New Posts For Thread: What's this all about?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-aboutRiponRaces at 4.00 & 4.25Never seen races 25 mins apart in 70 years of watching racing!! Has 2 tier Keir been sticking his oar in?Hi Ronnie..yes, very good. Still racing all over from Newmarket to Thirsk and sometimes beyond!! Sad to see the attendances decline. But in summer months more and more people turning up for a 'day out' with not a single idea about what they are lookihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564239003#564239003Hi Ronnie..yes, very good. Still racing all over from Newmarket to Thirsk and sometimes beyond!! Sad to see the attendances decline. But in summer months more and more people turning up for a 'day out' with not a single idea about what they are lookiWed, 28 Aug 2024 15:57:32 -0500Sorry Alex Bird.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564238851#564238851Sorry Alex Bird.Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:06:51 -0500The Knight. Phil Bull did that 40 years ago saying the food and drink was far to expensive. So he put the picnic basket in the roller.Hope you are well.Ronnie.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564238847#564238847The Knight. Phil Bull did that 40 years ago saying the food and drink was far to expensive. So he put the picnic basket in the roller.Hope you are well.Ronnie.Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:06:06 -0500Yup, Ribero is correct. At track, race was announced as 16:30hrs. BUT, a similar 'error' at Catterick and Kempton today!! I am glad my generation were taught how it is better to delay something for a few seconds while doing a double-check rather thanhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564238211#564238211Yup, Ribero is correct. At track, race was announced as 16:30hrs. BUT, a similar 'error' at Catterick and Kempton today!! I am glad my generation were taught how it is better to delay something for a few seconds while doing a double-check rather thanWed, 28 Aug 2024 09:14:25 -0500They announced it on track that the race was 4.30 not 4.25https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564236805#564236805They announced it on track that the race was 4.30 not 4.25Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:34:39 -0500musselburgh 3.40stratford 3.55ripon 4.00beggars belief that they STILL cannot get this righthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564236279#564236279musselburgh 3.40stratford 3.55ripon 4.00beggars belief that they STILL cannot get this rightTue, 27 Aug 2024 10:28:13 -0500just to make sure they have a clash, they have left the parade ring a minute after post time.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564236259#564236259just to make sure they have a clash, they have left the parade ring a minute after post time.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:24:00 -0500Still nobody at the Sporting Life has spotted they have Ripon down to run three races in 30 minutes.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564236115#564236115Still nobody at the Sporting Life has spotted they have Ripon down to run three races in 30 minutes.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:01:00 -0500Are they trying to get another race into the programme ?Or maybe somebody just trying to shorten the hours worked by race-course employees ?Trimming the wage-bill more likely i think.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564235557#564235557Are they trying to get another race into the programme ?Or maybe somebody just trying to shorten the hours worked by race-course employees ?Trimming the wage-bill more likely i think.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:41:36 -0500When the card first appeared five days ago, the fifth race was scheduled for 15:55hrs. I strongly suspect that is where the Sporting Life error has crept in - BTW, am I the only oldie to notice the large number of stupid errors that have now crept inhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31851885/whats-this-all-about?post_id=564235389#564235389When the card first appeared five days ago, the fifth race was scheduled for 15:55hrs. I strongly suspect that is where the Sporting Life error has crept in - BTW, am I the only oldie to notice the large number of stupid errors that have now crept inMon, 26 Aug 2024 16:51:38 -0500