New Posts For Thread: Abandonments, Dolling off fences, Appeasing the anti horseracing - a slippery road to oblivionhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivionSeems to me it doesnt take much to call off meetings now, many mid-meeting. Last Saturday's Bangor meeting being a classic example - Numerous trainers whinged off and withdrew their runners on the (supposed) basis the ground was 'unsafe' to race on.Found this on google 1. Who needs sunglasses?!Thanks to some clever yellow pigments at the centre of the eye’s lens, horses can reduce the glare of bright sunlight (something we’d need a pair of sunglasses for).In addition, the ‘corpora nigrahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563706335#563706335Found this on google 1. Who needs sunglasses?!Thanks to some clever yellow pigments at the centre of the eye’s lens, horses can reduce the glare of bright sunlight (something we’d need a pair of sunglasses for).In addition, the ‘corpora nigraWed, 03 Jan 2024 18:42:45 -0600Yes, I think it's reasonable to debate if that rule is appropriate - presumably with the jockeys. Keeping in mind that riding a jumps race is rather higher risk than most driving.My point above was that yesterday, Fakenham had to operate with that ruhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563705371#563705371Yes, I think it's reasonable to debate if that rule is appropriate - presumably with the jockeys. Keeping in mind that riding a jumps race is rather higher risk than most driving.My point above was that yesterday, Fakenham had to operate with that ruWed, 03 Jan 2024 13:13:26 -0600Thats one end of the spectrum, albeit a completely worse-case scenarioBut whatever happened to good old common sense in this country? A happy medium, so we can get things done?The everyday person in this country now has to wait 5 hours (and more) forhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563705357#563705357Thats one end of the spectrum, albeit a completely worse-case scenarioBut whatever happened to good old common sense in this country? A happy medium, so we can get things done?The everyday person in this country now has to wait 5 hours (and more) forWed, 03 Jan 2024 13:05:21 -0600ROFLhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702627#563702627ROFLTue, 02 Jan 2024 07:26:23 -0600Cagliari G, What on earth does serving in uniform have to do with anything? Sorry, but from my experience, many in uniform rather lack the ability to think for themselves - and before you reply with another insult, remember you stared it with that unhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702609#563702609Cagliari G, What on earth does serving in uniform have to do with anything? Sorry, but from my experience, many in uniform rather lack the ability to think for themselves - and before you reply with another insult, remember you stared it with that unTue, 02 Jan 2024 07:23:59 -0600The ambulance has to be able to get to an injury within 1 minute.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702517#563702517The ambulance has to be able to get to an injury within 1 minute.Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:55:44 -0600Must have known the problem earlier in the day,if not someone is not doing their job properly.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702513#563702513Must have known the problem earlier in the day,if not someone is not doing their job properly.Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:53:24 -0600the tractor can take the ambulance down, and backIF necessaryEven under its own steam the ambulance would be going slow anywayIts 99% sure its the health and safety muppets - 'ooohhh. we cant drive our vehicle on slippy grass'Did they give it a trialhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702505#563702505the tractor can take the ambulance down, and backIF necessaryEven under its own steam the ambulance would be going slow anywayIts 99% sure its the health and safety muppets - 'ooohhh. we cant drive our vehicle on slippy grass'Did they give it a trialTue, 02 Jan 2024 06:52:41 -0600With 2 of the fences and hurdles having been taken out would it not be conceivable to have a few different first aiders standing at each fence or hurdle?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702499#563702499With 2 of the fences and hurdles having been taken out would it not be conceivable to have a few different first aiders standing at each fence or hurdle?Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:51:34 -0600Yes, it's a fiasco. But they can't say to the jockeys, you just lie there with a broken neck, or back, or leg, which we fetch a tractor....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31825305/abandonments-dolling-off-fences-appeasing-the-anti-horseracing---a-slippery-road-to-oblivion?post_id=563702491#563702491Yes, it's a fiasco. But they can't say to the jockeys, you just lie there with a broken neck, or back, or leg, which we fetch a tractor....Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:48:22 -0600