New Posts For Thread: This running the wide nonsense has got to stophttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stopAll supposedly for better ground, yet losing lengths in the process. Ironically if Cobden hadn't led there he would've been wide. Its become a total nonsense from the same jockeys. There's absolutely no proof that this benefits a horse otherwise theyWillie Carson - 'Under the trees' - on the Round Course at Ascot - was a famous one.helps when you're on Bahri and you're probably winning even if you stay on the inside ...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938767#562938767Willie Carson - 'Under the trees' - on the Round Course at Ascot - was a famous one.helps when you're on Bahri and you're probably winning even if you stay on the inside ...Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:15:16 -0600Have a look at Saturday's first race at Uttoxeter. The winner was kept on the outside ( three or four horses wide ) throughout the two circuits. One possible advantage is that the horse gets a clear sight of the hurdles and is less likely to be impedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938555#562938555Have a look at Saturday's first race at Uttoxeter. The winner was kept on the outside ( three or four horses wide ) throughout the two circuits. One possible advantage is that the horse gets a clear sight of the hurdles and is less likely to be impedSun, 12 Feb 2023 12:58:08 -0600Thirsk round course on soft ground, big advantage to race wide.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938373#562938373Thirsk round course on soft ground, big advantage to race wide.Sun, 12 Feb 2023 11:35:44 -0600well done Blen, got there while I was writing rubbish.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938249#562938249well done Blen, got there while I was writing rubbish.Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:27:35 -0600Was it Bahri? I am amazed that trainers don't drill the apprentice/conditionals about how far it adds to the distance. When Carl Llewellyn came to Jim Old's as a conditional back in the 1980s I told him to go to the nearest running track and look athttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938245#562938245Was it Bahri? I am amazed that trainers don't drill the apprentice/conditionals about how far it adds to the distance. When Carl Llewellyn came to Jim Old's as a conditional back in the 1980s I told him to go to the nearest running track and look atSun, 12 Feb 2023 10:26:50 -0600Bahri, pearl was 2ndhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938241#562938241Bahri, pearl was 2ndSun, 12 Feb 2023 10:24:06 -0600Ridgewood pearl ???https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938223#562938223Ridgewood pearl ???Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:18:50 -0600Willie Carson - 'Under the trees' - on the Round Course at Ascot - was a famous one.In the Queen Elizabeth II Stake, I think.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938221#562938221Willie Carson - 'Under the trees' - on the Round Course at Ascot - was a famous one.In the Queen Elizabeth II Stake, I think.Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:17:00 -0600There was a famous example of finding the better ground out wide in the November Handicap - Danny Tudhope on Open Eagle, sauntered home by 12 lengthshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938133#562938133There was a famous example of finding the better ground out wide in the November Handicap - Danny Tudhope on Open Eagle, sauntered home by 12 lengthsSun, 12 Feb 2023 09:48:50 -0600Problem is they always have an excuse that 'sometimes' it works - e.g. some of the Mullins rides where he's been in carpark and come home clear in front.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31792153/this-running-the-wide-nonsense-has-got-to-stop?post_id=562938101#562938101Problem is they always have an excuse that 'sometimes' it works - e.g. some of the Mullins rides where he's been in carpark and come home clear in front.Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:41:33 -0600