New Posts For Thread: What is the point of the Dublin racing festival?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festivalI can't see a point to it....It is not a culmination to the end of the season.Minimal runners taking their chances to showcase their talent..Yes very well said workrider nowhere better to be than around racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786637#563786637Yes very well said workrider nowhere better to be than around racingTue, 06 Feb 2024 02:09:00 -0600'workrider', I'd the same joy and feelings when I went doggie-racing regularly in the 80's including graded races. The punctuations of 2/3 Open races were bonuses. Of course, events like the annual at White City/Wimbledon Derby supported by top raceshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786619#563786619'workrider', I'd the same joy and feelings when I went doggie-racing regularly in the 80's including graded races. The punctuations of 2/3 Open races were bonuses. Of course, events like the annual at White City/Wimbledon Derby supported by top racesTue, 06 Feb 2024 01:46:17 -0600Well said workrider.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786605#563786605Well said workrider.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:12:39 -0600Lads leaving National preferences aside we have the best game in the World bar none, I race every day possible here , and make my way across the Irish Sea at least 10 times a year sometimes for weeks at a time. I love everything about the game , thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786457#563786457Lads leaving National preferences aside we have the best game in the World bar none, I race every day possible here , and make my way across the Irish Sea at least 10 times a year sometimes for weeks at a time. I love everything about the game , theMon, 05 Feb 2024 16:34:31 -0600Of course but where are all the top quality chasers we used to see?When trainers from as far away as Perth and Kinross can target top races and put up with all the travelling involved to do and by virtue of a well-planned satellite stable further souhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786397#563786397Of course but where are all the top quality chasers we used to see?When trainers from as far away as Perth and Kinross can target top races and put up with all the travelling involved to do and by virtue of a well-planned satellite stable further souMon, 05 Feb 2024 15:48:59 -0600yes but there,d still be top rated horses,there,ll always be top rated horses,the graded races will always be there and someone will win themhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786373#563786373yes but there,d still be top rated horses,there,ll always be top rated horses,the graded races will always be there and someone will win themMon, 05 Feb 2024 15:40:50 -0600I agree with you ftv. I've never seen British NH racing in such a dire state of moderateness. For want of a better word. Take Nicholls and Henderson horses away and there would be a dearth of top quality of any kind.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786345#563786345I agree with you ftv. I've never seen British NH racing in such a dire state of moderateness. For want of a better word. Take Nicholls and Henderson horses away and there would be a dearth of top quality of any kind.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:30:46 -0600There's a good lot of horses down the years who were average on the flat but who were far better over jumps. Nowadays most of those horses are kept to the AW. That's not the sole reason for the downturn but it's one of them imop.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563786085#563786085There's a good lot of horses down the years who were average on the flat but who were far better over jumps. Nowadays most of those horses are kept to the AW. That's not the sole reason for the downturn but it's one of them imop.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:38:56 -0600Is everyone so blind that they fail to see the consequences for the Irish industry in the future? People babbling on about the Brits whilst the reality is much more bleak for Ireland given that Gigginstown cannot compete in their own back yard and sohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563785885#563785885Is everyone so blind that they fail to see the consequences for the Irish industry in the future? People babbling on about the Brits whilst the reality is much more bleak for Ireland given that Gigginstown cannot compete in their own back yard and soMon, 05 Feb 2024 12:37:17 -0600How has it all gone so wrong for British national hunt racing? Once powerful yards like Hobbs, Pipe, Johnjo, King, Twister, Tizzard have nothing and even if they do get the odd top class horse they can't seem to hold their form for any longer than onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31831187/what-is-the-point-of-the-dublin-racing-festival?post_id=563785851#563785851How has it all gone so wrong for British national hunt racing? Once powerful yards like Hobbs, Pipe, Johnjo, King, Twister, Tizzard have nothing and even if they do get the odd top class horse they can't seem to hold their form for any longer than onMon, 05 Feb 2024 12:25:07 -0600