New Posts For Thread: If Sigurwana keeps that race then we might as well pack uphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-upimopossibly Feck, but if you watch French or US racing, jocks seem to have far more respect for each other and far less interference takes place in their racing.Can only deduce that jocks in this country flagrantly breach the interference rules becausehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522767969#522767969possibly Feck, but if you watch French or US racing, jocks seem to have far more respect for each other and far less interference takes place in their racing.Can only deduce that jocks in this country flagrantly breach the interference rules becauseWed, 08 Aug 2012 05:49:16 -0500I think giving the drunks even more power to overturn results would be a disaster for the sport pedrobob. The sins of the jockeys should be visited upon the jockeys not the punters. The current rules are inconsistent but are far less likely to resulthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522767473#522767473I think giving the drunks even more power to overturn results would be a disaster for the sport pedrobob. The sins of the jockeys should be visited upon the jockeys not the punters. The current rules are inconsistent but are far less likely to resultWed, 08 Aug 2012 05:22:59 -0500Since 1st Jan 2009 20 winners have been disqualified on the flat in the UK. The winning distances weresh, ½, ns, hd, 1, sh, ns, ns, nk, ns, sh, hd, ns, sh, sh, ns, 2¼, sh, ns, shThe 1 and 2¼ were down to weighing in light.Those stats tell you howhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522766597#522766597Since 1st Jan 2009 20 winners have been disqualified on the flat in the UK. The winning distances weresh, ½, ns, hd, 1, sh, ns, ns, nk, ns, sh, hd, ns, sh, sh, ns, 2¼, sh, ns, shThe 1 and 2¼ were down to weighing in light.Those stats tell you howWed, 08 Aug 2012 04:35:23 -0500Def think Mizbah would have won at Ripon tonight.That said, de Sousa should have come down the middle in the first place.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522752851#522752851Def think Mizbah would have won at Ripon tonight.That said, de Sousa should have come down the middle in the first place.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:12:24 -0500And that's why I said the result isn't just first place.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522744451#522744451And that's why I said the result isn't just first place.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:25:55 -0500My mistake Feck,yeah meant Ripon.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522742567#522742567My mistake Feck,yeah meant Ripon.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:55:06 -0500Good point stewardsenq.. I didn't know what you were talking about earlier as you said Bath rather than Ripon.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522742237#522742237Good point stewardsenq.. I didn't know what you were talking about earlier as you said Bath rather than Ripon.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:48:45 -0500So the Stewards didn't think that Modernism stopped Mizbah getting 2nd by swerving over to the rail and forcing De Sousa to snatch up?It was plain to see it did(still nearly got 2nd even after having to stop)This is why I said earlier that Racing neehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522741439#522741439So the Stewards didn't think that Modernism stopped Mizbah getting 2nd by swerving over to the rail and forcing De Sousa to snatch up?It was plain to see it did(still nearly got 2nd even after having to stop)This is why I said earlier that Racing neeTue, 07 Aug 2012 13:33:47 -0500As I said though, we're not discussing the rights and wrongs of the rules. Personally I'd rather bet first past the post than have to rely on the inconsistent rulings of drunks.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522741199#522741199As I said though, we're not discussing the rights and wrongs of the rules. Personally I'd rather bet first past the post than have to rely on the inconsistent rulings of drunks.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:28:51 -0500They have but then I've always thought that was wrong.You can see why the changed them if say a horse interfered with another but still won by a street with the other one still 2nd, it was deemed unfair to take the race off the horse when clearly thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29290735/if-sigurwana-keeps-that-race-then-we-might-as-well-pack-up?post_id=522741081#522741081They have but then I've always thought that was wrong.You can see why the changed them if say a horse interfered with another but still won by a street with the other one still 2nd, it was deemed unfair to take the race off the horse when clearly theTue, 07 Aug 2012 13:25:39 -0500