Kerr in today's RPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rpMay I remind you there are polls and there are polls. You work for the Racing Post. What about the Racing Post poll? A poll where a significant majority voted against the whip rules. Oh, I forgot. Readers of the Racing Post don't matter. Whereas peopOh, and btw, did Towcester ask those 500 racegoers if they thought it was right a horse should be asked to risk its life jumping an obstacle?No? I bet they feckin' didn't. Why stop at the whip? Jump racing will be next.And after they have gotten ridhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511752155#511752155Oh, and btw, did Towcester ask those 500 racegoers if they thought it was right a horse should be asked to risk its life jumping an obstacle?No? I bet they feckin' didn't. Why stop at the whip? Jump racing will be next.And after they have gotten ridThu, 27 Oct 2011 10:59:23 -0500drum, how many will be against sending my little lamb to the slaughterhouse?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511751329#511751329drum, how many will be against sending my little lamb to the slaughterhouse?Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:41:30 -0500A gross exaggeration George but you can have as much 1/3 Harchibald in a whipless (far less 8 hit) champion hurdle as you want. Regardless of whip or no whip, it's about opinions and in that respect nothing would change.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511748867#511748867A gross exaggeration George but you can have as much 1/3 Harchibald in a whipless (far less 8 hit) champion hurdle as you want. Regardless of whip or no whip, it's about opinions and in that respect nothing would change.Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:49:25 -0500As you have raised the question about polls. If the simple question of whether you were for or against horses being hit with a whip was put to every adult in the country what do you think the reply would be?I would suspect it would be something likehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511748783#511748783As you have raised the question about polls. If the simple question of whether you were for or against horses being hit with a whip was put to every adult in the country what do you think the reply would be?I would suspect it would be something likeThu, 27 Oct 2011 09:47:29 -0500*therehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511748491#511748491*thereThu, 27 Oct 2011 09:40:50 -0500I did say why - less competitive markets because it will be known certain horses can't win under the new rules.Never mind, feck, in future we can watch horses like Harchibald cruise home at 1-3 in the Champion Hurdle. Enjoy your £30,000 - £10,000.Mhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511748429#511748429I did say why - less competitive markets because it will be known certain horses can't win under the new rules.Never mind, feck, in future we can watch horses like Harchibald cruise home at 1-3 in the Champion Hurdle. Enjoy your £30,000 - £10,000.MThu, 27 Oct 2011 09:39:25 -0500It WILL matter long run to punters because the horses who are known to the ones who travel like 'travelly things' will be a lot shorter in the betting, and horses like RS will be a lot longer because they WON'T be able to win under the new rules.Youhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511747563#511747563It WILL matter long run to punters because the horses who are known to the ones who travel like 'travelly things' will be a lot shorter in the betting, and horses like RS will be a lot longer because they WON'T be able to win under the new rules.YouThu, 27 Oct 2011 09:19:46 -0500The new pro cushion rules are fine if a horse is a traveller like Harchibald (to use the example given by Barry Geraghty), but if the horse is one who needs 'encouragement' like Brave Inca, for example, the rules are wrong. Use of the whip under thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511747073#511747073The new pro cushion rules are fine if a horse is a traveller like Harchibald (to use the example given by Barry Geraghty), but if the horse is one who needs 'encouragement' like Brave Inca, for example, the rules are wrong. Use of the whip under theThu, 27 Oct 2011 09:08:46 -0500All heresay going by what google brings up brigust. Can't see why the rspca would risk alienating so much of the public by doing so. Sounds like the sort of sh1te you would read on bnp sites.George, I had a sizeable bet on Riviera Stars. He was beathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511746521#511746521All heresay going by what google brings up brigust. Can't see why the rspca would risk alienating so much of the public by doing so. Sounds like the sort of sh1te you would read on bnp sites.George, I had a sizeable bet on Riviera Stars. He was beatThu, 27 Oct 2011 08:54:00 -0500I'm definitely not railing against the RSPCA, Ramruna. They have their own problems but significantly they do rely on donations from the general public so 'our' public crisis can have a benefit to them.Feck!PAL DONATED £1 MILLION TO THE LABOUR PARTYhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28627901/tom-kerr-in-todays-rp?post_id=511746035#511746035I'm definitely not railing against the RSPCA, Ramruna. They have their own problems but significantly they do rely on donations from the general public so 'our' public crisis can have a benefit to them.Feck!PAL DONATED £1 MILLION TO THE LABOUR PARTYThu, 27 Oct 2011 08:40:08 -0500