New Posts For Thread: only 8 out of 34 races this weekend have double figure fieldshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fieldsand 5 of them are the dead 10 thats before non runners.something is not working the prize money is ok we have winter ground so what next ?20 runner race about to go off at Gowran yet only three in it according to the betting.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546898719#54689871920 runner race about to go off at Gowran yet only three in it according to the betting.Sat, 21 Nov 2015 07:37:09 -0600Do punters actually wants double figure fields?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546898637#546898637Do punters actually wants double figure fields?Sat, 21 Nov 2015 07:24:48 -0600As soon as you pack loads of races in, you also get delays, races running into each other and no time to even breathe between races. Quantity over quality is just a shocking way to manage the sport.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546898589#546898589As soon as you pack loads of races in, you also get delays, races running into each other and no time to even breathe between races. Quantity over quality is just a shocking way to manage the sport.Sat, 21 Nov 2015 07:18:03 -0600Just looked at the corresponding weekend 20 years ago for a comparison.Ascot and Aintree were the 2 main meetings comprising of 6 race cards each.Only 3 races had double figure fields and half of the 12 races had 4 runners or less.Couldn't knock thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546894465#546894465Just looked at the corresponding weekend 20 years ago for a comparison.Ascot and Aintree were the 2 main meetings comprising of 6 race cards each.Only 3 races had double figure fields and half of the 12 races had 4 runners or less.Couldn't knock theFri, 20 Nov 2015 17:31:45 -0600Being obvious and having the wherewithal and balls to do something about it are two entirely different thing alashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546894355#546894355Being obvious and having the wherewithal and balls to do something about it are two entirely different thing alasFri, 20 Nov 2015 17:19:47 -0600I don't think it is just about place money, it is overall prize money that is the issue if the sport wants to attract more owners/horses.It's not just the wealthy owners with the top horses not running them that is the problem - though I take the poihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546893899#546893899I don't think it is just about place money, it is overall prize money that is the issue if the sport wants to attract more owners/horses.It's not just the wealthy owners with the top horses not running them that is the problem - though I take the poiFri, 20 Nov 2015 16:23:33 -0600We appear to have a very good crop of 3 mile chasers but only 2 at max can win the Gold Cup & King George.This is a hundred grand to the winnerrace on proper jumping ground but no .......Djakkadam , Don Poli , Don Cossack .Hard to understand the rachttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546893717#546893717We appear to have a very good crop of 3 mile chasers but only 2 at max can win the Gold Cup & King George.This is a hundred grand to the winnerrace on proper jumping ground but no .......Djakkadam , Don Poli , Don Cossack .Hard to understand the racFri, 20 Nov 2015 16:10:44 -0600As a small time owner my trainer (Michael Chapman) run them lots and placed them in high value races to get placed ... maybe too many very wealthy owners "want a campaign" ...I would also say like the lottery the prize for second and certainly thirdhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546893689#546893689As a small time owner my trainer (Michael Chapman) run them lots and placed them in high value races to get placed ... maybe too many very wealthy owners "want a campaign" ...I would also say like the lottery the prize for second and certainly thirdFri, 20 Nov 2015 16:09:25 -0600At the behest of the bookmakers the BHA has maintained a fixture list that is simply too large for the current population of racehorses.The situation will never get any btter until they admit that there are too many fixtures and radically reduce thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546893271#546893271At the behest of the bookmakers the BHA has maintained a fixture list that is simply too large for the current population of racehorses.The situation will never get any btter until they admit that there are too many fixtures and radically reduce theFri, 20 Nov 2015 15:54:04 -0600i do think the news of the bonus was announced a bit close to this weekend shadder nonetheless for that kind of money you would think a change of route was possible as it happens i thought the only horse capable of doing it would be conneygree whichhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618169/only-8-out-of-34-races-this-weekend-have-double-figure-fields?post_id=546891033#546891033i do think the news of the bonus was announced a bit close to this weekend shadder nonetheless for that kind of money you would think a change of route was possible as it happens i thought the only horse capable of doing it would be conneygree whichFri, 20 Nov 2015 13:40:05 -0600