New Posts For Thread: Not seen this before about Aintree and Cheltenham Hurdleshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdleshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/articles/cd11zx00jd7osageform, can you provide one quote from a single trainer to back up what you saying? Otherwise it's just extreme speculation on your part to try and justify the decision. If it was a serious problem over such a long period someone might just have mehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdles?post_id=564027869#564027869sageform, can you provide one quote from a single trainer to back up what you saying? Otherwise it's just extreme speculation on your part to try and justify the decision. If it was a serious problem over such a long period someone might just have meWed, 22 May 2024 10:30:07 -0500The faller rate over the hurdles since it started has been 1.59% — 56 fallers out of 3,525 runners — which is a drop of 0.5% compared to the 10-year average across all hurdles.BBC Sport.Lol.So compared to on a below average year for fallers, therhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdles?post_id=564027507#564027507The faller rate over the hurdles since it started has been 1.59% — 56 fallers out of 3,525 runners — which is a drop of 0.5% compared to the 10-year average across all hurdles.BBC Sport.Lol.So compared to on a below average year for fallers, therWed, 22 May 2024 08:53:55 -0500Very good decision and should be done everywhere. Bits of birch and gorse can lodge in a horses joints and can even be career ending if getting infected. Nothing to do with an easier jumping test.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdles?post_id=564027447#564027447Very good decision and should be done everywhere. Bits of birch and gorse can lodge in a horses joints and can even be career ending if getting infected. Nothing to do with an easier jumping test.Wed, 22 May 2024 08:33:45 -0500That's the best they can come up with to slow the champion trainer.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdles?post_id=564026517#564026517That's the best they can come up with to slow the champion trainer.Wed, 22 May 2024 01:49:39 -0500A step forward, or just another erosion?Visually, I don't think they look as good, and not sure how they provide the same jumping test if they are considered safer. Surely the old one's by definition are a more difficult jumping test?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdles?post_id=564025887#564025887A step forward, or just another erosion?Visually, I don't think they look as good, and not sure how they provide the same jumping test if they are considered safer. Surely the old one's by definition are a more difficult jumping test?Tue, 21 May 2024 13:32:01 -0500https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/articles/cd11zx00jd7ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31842555/not-seen-this-before-about-aintree-and-cheltenham-hurdles?post_id=564025851#564025851https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/articles/cd11zx00jd7oTue, 21 May 2024 13:23:22 -0500