New Posts For Thread: Horseracing Bettors Forum, Doncaster Racecourse, Wednesday 7 Septemberhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-septemberA reminder (having posted previously on here and elsewhere) that the Horseracing Bettors Forum will be present during racing at Doncaster this Wednesday, with a stall in the Main Exhibition Hall throughout proceedings. The purpose is to meet the publHi prufrock your point concerning better to have those with contacts and transferable skills may have proved as much hindrance as help because some stood accused of not utilizing those opportunity's.? This may have been unfair or inaccurate but did chttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549888105#549888105Hi prufrock your point concerning better to have those with contacts and transferable skills may have proved as much hindrance as help because some stood accused of not utilizing those opportunity's.? This may have been unfair or inaccurate but did cSat, 10 Sep 2016 00:27:37 -0500Thanks for one of those suggestions at least, OliasOfSunhillow ;-) It is true that we do not have an obvious "marketing" type on our Forum (though we do have a trained lawyer and three with statistical nous, all of which is proving useful). James Prohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549884607#549884607Thanks for one of those suggestions at least, OliasOfSunhillow ;-) It is true that we do not have an obvious "marketing" type on our Forum (though we do have a trained lawyer and three with statistical nous, all of which is proving useful). James ProFri, 09 Sep 2016 11:41:27 -0500Regarding 8 to 7 runners; could it just not be that the averages take in handicaps as well as the 'filthy 8?' Are there seperate stats for the 2? Just a thought.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549874737#549874737Regarding 8 to 7 runners; could it just not be that the averages take in handicaps as well as the 'filthy 8?' Are there seperate stats for the 2? Just a thought.Thu, 08 Sep 2016 07:31:55 -0500One other suggestion Simon. When you re recruit for the forum, try and get a member on board who hasa) Marketing skills especially modern marketing skillsb) Is young and is in synch with the abovec) Obviously interested in racing but that would comehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549873725#549873725One other suggestion Simon. When you re recruit for the forum, try and get a member on board who hasa) Marketing skills especially modern marketing skillsb) Is young and is in synch with the abovec) Obviously interested in racing but that would comeThu, 08 Sep 2016 02:32:51 -0500Good post Olias.Any chance of HBF having a similar event at a jumps track down South?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549871893#549871893Good post Olias.Any chance of HBF having a similar event at a jumps track down South?Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:18:20 -0500Visited the stand today and had good chat with Steve Tilley about the stats behind withdrawn horses. It seems the numbers back up the idea that the main culprit is 48 decs. When we have them for Sunday NH racing the graph spikes convincingly. On thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549871655#549871655Visited the stand today and had good chat with Steve Tilley about the stats behind withdrawn horses. It seems the numbers back up the idea that the main culprit is 48 decs. When we have them for Sunday NH racing the graph spikes convincingly. On theWed, 07 Sep 2016 15:54:36 -0500Pleased to second the positive and supportive posts above. Progress will be slow and frustrating but arguing amongst ourselves and /or losing interest is exactly the responses what many Bookmakers anticipate and wish for.Prufrock is correct wider awahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549860015#549860015Pleased to second the positive and supportive posts above. Progress will be slow and frustrating but arguing amongst ourselves and /or losing interest is exactly the responses what many Bookmakers anticipate and wish for.Prufrock is correct wider awaMon, 05 Sep 2016 23:04:45 -0500Thanks above: appreciated. "What has been achieved?" is not an unreasonable question. But answering it on each and every occasion, and countering repeated misunderstandings, is taking up a lot of time. That is one reason why Wednesday's event was orghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549858781#549858781Thanks above: appreciated. "What has been achieved?" is not an unreasonable question. But answering it on each and every occasion, and countering repeated misunderstandings, is taking up a lot of time. That is one reason why Wednesday's event was orgMon, 05 Sep 2016 16:34:27 -0500Well said Paul/Simon, you will find that many of the moaners have done nothing to try and change anything. The same sort of people probably didn't even fill in the survey or ask anyone to either. Easier for them to just say "what's the point", nothinhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549858281#549858281Well said Paul/Simon, you will find that many of the moaners have done nothing to try and change anything. The same sort of people probably didn't even fill in the survey or ask anyone to either. Easier for them to just say "what's the point", nothinMon, 05 Sep 2016 15:42:47 -0500Well said PH-TRhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30730823/horseracing-bettors-forum-doncaster-racecourse-wednesday-7-september?post_id=549858153#549858153Well said PH-TRMon, 05 Sep 2016 15:29:38 -0500