New Posts For Thread: Trainers owners and prize moneyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-moneyAlways complaining yet 8 grade ones at leopardstown next month with plenty of euro on offer but only 2 uk entries Why would that be ?Yes Andrew absolutely love the two days been going from the start only death or a pandemic would make me miss excellent racing excellent value and very well looked afterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563731815#563731815Yes Andrew absolutely love the two days been going from the start only death or a pandemic would make me miss excellent racing excellent value and very well looked afterMon, 15 Jan 2024 04:54:34 -0600Excellent points Sage. I think it particularly applies to Nicholls, e.g. skipping Cheltenham with a lot of horses with the aim of picking up valuable races at Aintree/Ayr/Sandown. Nicholls is excellent at picking targets for his horses. Henderson's ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563731687#563731687Excellent points Sage. I think it particularly applies to Nicholls, e.g. skipping Cheltenham with a lot of horses with the aim of picking up valuable races at Aintree/Ayr/Sandown. Nicholls is excellent at picking targets for his horses. Henderson's iMon, 15 Jan 2024 03:49:20 -0600The decisions about where to run seem to be made by trainers as much as owners and at the moment, in both GB and Ireland, being champion trainer seems to be a big driver of those decisions. Mullins and Elliott seem happy to run 3 each in an Irish rachttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563731565#563731565The decisions about where to run seem to be made by trainers as much as owners and at the moment, in both GB and Ireland, being champion trainer seems to be a big driver of those decisions. Mullins and Elliott seem happy to run 3 each in an Irish racMon, 15 Jan 2024 01:54:40 -0600Yes, I think that's right WR. Horses trained in Ireland before battle hardened just by running in novice races in a way GB horses cannot.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563731095#563731095Yes, I think that's right WR. Horses trained in Ireland before battle hardened just by running in novice races in a way GB horses cannot.Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:45:22 -0600For many many years the British raided Ireland for top class horses simply because they had the CASH pure and simple , now the money is here and we no longer sell our best horses to the highest bidder, of course the sales companies and breeders wanthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563731049#563731049For many many years the British raided Ireland for top class horses simply because they had the CASH pure and simple , now the money is here and we no longer sell our best horses to the highest bidder, of course the sales companies and breeders wantSun, 14 Jan 2024 18:10:53 -0600The question about dominance would be equally worth asking if it were Henderson and Skelton dominating, or Nicholls and Elliott. I.e., it's not about who is doing the dominating, but why a couple of yards are able to dominate, and how they manage it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563729491#563729491The question about dominance would be equally worth asking if it were Henderson and Skelton dominating, or Nicholls and Elliott. I.e., it's not about who is doing the dominating, but why a couple of yards are able to dominate, and how they manage it.Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:50:21 -0600Nothing to do with dominance the question was why don’t uk trainers have more runners in Irelandhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563729479#563729479Nothing to do with dominance the question was why don’t uk trainers have more runners in IrelandSun, 14 Jan 2024 06:44:26 -0600Have to agree Cider, the constant nationalism on this form is really grating. I care about seeing the best horses race, and finding winners. I don't care in the least where the horse gets its hay. I wish they'd shove the "Prestbury Cup" in a very deehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563729395#563729395Have to agree Cider, the constant nationalism on this form is really grating. I care about seeing the best horses race, and finding winners. I don't care in the least where the horse gets its hay. I wish they'd shove the "Prestbury Cup" in a very deeSun, 14 Jan 2024 05:43:11 -0600A superb meetingJimnast, are you going over ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563729325#563729325A superb meetingJimnast, are you going over ?Sun, 14 Jan 2024 05:01:39 -0600Remember the days when Martin Pipe met them all head on…..no fear of running his,no cotton wool….https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828869/trainers-owners-and-prize-money?post_id=563729279#563729279Remember the days when Martin Pipe met them all head on…..no fear of running his,no cotton wool….Sun, 14 Jan 2024 04:33:53 -0600