New Posts For Thread: 99.9% of horses held up in UK racing....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing....are out for a stretch of their legs and nothing more.geoff m, you wouldn't want a bet on a horse involved in a driving finish up against one ridden by Spencer.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309573#564309573geoff m, you wouldn't want a bet on a horse involved in a driving finish up against one ridden by Spencer.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:49:23 -0500sparrow09 Oct 24 11:29Joined: 20 Jul 02 | Topic/replies: 56,690 | Blogger: sparrow's blogIt's the one thing I've never understood with Jamie Spencer an excellent jockey with a wealth of experience who doesn't seem to realise how many hold up rideshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309557#564309557sparrow09 Oct 24 11:29Joined: 20 Jul 02 | Topic/replies: 56,690 | Blogger: sparrow's blogIt's the one thing I've never understood with Jamie Spencer an excellent jockey with a wealth of experience who doesn't seem to realise how many hold up ridesWed, 09 Oct 2024 05:44:39 -0500Spencer is the obv jockey associated with this issue - he wins occasionally and suddenly everyone starts shouting he's a genius.....obv ignoring the multitude of losers he's had holding up horses wrongly before that win.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309545#564309545Spencer is the obv jockey associated with this issue - he wins occasionally and suddenly everyone starts shouting he's a genius.....obv ignoring the multitude of losers he's had holding up horses wrongly before that win.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:37:29 -0500Davros • October 8, 2024 8:03 PM BSTTypically horses are held up for three reasons; to help them settle, they race better in a pack or there are concerns about staying the trip.What is so frustrating is that for the former two they only need horsehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309543#564309543Davros • October 8, 2024 8:03 PM BSTTypically horses are held up for three reasons; to help them settle, they race better in a pack or there are concerns about staying the trip.What is so frustrating is that for the former two they only need horseWed, 09 Oct 2024 05:37:25 -0500It's the one thing I've never understood with Jamie Spencer an excellent jockey with a wealth of experience who doesn't seem to realise how many hold up rides have cost him winners.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309527#564309527It's the one thing I've never understood with Jamie Spencer an excellent jockey with a wealth of experience who doesn't seem to realise how many hold up rides have cost him winners.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:29:39 -0500You're not wrong, Davros. For me, when trainers say they want a strong early pace so that they canclose at the finish they are looking at racing through the wrong end of the telescope. The early pace of our races is nearly always a crawl. Holding a hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309497#564309497You're not wrong, Davros. For me, when trainers say they want a strong early pace so that they canclose at the finish they are looking at racing through the wrong end of the telescope. The early pace of our races is nearly always a crawl. Holding a hWed, 09 Oct 2024 05:10:54 -0500Sorry that post was all over the place. It hit a nerve.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309057#564309057Sorry that post was all over the place. It hit a nerve.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:04:19 -0500Typically horses are held up for three reasons; to help them settle, they race better in a pack or there are concerns about staying the trip.What is so frustrating is that for the former two they only need horses in front of them, not the whole bloohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564309055#564309055Typically horses are held up for three reasons; to help them settle, they race better in a pack or there are concerns about staying the trip.What is so frustrating is that for the former two they only need horses in front of them, not the whole blooTue, 08 Oct 2024 14:03:08 -0500Spencer disagreeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564308995#564308995Spencer disagreesTue, 08 Oct 2024 13:11:55 -0500comingupthehill are you David Simcock? One for the Barstewards listeners.100s of reasons, yeah yeah. The main one being a stretch of their legs.The vast majority of races in the UK are crawls early turning into a sprint late on, why you would hold thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31855677/999-of-horses-held-up-in-uk-racing?post_id=564308971#564308971comingupthehill are you David Simcock? One for the Barstewards listeners.100s of reasons, yeah yeah. The main one being a stretch of their legs.The vast majority of races in the UK are crawls early turning into a sprint late on, why you would hold thTue, 08 Oct 2024 13:03:17 -0500