New Posts For Thread: Now that the Grand National is an ordinary chase handicap racehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-raceWill the Irish dominate in the years to come.A job for the trade description people if it remains as the Grand National in the near future. It has not been a Grand National for a few years now.I can accept if it's renamed a National Aintree Chase.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563975671#563975671A job for the trade description people if it remains as the Grand National in the near future. It has not been a Grand National for a few years now.I can accept if it's renamed a National Aintree Chase.Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:39:37 -0500Reduce it by 2f and call it the Aintree Chase.Re name all the fences with numbers.Wont be breaking the trade descriptions act anymore.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563975631#563975631Reduce it by 2f and call it the Aintree Chase.Re name all the fences with numbers.Wont be breaking the trade descriptions act anymore.Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:32:21 -0500What about a ptp (point-to-point) Grand National? The present version is merely a glorified handicap infested by trainers/owners with multiple runners most of which should not be running given a distinct lack of ability or multiple failures previouslhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563975397#563975397What about a ptp (point-to-point) Grand National? The present version is merely a glorified handicap infested by trainers/owners with multiple runners most of which should not be running given a distinct lack of ability or multiple failures previouslMon, 29 Apr 2024 13:13:12 -0500Phil Smith sounded the death knell for the GN by pandering to the wealthy owners and trying to attract Gold Cup type horses who weren't suited to a gruelling test of jumping and stamina. What sort of clown gives a better class of horse an unfair advahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563975353#563975353Phil Smith sounded the death knell for the GN by pandering to the wealthy owners and trying to attract Gold Cup type horses who weren't suited to a gruelling test of jumping and stamina. What sort of clown gives a better class of horse an unfair advaMon, 29 Apr 2024 13:01:59 -0500The race has already passed the point of no return and hasn't been run over 4 and a half miles since Jamie Stier reduced the distance. The soft fences will only encourage more dodgy jumpers to enter. The easy winner this year made plenty of mistakeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563974205#563974205The race has already passed the point of no return and hasn't been run over 4 and a half miles since Jamie Stier reduced the distance. The soft fences will only encourage more dodgy jumpers to enter. The easy winner this year made plenty of mistakesMon, 29 Apr 2024 03:26:58 -0500It is a shame Aintree (and therefore the Grand National) was saved in the 1970s.What was this golden age of competitive Grand Nationals? 40 runners? Cross out the top 10 with too much weight, and the bottom 20 out of the handicap, so after 30 secondshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563974091#563974091It is a shame Aintree (and therefore the Grand National) was saved in the 1970s.What was this golden age of competitive Grand Nationals? 40 runners? Cross out the top 10 with too much weight, and the bottom 20 out of the handicap, so after 30 secondsSun, 28 Apr 2024 19:20:10 -0500It will remain nothing but an ordinary handicap race unless drastic and meaningful changes are incorporated soon eg introduce qualification races; open up competitiveness by restricting multiple runners from high-profiled owners and trainers; stop twhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563972521#563972521It will remain nothing but an ordinary handicap race unless drastic and meaningful changes are incorporated soon eg introduce qualification races; open up competitiveness by restricting multiple runners from high-profiled owners and trainers; stop twSun, 28 Apr 2024 07:33:51 -0500It will be a 4 and a half mile flat race in 10 years if the do gooders get their wayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563972453#563972453It will be a 4 and a half mile flat race in 10 years if the do gooders get their waySun, 28 Apr 2024 07:11:48 -0500They will if they keep getting hold of the best horses like they do now.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563972241#563972241They will if they keep getting hold of the best horses like they do now.Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:28:14 -0500Will the Irish dominate in the years to come.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31840187/now-that-the-grand-national-is-an-ordinary-chase-handicap-race?post_id=563972167#563972167Will the Irish dominate in the years to come.Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:24:33 -0500