New Posts For Thread: Clerk of the courseshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-coursesAre they damned if they do, damned if they don't regarding watering ? Loads of small fields at the turf flat fixtures this week , plenty non runners. Or is it the trainers for lack of entries, or is there just too much racing.Excellent, TheAnorak. Hope you get a medal rather than the wooden spoonps are you Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560902563#560902563Excellent, TheAnorak. Hope you get a medal rather than the wooden spoonps are you Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum?Thu, 06 May 2021 06:37:54 -0500clerks of the course imohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560902551#560902551clerks of the course imoThu, 06 May 2021 06:33:52 -0500Duncan,Except in the race where I've got a runner! Only four in the 4:00 Lingfield, just like school sports day, a prize for every contestant!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560902415#560902415Duncan,Except in the race where I've got a runner! Only four in the 4:00 Lingfield, just like school sports day, a prize for every contestant!Thu, 06 May 2021 05:46:51 -0500no shortage of runners this Saturday!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560902405#560902405no shortage of runners this Saturday!Thu, 06 May 2021 05:45:04 -0500Oh. Now there's a career move, Dave.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560880847#560880847Oh. Now there's a career move, Dave.Sat, 01 May 2021 09:21:12 -0500often provide useful info re. wind direction, watering etc...prefer to listen to them for 2 mins than Nevohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560880205#560880205often provide useful info re. wind direction, watering etc...prefer to listen to them for 2 mins than NevoSat, 01 May 2021 07:48:25 -0500Can anyone remember when you didn't know the name of a single clerk of the course? I think the sport survived quite happily. Now everyone uses them as time filler.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560880113#560880113Can anyone remember when you didn't know the name of a single clerk of the course? I think the sport survived quite happily. Now everyone uses them as time filler.Sat, 01 May 2021 07:32:52 -0500If you have a fast ground beast, you dont plan its racing year around being ready to run in April.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560880053#560880053If you have a fast ground beast, you dont plan its racing year around being ready to run in April.Sat, 01 May 2021 07:22:54 -0500yeah, possible the low night-time temps have played a part, limiting how much water they'd want to put on knowing it was going to freeze....just a guesshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560879983#560879983yeah, possible the low night-time temps have played a part, limiting how much water they'd want to put on knowing it was going to freeze....just a guessSat, 01 May 2021 07:12:07 -0500Very fair and valid points TA, especially around watered ground. Maybe it is something we will just need to accept and that smaller fields will be more of a norm on the grass. Will be interesting going forward, to see how the field sizes pan out thishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31704463/clerk-of-the-courses?post_id=560879885#560879885Very fair and valid points TA, especially around watered ground. Maybe it is something we will just need to accept and that smaller fields will be more of a norm on the grass. Will be interesting going forward, to see how the field sizes pan out thisSat, 01 May 2021 06:56:20 -0500