New Posts For Thread: More Grand National changeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changesBeing reduced to 34 runners, shorter run to the first and a possible standing start. I think they should now consider switching it to the hurdles track or even on to the flat at Haydock.Win and you're in races would be very interesting in this context.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563516329#563516329Win and you're in races would be very interesting in this context.Mon, 16 Oct 2023 03:56:40 -0500Participation ought not to be based on ability to pay, but solely on ability only eg criteria qualification; ability to pay exorbitant prices at sales must not come into the equation of participation for this race.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563516289#563516289Participation ought not to be based on ability to pay, but solely on ability only eg criteria qualification; ability to pay exorbitant prices at sales must not come into the equation of participation for this race.Mon, 16 Oct 2023 03:11:47 -0500For the entry, possibly they could do it like the Peagsus race they have in the US...Owners buy an allotted number of entry slot at a very high premium and, to within reason, they can run whatever horse they wantAnd other races are win and you're in.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515451#563515451For the entry, possibly they could do it like the Peagsus race they have in the US...Owners buy an allotted number of entry slot at a very high premium and, to within reason, they can run whatever horse they wantAnd other races are win and you're in.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 14:02:13 -0500BBC wont even show a hook in a fishes mouth on "Gone Fishing"So the sight of a horse falling must be off the radar scale for them.Should be competing for their custom like the rest of TV Companies instead of taking public money.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515377#563515377BBC wont even show a hook in a fishes mouth on "Gone Fishing"So the sight of a horse falling must be off the radar scale for them.Should be competing for their custom like the rest of TV Companies instead of taking public money.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:42:13 -0500Sibton Abbey won the Hennessy from around 21LB out of the H'capwhen he beat Jodami.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515345#563515345Sibton Abbey won the Hennessy from around 21LB out of the H'capwhen he beat Jodami.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:32:05 -0500BBC hypocrites of the first order,after milking the ratings for screening the National for years.ahh yes, the good old beeb.didn't it used to be on just before Jim'll Fix It.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515309#563515309BBC hypocrites of the first order,after milking the ratings for screening the National for years.ahh yes, the good old beeb.didn't it used to be on just before Jim'll Fix It.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:23:16 -0500impossible123, I don't disagree with that at all, we all hate seeing fatalities. But the fences are no longer what they were, the spectacle is the number of horses lining up, there's plenty of space for 40 runners, there were 66 in 1929, so we're nowhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515301#563515301impossible123, I don't disagree with that at all, we all hate seeing fatalities. But the fences are no longer what they were, the spectacle is the number of horses lining up, there's plenty of space for 40 runners, there were 66 in 1929, so we're nowSun, 15 Oct 2023 13:22:33 -0500I agreed. However, one (punter or once-a-year race enthusiast) does not want to witness or be told of regular fatality annually; cruelty in any sport ain't acceptable no more these days.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515277#563515277I agreed. However, one (punter or once-a-year race enthusiast) does not want to witness or be told of regular fatality annually; cruelty in any sport ain't acceptable no more these days.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:16:13 -0500Indeed. Oxbridge uni entrants know the drill. Why not horses too? Apply the ethos "Cruel to be Kind", I say.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515245#563515245Indeed. Oxbridge uni entrants know the drill. Why not horses too? Apply the ethos "Cruel to be Kind", I say.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:06:50 -0500The whole fun of the National is a big field handicap full of horses of wide varying ability all battling it out over an untested trip, with dodgy jumpers getting fantastic rides, on variable ground etc. Who wants another compressed handicap of fit phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31819369/more-grand-national-changes?post_id=563515237#563515237The whole fun of the National is a big field handicap full of horses of wide varying ability all battling it out over an untested trip, with dodgy jumpers getting fantastic rides, on variable ground etc. Who wants another compressed handicap of fit pSun, 15 Oct 2023 13:04:50 -0500