New Posts For Thread: How far to the starting post?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-postSo I was at Wolverhampton today with the Mrs and she made a 'so obvious' remark that got me wondering. The race was the 5f opener and the horses basically ran towards the start which was a full 5f away, instead of going the other way round which woulCesarewich, straight 2 1/4 mileshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551688833#551688833Cesarewich, straight 2 1/4 milesMon, 17 Apr 2017 15:57:03 -0500Fair enough, I'll go with the consensus on this one. Cheers.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551688051#551688051Fair enough, I'll go with the consensus on this one. Cheers.Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:43:46 -0500If they go to post in a controlled manner it makes no difference at all.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687827#551687827If they go to post in a controlled manner it makes no difference at all.Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:11:57 -0500depends on how fast it goes to post, if it sprints there then maybe it won't give its true running, but if it's just a light canter than it's unlikely to take anything out of the horsehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687825#551687825depends on how fast it goes to post, if it sprints there then maybe it won't give its true running, but if it's just a light canter than it's unlikely to take anything out of the horseMon, 17 Apr 2017 14:11:19 -0500Maybe. But with a horse who barely gets 12f would we back it knowing that in today's race it's a 1 mile jog to the starting post as opposed to all its other 12f wins where it's only been a couple of furlongs or less?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687821#551687821Maybe. But with a horse who barely gets 12f would we back it knowing that in today's race it's a 1 mile jog to the starting post as opposed to all its other 12f wins where it's only been a couple of furlongs or less?Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:10:26 -0500Or a boxer on the pads in the dressing room pre-fight.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687779#551687779Or a boxer on the pads in the dressing room pre-fight.Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:01:09 -0500That's why people watch horses going to post to see if some are too keen and will take a bit out of themselves. Coasting down to post wouldn't take anything of a horse any more than the warm up in tennis would knacker a top pro (im0https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687771#551687771That's why people watch horses going to post to see if some are too keen and will take a bit out of themselves. Coasting down to post wouldn't take anything of a horse any more than the warm up in tennis would knacker a top pro (im0Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:00:15 -0500would need someone involved with horses to answer you there as my knowledge is limited on the matterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687763#551687763would need someone involved with horses to answer you there as my knowledge is limited on the matterMon, 17 Apr 2017 13:57:20 -0500Yep, and that's all fair enough but at some courses it appears that the 'warm up' looks relatively short but in others it looks a fair way! And as we have races that are won regularly by less than a length this warm-up distance surely must have somehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687733#551687733Yep, and that's all fair enough but at some courses it appears that the 'warm up' looks relatively short but in others it looks a fair way! And as we have races that are won regularly by less than a length this warm-up distance surely must have someMon, 17 Apr 2017 13:47:15 -0500And to add to Crippen's point, horses can't warm up and stretch like humans can so the jog down to the start is more important for them than it would be in a human race.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30856039/how-far-to-the-starting-post?post_id=551687661#551687661And to add to Crippen's point, horses can't warm up and stretch like humans can so the jog down to the start is more important for them than it would be in a human race.Mon, 17 Apr 2017 13:33:19 -0500