New Posts For Thread: is top class jumping getting more tedious than the flat ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flatin uk/ire we have just 3 trainers (henderson, nichols, mullins ) mopping up the majority of the big prizes . most are french bred horses bought at huge expense...some are seen no more than 3/4 times in a season if lucky; once in nov, once dec, thenI agree Arkle..what would do rather, go to the races on a warm summer afternoon/eveningor go on a wet,freezing afternoon in winter...and courses have to make a profitIt largely depends on wether the courses can keep the going well watered enough to khttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531839037#531839037I agree Arkle..what would do rather, go to the races on a warm summer afternoon/eveningor go on a wet,freezing afternoon in winter...and courses have to make a profitIt largely depends on wether the courses can keep the going well watered enough to kSun, 28 Apr 2013 18:06:32 -0500I used like the flat but find it totally boring now. Don't know what I'll do for the next six months but it is possible to make a bit of money at the smaller NH summer meetings. There is some very good summer festival racing especially in Ireland withttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531826915#531826915I used like the flat but find it totally boring now. Don't know what I'll do for the next six months but it is possible to make a bit of money at the smaller NH summer meetings. There is some very good summer festival racing especially in Ireland witSun, 28 Apr 2013 09:03:41 -0500I used like the flat but find it totally boring now. Don't know what I'll do for the next six months but it is possible to make a bit of money at the smaller NH summer meetings. There is some very good summer festival racing especially in Ireland withttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531826911#531826911I used like the flat but find it totally boring now. Don't know what I'll do for the next six months but it is possible to make a bit of money at the smaller NH summer meetings. There is some very good summer festival racing especially in Ireland witSun, 28 Apr 2013 09:03:39 -0500one way would to follow the Aintree and Punchestown examples and expand some of the meetingsto three day festival of their own...but dont know if this will work...I am not sure Aintree works?Most if the early season big races, the Hennessy, whateverhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531825735#531825735one way would to follow the Aintree and Punchestown examples and expand some of the meetingsto three day festival of their own...but dont know if this will work...I am not sure Aintree works?Most if the early season big races, the Hennessy, whateverSun, 28 Apr 2013 08:16:19 -0500totally agreeGetting back to OP, the problem with top class NH racing, is that the whole season revolves around Cheltenham..everything is decided at the festival meetingSo what we have is a season with one big peak at the festival, with a couple of mhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531825411#531825411totally agreeGetting back to OP, the problem with top class NH racing, is that the whole season revolves around Cheltenham..everything is decided at the festival meetingSo what we have is a season with one big peak at the festival, with a couple of mSun, 28 Apr 2013 08:02:04 -0500Not to mention doping scandal,ridiculous entry to see racing with added "party"drivel afterwards,jackets on in high summer,bored football fans causing carnage,the draw bias lottery,etc. Roll on October.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531823899#531823899Not to mention doping scandal,ridiculous entry to see racing with added "party"drivel afterwards,jackets on in high summer,bored football fans causing carnage,the draw bias lottery,etc. Roll on October.Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:54:34 -0500Ah yes, roll on those horses getting boxed in, given too much to do, drawn on the wrong side, Fallon, AW, toff Ascot, not riding out for a place, educational rides because of 'inexperience', Prescott, Ahern, Kelly. Thank God that awful jumps racing ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531821343#531821343Ah yes, roll on those horses getting boxed in, given too much to do, drawn on the wrong side, Fallon, AW, toff Ascot, not riding out for a place, educational rides because of 'inexperience', Prescott, Ahern, Kelly. Thank God that awful jumps racing iSun, 28 Apr 2013 03:41:41 -0500of course we have had the internet revolution since..and home racing channels...but surely it still has to be managed for the long term health of the sportotherwise we could risk no racing along with no codhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531816535#531816535of course we have had the internet revolution since..and home racing channels...but surely it still has to be managed for the long term health of the sportotherwise we could risk no racing along with no codSat, 27 Apr 2013 19:49:20 -0500when I was younger I worked in a bookmakers for a whileWe would have 5 meetings on Saturday...but for the rest of the week there would 2/3 meetingsand betting shops were quite busynow we will have 5/6 meetings a day over the summer..to largely emptyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531816499#531816499when I was younger I worked in a bookmakers for a whileWe would have 5 meetings on Saturday...but for the rest of the week there would 2/3 meetingsand betting shops were quite busynow we will have 5/6 meetings a day over the summer..to largely emptySat, 27 Apr 2013 19:45:50 -0500Stack it high and sell it cheap has destroyed British Racing......and I do not mean for lovers/followers/attendees of courses.agree MoleyI am only asking for one NH meeting a day through summer...not umpteenand with the flat on us...ther should be onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29907127/is-top-class-jumping-getting-more-tedious-than-the-flat?post_id=531816325#531816325Stack it high and sell it cheap has destroyed British Racing......and I do not mean for lovers/followers/attendees of courses.agree MoleyI am only asking for one NH meeting a day through summer...not umpteenand with the flat on us...ther should be onSat, 27 Apr 2013 19:31:36 -0500