New Posts For Thread: Stewards Lingfieldhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfieldThe decision in this race was never really in doubt because until the point of impact, the runner up was level or marginally ahead of the "winner" and gaining. If you watch the replay again you will see that the second past the post stopped gaining shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564493085#564493085The decision in this race was never really in doubt because until the point of impact, the runner up was level or marginally ahead of the "winner" and gaining. If you watch the replay again you will see that the second past the post stopped gaining sWed, 15 Jan 2025 11:30:22 -0600depends whether stewart hall played his jokerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492857#564492857depends whether stewart hall played his jokerWed, 15 Jan 2025 09:30:41 -0600Looks like my representing Darlington in Jeux Sans Frontieres counts for very little.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492819#564492819Looks like my representing Darlington in Jeux Sans Frontieres counts for very little.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:02:43 -0600howard, i'm not going to say 'Have you ever ridden a horse?' but i will say 'Are you a veteran international 1500 metre athlete?' !Just kidding sageform, I think you make a valid point.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492755#564492755howard, i'm not going to say 'Have you ever ridden a horse?' but i will say 'Are you a veteran international 1500 metre athlete?' !Just kidding sageform, I think you make a valid point.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:22:15 -0600yeah u would be back to the 70's/80's the way sageform wants it. Just a brush and by far the best horse gets thrown out. I'm with Bull.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492751#564492751yeah u would be back to the 70's/80's the way sageform wants it. Just a brush and by far the best horse gets thrown out. I'm with Bull.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:19:27 -0600They could have the correct result ( as Lingfield ) and ban the jockey. That would stop plenty of danger. But did Morris get a ban ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492745#564492745They could have the correct result ( as Lingfield ) and ban the jockey. That would stop plenty of danger. But did Morris get a ban ?Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:17:15 -0600I agree that any contact should be treated more harshly than it is. But conversely I don't agree with intimidation without contact being a reason to DQ, because you can't prove the other horse wouldn't have gone in a certain direction of its own accohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492743#564492743I agree that any contact should be treated more harshly than it is. But conversely I don't agree with intimidation without contact being a reason to DQ, because you can't prove the other horse wouldn't have gone in a certain direction of its own accoWed, 15 Jan 2025 08:16:03 -0600So the punter interest trumps safety? That is exactly my concern. No steward can predict what would happen without interference so you have 2 choices. A free for all or a fixed rule. We have neither. I have been in racing for most of my life and washttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492725#564492725So the punter interest trumps safety? That is exactly my concern. No steward can predict what would happen without interference so you have 2 choices. A free for all or a fixed rule. We have neither. I have been in racing for most of my life and wasWed, 15 Jan 2025 08:07:32 -0600" If a horse is bumped in the last 100 yards and beaten it should automatically get the race" Phil Bull fought for decades to get that nonsense stopped. I admit there is something in what you are saying but going to what you want will make it ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492715#564492715" If a horse is bumped in the last 100 yards and beaten it should automatically get the race" Phil Bull fought for decades to get that nonsense stopped. I admit there is something in what you are saying but going to what you want will make it aWed, 15 Jan 2025 07:59:27 -0600Been watching for 60 years plus and I think that dangerous riding is encouraged by the rules now more than it ever has been. If a horse is bumped in the last 100 yards and beaten it should automatically get the race. Huge psychological disadvantage ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31863497/stewards-lingfield?post_id=564492685#564492685Been watching for 60 years plus and I think that dangerous riding is encouraged by the rules now more than it ever has been. If a horse is bumped in the last 100 yards and beaten it should automatically get the race. Huge psychological disadvantage aWed, 15 Jan 2025 07:43:05 -0600