New Posts For Thread: Logic of the stewardshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewardsSo the stewards can sincerely state that the interference caused to the runner up didn't cost it the 2 inches it needed to win the race. Complete bollocks decision.Consistent with the rules of racing and that is what their job is. I backed the winner place only so made no difference to me financially. My only very small win bet was The Giant Bolster who was also unlucky in running.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538412299#538412299Consistent with the rules of racing and that is what their job is. I backed the winner place only so made no difference to me financially. My only very small win bet was The Giant Bolster who was also unlucky in running.Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:37:37 -0500Brownes - you have summarised the issue PERFECTLY in your 16.14 post. The problem is that on the balance of probabilities the stewards did not agree with you.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538412027#538412027Brownes - you have summarised the issue PERFECTLY in your 16.14 post. The problem is that on the balance of probabilities the stewards did not agree with you.Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:27:05 -0500Blackbarn, that is precisely my point. You can never be 100 percent sure of anything but you have to you blindingly obvious common sense.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411803#538411803Blackbarn, that is precisely my point. You can never be 100 percent sure of anything but you have to you blindingly obvious common sense.Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:16:15 -0500If the stewards consider that there has been interference, which they did, they simply need to establish 'did it cost it the race'. If you are beaten a diminishing short head and there was interference then obviously it cost the runner up the race. Ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411757#538411757If the stewards consider that there has been interference, which they did, they simply need to establish 'did it cost it the race'. If you are beaten a diminishing short head and there was interference then obviously it cost the runner up the race. IFri, 14 Mar 2014 11:14:11 -0500Brownes - they are not saying that, nor UNDER THE RULES do they need to. What they are saying UNDER THE RULES is that they cannot be sure (on the balance of probabilities) that the obvious interference cost the runner up the race. Simples reallyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411699#538411699Brownes - they are not saying that, nor UNDER THE RULES do they need to. What they are saying UNDER THE RULES is that they cannot be sure (on the balance of probabilities) that the obvious interference cost the runner up the race. Simples reallyFri, 14 Mar 2014 11:12:16 -0500Stewards are bottling decsisions and making a mockery of the rules.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411663#538411663Stewards are bottling decsisions and making a mockery of the rules.Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:11:05 -0500Theres always the courts? Kings Lake / To agori Mou (or however you spell the stupid name)....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411625#538411625Theres always the courts? Kings Lake / To agori Mou (or however you spell the stupid name)....Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:10:03 -0500pointless having enquirieshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411593#538411593pointless having enquiriesFri, 14 Mar 2014 11:09:04 -0500So the stewards can sincerely state that the interference caused to the runner up didn't cost it the 2 inches it needed to win the race. Complete bollocks decision.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30222445/logic-of-the-stewards?post_id=538411545#538411545So the stewards can sincerely state that the interference caused to the runner up didn't cost it the 2 inches it needed to win the race. Complete bollocks decision.Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:07:33 -0500