New Posts For Thread: Stalls handlers and startershttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-startersNo doubt I shall get pelters from the racing fraternity here, but to my mind they are quite useless on the whole here. Never see the probs that we have in the US (I know the fields are smaller) in Aust, in HK and ZAF. One job - get a dozen or horseNot one horse - happens all the time, as does what happens herehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555579351#555579351Not one horse - happens all the time, as does what happens hereThu, 20 Sep 2018 07:26:41 -0500as France proves= one horse at M-Laffite on Mondayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555579263#555579263as France proves= one horse at M-Laffite on MondayThu, 20 Sep 2018 07:15:45 -0500I'm sure plenty of big lads have experience with horses could do the job flush and you need less of them when brute strength is required to get recalcitrant horses in, as France proves.Starters more or less all appear to be ex jockeys, are ex jockeyshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555578599#555578599I'm sure plenty of big lads have experience with horses could do the job flush and you need less of them when brute strength is required to get recalcitrant horses in, as France proves.Starters more or less all appear to be ex jockeys, are ex jockeysThu, 20 Sep 2018 04:26:01 -0500I worked on the stalls ,Ian jardine trainer was working the stalls and training pointers at the same time as were other people, most were experienced with horses and farming, if a horse is not wanting to go in 10 burly fullback won't get it in, trainhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555578575#555578575I worked on the stalls ,Ian jardine trainer was working the stalls and training pointers at the same time as were other people, most were experienced with horses and farming, if a horse is not wanting to go in 10 burly fullback won't get it in, trainThu, 20 Sep 2018 04:18:46 -0500Because they have experience with horses, because the job is only for 6months(unless you are near an all weather track) because they have second jobs usually involving horses.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555578567#555578567Because they have experience with horses, because the job is only for 6months(unless you are near an all weather track) because they have second jobs usually involving horses.Thu, 20 Sep 2018 04:13:56 -0500A horse at Maisons-Laffitte on Monday required brute force to get it in the stalls, 2 big strong Frenchamen achieved this in about 60 seconds. Here a similar, stubborn horses would be surrounded by 8 midgets and would require 3 or 4 minutes to achievhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555577819#555577819A horse at Maisons-Laffitte on Monday required brute force to get it in the stalls, 2 big strong Frenchamen achieved this in about 60 seconds. Here a similar, stubborn horses would be surrounded by 8 midgets and would require 3 or 4 minutes to achievWed, 19 Sep 2018 22:33:30 -0500The Knight - vgd!I so agree with the barrier trial suggestion above. I'm based in Asia and there are trials all over the place, from Hk to Macau, to Singapore as well as down in Aus and NZ. Just need to have some regional locations.They would also behttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555577459#555577459The Knight - vgd!I so agree with the barrier trial suggestion above. I'm based in Asia and there are trials all over the place, from Hk to Macau, to Singapore as well as down in Aus and NZ. Just need to have some regional locations.They would also beWed, 19 Sep 2018 18:07:22 -0500I'm pretty sure that there is more trouble today loading horses than there ever has been in the past. If true, it points to how trainers are not preparing horses for stalls entry like they should. Poor quality stable staff is key here.The stalls handhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555577415#555577415I'm pretty sure that there is more trouble today loading horses than there ever has been in the past. If true, it points to how trainers are not preparing horses for stalls entry like they should. Poor quality stable staff is key here.The stalls handWed, 19 Sep 2018 17:54:42 -0500Starters should adopt a two refusals to go in and you're out policy. Also starters should insist all the horses are at the gate at least 5 minutes before the advertised start of the race and no more of the nonsense of having to wait for some hick novhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555575621#555575621Starters should adopt a two refusals to go in and you're out policy. Also starters should insist all the horses are at the gate at least 5 minutes before the advertised start of the race and no more of the nonsense of having to wait for some hick novWed, 19 Sep 2018 12:28:47 -0500how long have we had stalls in this country? 50+ years? to think, until now they've had to do this job without the benefit of Crawford's wisdom...they've been pi$$ing into the wind til nowhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31449947/stalls-handlers-and-starters?post_id=555574457#555574457how long have we had stalls in this country? 50+ years? to think, until now they've had to do this job without the benefit of Crawford's wisdom...they've been pi$$ing into the wind til nowWed, 19 Sep 2018 09:33:37 -0500